Ólöf Arnalds To Release New Album

Icelandic folk songstress Ólöf Arnalds has been a prominent figure in her native music scene for several years as a member of Múm. Ólöf's solo debut, Við og Við continues to garner her widespread acclaim.  Produced by Kjartan Sveinsson from Sigur rós, it won Best Alternative Album at the 2007 Iceland Music Awards as well as Record of the Year at Iceland's largest daily newspaper, Morgunblaðið. Despite release only in Iceland, word of mouth earned Við og Við high profile plaudits in the U.S. including a #38 ranking in Paste Magazine's Top 100 Albums of 2007 and #81 in eMusic's editors Best albums of 2008 list.

Við og Við's recent Stateside popularity has seen Ólöf play with the likes of Blonde Redhead, Jonathan Richman, Björk and The Dirty Projectors and her recent run of U.S. dates has been covered extensively with publication ranging from Vanity Fair, New York Times, Village Voice and Time Out New York chiming in with praise.
 
Ólöf recently finished recording her second album, Ókídókí at Sigur rós'  Sundlaugin Studios with Kjartan Sveinsson producing once again. It's a more ambitious project than her debut featuring elaborate arrangements and vocals sung both in English and Icelandic. The album will be released stateside in Spring 2010.

Arnalds recently took a break from her hectic recording schedule to record her take on "That Lucky Old Sun," a Haven Gillespie track popularized by the iconic Johnny Cash. Check out her enchanting rendition below.