Ólafur Arnalds - For Now I Am Winter

http://olafurarnalds.com/

You can hear samples from the album on iTunes as well.

Sounds pretty good but I still don't like it when he adds drums to his tracks. And definitely not vocals.

He's playing at Sonar Reykjavik next week - have to admit I'm a bit oblivious when it comes to the Icelandic artists on the line-up. Worth a look, then?

I like it! The beats could be a bit more subtle, but I think it works when he breaks things up a bit with some electronics.

  On 2/9/2013 at 4:26 PM, jasondonervan said:

He's playing at Sonar Reykjavik next week - have to admit I'm a bit oblivious when it comes to the Icelandic artists on the line-up. Worth a look, then?

Definitely. If you like neo classical melancholic stuff then it's definitely worth a look. Check out "and they escaped the weight of darkness" and if you like that then you'll like the rest of his stuff as well

  On 2/9/2013 at 4:12 PM, Squee said:

(...) but I still don't like it when he adds drums to his tracks.

Apparently he used to be a drummer in hardcore and metal bands earlier.

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