Ólafur Arnalds: For Now I Am Winter

By Ryan Reed at 4:44 PM on April 2, 2013

Since his emergence as a solo composer and producer in the mid-'00s, Icelander Olafur Arnalds has been categorized more for his nationality than his actual music—inextricably linked to the expansive, glacial imagery of his homeland.  read more

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14 Musicians Discuss Love Songs

By Hank Sforzini at 7:58 AM on February 12, 2013

With Valentine’s Day approaching, greeting cards and little chalky, heart-shaped confections inscribed with “Be Mine” and “Kiss Me” are a nice gesture, but is there anything more romantic than a love song?   read more

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Album Stream: Ólafur Arnalds - Another Happy Day and Living Room Songs

By Adam Vitcavage at 3:00 PM on February 23, 2012

Last October, contemporary Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds recorded and released a song per day for an entire week. The project, which became known as Living Room Songs, explores his meticulous composition that combines classical orchestration and modern pop music.  read more

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Olafur Arnalds, Seabear, More Featured in Iceland: Beyond Sigur Rós Documentary

By China Reevers at 4:00 PM on February 7, 2011

Serious Feather, a film and media production company, has created a 30-minute documentary about the music scene in Iceland. Iceland: Beyond Sigur Rós includes performances and interviews from Seabear, DJ Musician, Olafur Arnalds, Haukur Maugnusson and many other Icelandic artists, producers and distributors. The documentary is available for streaming on the Serious Feather website....  read more

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Cure for the Eyjafjallajökull Blues: Songs For Volcano-Stranded Travelers

By Rachael Maddux at 11:30 AM on April 22, 2010

Whether you're camping out on a hard, cold terminal floor, waiting for friends to get back Stateside or just watching it all unfold from afar...  read more

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For Those Not Quite Asleep (We Salute You): 12 Songs to Cure Insomnia

By Steve LaBate at 7:00 AM on December 11, 2009

Today's List of the Day goes out to to all of you exhausted insomniacs out there. With help from the the _Paste_ staff, we've compiled a set of a dozen songs to help you sleep...  read more

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Best of What's Next: Ólafur Arnalds

By Christina Lee at 6:00 AM on December 7, 2009

In the last few years, Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds suffered two accidents...  read more

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Ten Stunning Fan-Made Music Videos

By Rachael Maddux at 7:00 AM on October 18, 2009

Back in the hale 1990s, when MTV and VH-1 played less music videos than they once did but still more than they play today, names like Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze and Dayton/Faris were synonymous with glorious, three-to-four-minute masterpieces set to song. These days, those directors have moved on to bigger screens, but their legacy lives on—if not in pockets like Subterranean and mtvU then definitely online, where the work of professionals and amateurs alike have near-equal standing on sites like YouTube and Vimeo. So eat your heart out, McG—here are ten stunning fan-made music videos. Have a favorite not...  read more

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