Watch Ólafur Arnalds in session at his Reykjavík studio for Best Fit
05 December 2012, 10:35
| Written by
Paul Bridgewater
The honour of being invited to Ólafur Arnalds’ studio during Best Fit’s time in Iceland for the annual Airwaves Festival was the icing on a very wonderful – but very cold and windy – cake.
While Hurricane Leslie raged outside, Arnalds broke in his brand new piano for us, accompanied by cellist Paul Grennan for the stirring classic ‘Undun Hulu’, which has been floating around the web since 2007 and finally found a home on the 2010 album …and they have escaped the weight of darkness.
Iceland Airwaves 2013 takes place from 30 Oct – 3 Nov next year. Early bird tickets are now available.
Latest
- Dustin Wong's new record on Hausu Mountain pays tribute to his late grandmother
- Tropical Fu*k Storm sign to Fire Records and share new single, "Goon Show"
- House of Protection announce Jordan Fish-produced EP, Outrun You All
- Scrounge celebrate trans and queer communities on new single, "UTG"
- Avalon Emerson signs to Dead Oceans and announces Perpetual Emotion Machine
- Oslo Twins share new single, "I Wake Up Slowly"
- Rosalía is set to join the cast of Euphoria for its third season
Get the Best Fit take on the week in music direct to your inbox every Friday
Read next
Listen
Rising artist Bellzzz’s latest single “Far Away” is an odd-pop dystopian dream
Luvcat puts on her rose-coloured glasses in hazy new pop track “Love & Money”
Folk darling Natalie Wildgoose’s “Angel” is as tender as a declaration of love
Rising R&B powerhouse Ebubé’s “Where I Wanna Be” is smooth and bittersweet
Alt-rock group she’s green shares dreamy new shoegaze track “graze”
Slip into a blissful R&B haze with Nikhita’s new single “Lake Karachay”
Reviews

Rizzle Kicks
Competition Is For Losers
15 Feb 2025

Horsegirl
Phonetics On and On
15 Feb 2025

Bartees Strange
Horror
12 Feb 2025

Laurie Torres
Après coup
06 Feb 2025