Ólafur ArnaldsEvery podcast appearance, updated as new ones drop

(Your eyes aren’t deceiving you with the artwork. You can hear part 1 of Remembering Talos here ). Surprise! Welcome to the finale of season 10. As 2025 comes to a close, it felt only fitting to welcome back Ólafur Arnalds to the pod. The talk we had back in season 9 has gone on to become a massive favourite of mine, and yeah, it just felt so important to have a full + proper chat regarding our friend, Eoin French (aka Talos). You see, before Eoin’s passing, the two created an album together titled A Dawning. It’s one of the biggest standouts of 2025 to me. I mean, yes, I am absurdly biased, but you’d truly be hard-pressed to find music that better evokes sensitivity, whimsy, joy, and tenderness than the songs across this album. The first half of this conversation is Ólafur and I going in-depth about the album's making, along with us reminiscing about Eoin. The second half of the episode also features Ólafur and I, but this time we are joined by Sofi Paez and Sam Beste ( aka The Vernon Spring ), two artists who’re part of the OPIA Community . OPIA is a creative collective of artists that grew together during the pandemic over Discord. What started as a modest attempt at community has sprawled into a global beacon of light for creatives, as well as becoming a record label (which has put out the stellar albums by Sofi and Sam, Silent Stories , and Under A Familiar Sun , respectively). Together, the four of us explore the vitality of having community in not just the world of music, but life itself. Major thanks to Pete Olshansky for lending his voice to the intro. This episode is dedicated to Steph and Peadar Ó Goill. Btw, here are some relevant links for you: Eoin French’s Obituary via the Irish Examiner Ólafur Arnalds season 9 episode (released March 2025) We Didn’t Know We Were Ready Tribute on the Tommy Tiernan Show The OPIA Community Discord & Instagram

Our Interview with Ólafur Arnalds about "When We Are Borrn" (2021-08-25) 00:00 Musical Education 00:47 Broadchurch 02:43 When we are born (The idea for this project) 04:14 When we are born (His importance for the content) 05:55 The Music from "Some Kind of Peace" 07:11 Inspiration 07:44 The best thing about composing 08:30 The less beautiful thing about composing 09:05 Current and next projects 09:42 Five Terms

Are you happy working alone? Does location affect your music? What happens after the album is done? This is what Icelandic composer, producer and king of the ambient Ólafur Arnalds will be asking the group in this episode of Music Life. He’s just released his new record Some Kind of Peace, has scored for film and TV, and has carried the Icelandic sound further around the world than it’s been before. Dustin O'Halloran forms one half of A Winged Victory For The Sullen and is an American pianist and composer. They released their latest project last year with The Undivided Five, whilst Dustin has been busy writing music for films including Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette and TV show Transparent. He now lives in Iceland. Hania Rani is a composer and pianist based between Warsaw and Berlin. She released her debut solo record Esja last year, in which she said, “No hiding behind collaborations anymore. For the very first time, [it’s] just me, as I am.” And finally Danish singer, composer and pianist Agnes Obel has been a superstar in the chamber music world for some time. She cemented her popularity with 2013’s Aventine album, and her most recent project was this year’s Myopia.

In episode 4, Pogo helps you wind down your Airwaves week in conversation with Icelandic artists Ólafur Arnalds and JFDR, plus the founder of Iceland Airwaves, Magnus Stephensen. Northern Rising is produced by Iceland Music, Record in Iceland, and Tim Pogo in collaboration with The Reykjavík Grapevine.

Welcome to the GrapeWaves Daily podcast, hosted by Tim Pogo and made in collaboration with The Reykjavík Grapevine and Einstök Beer. Each day of Iceland Airwaves 2018, he'll be interviewing some top Icelandic musicians and chatting with the faces of the festival, bringing you all the atmosphere of Reykjavík's annual music blowout. In episode 4, Pogo helps you wind down your Airwaves week in conversation with Icelandic artists Ólafur Arnalds and JFDR, plus the founder of Iceland Airwaves, Magnus Stephensen.

THIS WEEK Emily talks to Ólafur Arnalds about his new album, experimenting with new technology, his fans and evolving and continuing to explore his relationship with creativity. PLUS new releases, exclusives and an essential favourite turns 24. Stop reading. Hit play. (Due to studio issues, Emily had to record the bulk of the show in a bedroom. Wild! So please excuse any echo. RT x) MUSIC PLAYED Anna Calvi - Don't Beat The Girl Out Of My Boy White Denim - Fine Slime Blood Orange - Charcoal Baby The Lemon Twigs - Rock Dreams Ólafur Arnalds - re:member Jeff Buckley - Eternal Life USEFUL LINKS Ólafur Arnalds - re:member: https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/music/olafur-arnalds-re-member Rough Trade Essentials: https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/essential Pre-orders: roughtrade.com/gb/pre-releases New Releases: roughtrade.com/gb/new-this-week Events: roughtrade.com/gb/events The Rough Trade Podcast. Your one-stop-shop for everything Rough Trade, every Tuesday. Tune in for new releases, staff picks and events, plus we interview some of the hottest emerging and established artists and play a sexy selection of new music. Tell us what you think on Twitter via #RoughTradePodcast: twitter.com/RoughTrade

Ólafur Arnalds plays and chats with Tom from Rough Trade East about some of his favorite tracks - pulled from the racks of Rough Trade East. See more releases here https://roughtrade.com/artist/olafur-arnalds Ólafur played: Nina Simone - Mood Indigo Elliott Smith - Somebody That I used To Know Radiohead - Glass Eyes Ben Lukas Boysen - Sleepers Beat Theme