Ólafur Arnalds: the best albums of a musical phenomenon

Pwyll ap Siôn
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Ólafur Arnalds – who has drummed in a thrash metal band and yet creates music that is ambient, ethereal and enigmatic – is profiled by Pwyll ap Siôn

Ólafur Arnalds (photography: Maximilian Koenig)

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