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With her new album, Spíra (Sprout), Ólöf has found her joy in writing songs rekindled.

In many ways it harkens back to her debut: it is exclusively in Icelandic, the arrangements are markedly stripped back compared to her last two records, and it is mostly recorded in single takes in the control room of Sundlaugin Studio.Love has the power to elevate us–sometimes suddenly–but also gradually, patiently, out of the depths and into the heavens. In this record, Ólöf has defeated her demons, given her thanks and paid her dues; she is reborn as a living, creative being with purpose.

She is, in a word, “Lifandi” (“Alive”) and very much in love.

Spíra is produced by Skúli Sverrisson

Spíra Tracklisting

1. Heimurinn núna

2. Von um mildi

3. Stein fyrir stein

4. Spíra

5. Vorkoma

6. Tár í morgunsárið

7. Úfinn sjór

8. Afl þitt og hús

9. Lifandi

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Sumartónleikar í Skálholti 1975 – 2025

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