The story behind ‘And We’ll Leave It There…‘, the latest release from Ólafur Arnalds, which features and is co-written by Ella Mc Robb, is a nice one. Neither the icelandic composer nor McRobb knew each other personally a week before they set out to record the track. As Arnalds tells us:
“I found Ella on a Sunday doom-scroll, being a little curious about all the people who had used an improvised piano clip I had posted a few weeks earlier. Amidst all the noise, I found Ella’s video and her mesmerising voice over my improvisation just floored me. After I had listened to it about 30 times I decided to just get in touch. A couple of weeks later she was on a plane to Iceland, where we finished the song and filmed the video. A beautiful reminder of what social media can really bring to creativity.“
Video directed by Álfheiður Marta
