- Of Monsters and Men
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Of Monsters and Men Genres indie/folk Years active 2007- Labels Record Records (Iceland)
Universal (Worldwide)Members Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir
Ragnar Þórhallsson
Brynjar Leifsson
Arnar HilmarssonOf Monsters and Men are a six piece indie/folk band from Iceland.
Of Monsters and Men are the 2010 winners of Músíktilraunir (a nation wide battle of the bands competition).[1]
They have had some success with their song Little Talks. The Seattle based radio station KEXP recorded it live over 2010 the Iceland Airwaves festival. The single is available for download on itunes
David Fricke of Rolling Stone Magazine called them "New Arcade Fire"[2] and Iceland's Mumford and Sons.
Their debut album "My Head is an Animal" was released in Iceland September 2011.[3] The band signed with Universal Music Group and their debut single will be released worldwide in early 2012.[4]
References
- ^ http://musiktilraunir.is/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-704/
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/alternate-take/sinead-oconnor-yoko-ono-and-new-arcade-fire-of-monsters-and-men-rock-reykjavik-20111019
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/alternate-take/sinead-oconnor-yoko-ono-and-new-arcade-fire-of-monsters-and-men-rock-reykjavik-20111019
- ^ Of Monsters and Men have signed to Universal Icelandic music export
Categories:- Icelandic musical groups
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