“My Head Is An Animal” Out NOW! Of Monsters and Men is an amiable group of day dreamers who craft folkie pop songs. But last year, the normally mild-mannered six pack transformed into total rock stars after stomping out their competition during Músiktilraunir, a yearly battle of the bands in their native Iceland.“We just kind of…won,” recalls co-singer/guitarist Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir. “We weren’t expecting it at all. So I said, ‘Everybody come to my place!’” Beer-swilling friends spilled out of her flat. “I was like, ‘Oh fuck, my neighbors aren’t liking me right now.’”Those neighbors won’t be making noise complaints anymore. With the group’s bright, trumpeting single “Little Talks” winning over one blog at a time, Nanna and her bandmates (co-singer/guitarist Ragnar “Raggi” Þórhallsson, guitarist Brynjar Leifsson, drummer Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, piano/accordion player Árni Guðjónsson, and bassist Kristján Páll Kristjánsson) are well on their way to becoming citizens of the world.Their rapid rise transpired in just one year. Nanna, who began as the acoustic act Songbird, recruited extra hands to bolster her sound for a solo show. She liked how her vocals commingled with Raggi’s, so they started writing songs together and in 2010 morphed into Of Monsters and Men. As victors of 2010’s Músiktilraunir, the new group earned a slot on the influential Iceland Airwaves festival later that year, followed by Seattle’s radio station KEXP posting “Little Talks” from a Living Room Session filmed there, setting the telltale ripple effect in motion.By the summer of 2011 “Little Talks” hit No. 1 in the band’s native country, and “people around the world seemed to be listening to us,” marvels Raggi. The band was asked to perform again at Iceland Airwaves 2011, where KEXP then anointed the group as “easily the most buzzed about band.”Though their reach is growing broader, the group’s appeal has remained distinct: Their music is as fantastical as it is pretty. For inspiration, they often reference random stories they’ve read. The chanting, tribal “Six Weeks” was inspired by the true tale of American frontiersman Hugh Glass, seemingly left for dead after 86ing a bear that attacked him. Explains Nanna, giggling: “I was reading a post about the six most badass guys in history.” As for the swelling, epic “From Finner”? “It’s about a whale that has a house on its back” says Raggi “on which people travel across the ocean, exploring different places and having adventures.”They also dig deeper, past legends of grizzly men and whale riders. “Little Talks,” for instance, explores loneliness and insanity, while “Love Love Love” ruefully ruminates on heartbreak. “If you listen to the lyrics, they’re not as uplifting,” he says. “But our music is meant to be fun to sing along to.”In September, Of Monsters and Men threw another party—a more thoughtful gathering to celebrate their full-length debut, My Head Is an Animal. (The album, which was released in Iceland and hit No 1 there soon after, will drop worldwide in early 2012.) For the occasion, they cut out animal masks for the attendees to wear, making them makeshift monster-men/women. “Iceland can be a very isolated country and that translates to the music,” Nanna says, adding,”We get stuck in our little world”.Tumblr (3.0; @ofmonstersandmenmusic)http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4f686ab6342808a73298c80c508a0bdd/tumblr_mmdyotFlST1qix50ao1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/49782152870http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/49782152870Mon, 06 May 2013 12:48:29 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nDuJp9a2XiQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Check out a behind the scenes look from our time at Coachella </p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/49367849429http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/49367849429Wed, 01 May 2013 13:00:08 -0400CoachellaOf monsters and menOMAMSNLlittle talksfestival<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/023ca6d2ec393f7cf0672cb8c2c30d0e/tumblr_mlq7s2PEjD1qix50ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>LIVE FROM NEW YORK!</p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/48717557401http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/48717557401Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:02:26 -0400SNLSaturday Night LiveOf Monsters and menomamZack GalifianakisHangover<p><span>FRIENDS OF THE US AND CANADA </span><br/><br/><span>We are coming back to your great lands for a May/June tour</span><br/><br/><span>Fan pre-sale starts Wednesday, February 13 at 3pm local time: </span><a href="http://bit.ly/omam-presale" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><a href="http://bit.ly/omam-presale" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/omam-presale</a></a><br/><br/><span class="text_exposed_show">Also, we&#8217;ll be bringing the amazing <a href="https://www.facebook.com/halfmoonrun?group_id=0" target="_blank">Half Moon Run</a> out with us!<br/><br/>May 12 - Vancouver, BC &#8212; Orpheum Theater ^<br/>May 13 - Portland, OR &#8212; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall ^<br/>May 14 - Seattle, WA &#8212; Paramount Ballroom ^<br/>May 16 - Oakland, CA &#8212; Fox Theater ^<br/>May 20 - Morrison, CO &#8212; Red Rocks Amphitheatre (with Vampire Weekend)*<br/>May 21 - Kansas City, MO &#8212; Crossroads KC ^<br/>May 22 - Chicago, IL &#8212; Aragon Ballroom ^<br/>May 28 - Rochester Hills, MI &#8212; Meadow Brook ^<br/>May 29 - Columbus, OH &#8212; LC Pavillion ^<br/>May 30 - Indianapolis, IN &#8212; Lawn at White River State Park ^<br/>May 31 - Ozark, AR &#8212; Wakarusa Festival*<br/>June 03 - Austin, TX - Stubbs ^<br/>June 04 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues ^<br/>June 07 - New York, NY &#8212; Governors Ball*<br/>June 12 - Pittsburgh, PA &#8212; Stage AE ^<br/><br/>^ with Half Moon Run<br/>*Previously announced tour dates. Ticketing info can be found at ofmonstersandmen.com<br/><br/>&#8230;MORE dates to be announced in the coming weeks!<br/><br/>See you on the road!<br/><br/>x Monsters</span></p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/43003374899http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/43003374899Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:07:00 -0500Of Monsters and mentourCanadaHalf Moon RunVampire WeekendRed RocksLocal NativesMy head is an animalLIttle talksUSA<div>We have two shows the we are very excited to announce! </div> <div></div> <div>April 17th, 2013 &#8212; The Pool @ The Cosmopolitan Hotel with Local Natives (Las Vegas, NV)</div> <div></div> <div>May 20th, 2013 &#8212; Red Rocks Amphitheater with Vampire Weekend (Morrison, CO)</div> <div></div> <div>OMaM Fan Presale for both shows is Tuesday, Feb 5th @ 10am local time </div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://ofmonstersandmen.artistarena.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=1" target="_blank"><a href="http://ofmonstersandmen.artistarena.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=1" target="_blank">http://ofmonstersandmen.artistarena.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=1</a></a></span></div> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/6c8421d3d4bee308b63361770a439b7a/tumblr_inline_mhp8d5IC111qz4rgp.jpg"/></p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/42274003137http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/42274003137Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:09:55 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3d64d4d42344acebb2c48d2ee8524854/tumblr_mh1yxgspI61qix50ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>japaaaaaaan </p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/41235506789http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/41235506789Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:34:28 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdm0bvsdJ21qix50ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Suiting up for the last night in Toronto (at Kool Haus)</p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/35879980560http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/35879980560Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:02:18 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdhzlvbaMn1qix50ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rehearsal day in Toronto. Tour starts tomorrow, who’s coming?!</p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/35727196684http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/35727196684Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:56:18 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mco1gdrt9y1qix50ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hello from Airwaves!</p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/34575166576http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/34575166576Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:48:13 -0400Iceland AirwavesOf Monsters and MenLittle TalksIceland<p>JAPAN! We&#8217;re going to JAPAN! We&#8217;ll be playing Astro Hall in Tokyo on January 24th!</p> <p>Tickets on Sale November 17th. Check out Ofmonstersandmen.is for the most up to date tour dates!</p> <p>xo Monsters</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcgfteW0GP1qhpkw8.jpg"/></p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/34298334918http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/34298334918Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:17:47 -0400<p><span class="Apple-style-span">We have won an EBBA Award! Such an amazing honor! Thank you for including us in such a great group of artists!!</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><br/><a href="http://www.europeanborderbreakersawards.eu/eng" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc5s9h7U251qhpkw8.png"/></a><br/></span></p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/33913087889http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/33913087889Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:13:32 -0400<p>Hi Everyone!</p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">We&#8217;ve added a date to our upcoming fall tour at the Boulder Theater on December 12th! Tickets go on sale this friday! Can&#8217;t wait to see you all on the road </span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">x</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Monsters </span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mby33iSv4z1qhpkw8.jpg"/></span></p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/33648294664http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/33648294664Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:26:40 -0400<p>We are very excited to announce that in 2013 we&#8217;ll be playing both Lollapalooza Brazil and Lollapalooza Chile! Click on the lineups below for all ticketing information!</p> <p><a href="http://www.lollapaloozabr.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb80s6IcGe1qhpkw8.jpg"/></a><a href="http://www.lollapaloozacl.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb80sdeClo1qhpkw8.jpg"/></a></p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/32670876803http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/32670876803Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:40:56 -0400LollapaloozaLollaChileBrazilOf Monsters and menOMAMTour<p><br/>Happy Friday Everyone! We have added a new merch photo album to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151030051856331.415664.367200746330&amp;amp;type=1" target="_blank">Facebook</a>! Tag your favorite items so we can see what you like!<br/><br/>x Monsters</p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/32472165716http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/32472165716Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:07:22 -0400of monsters and menmerchfacebook<p><span id="internal-source-marker_0.8533899463891705">We’re very excited to announce that we’ll be playing the Laneway Festival 2013 Australia and New Zealand. Dates below! See you then! </span></p> <p><br/><span>28-Jan Auckland, NZ</span><br/><span>1-Feb Brisbane, QLD</span><br/><span>2-Feb Sydney, NSW</span><br/><span>3-Feb Melbourne, VIC</span></p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/32289320278http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/32289320278Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:57:52 -0400of monsters and menlaneway festival<p><span id="internal-source-marker_0.9087650713375609">America &amp; Canada, we&#8217;re coming for YOU!  Excited to announce that in November and December we&#8217;ll be touring North America! Presale starts TOMORROW at </span><span>10 AM Local (Philly, you&#8217;ll be at 1pmEST!)</span><span> for all headline shows with general onsale this weekend.  Get your presale tickets here: </span></p> <p><span></span><a href="http://ofmonstersandmen.cinderblock.com/tickets.html" target="_blank"><span><a href="http://ofmonstersandmen.cinderblock.com/tickets.html" target="_blank">http://ofmonstersandmen.cinderblock.com/tickets.html</a></span></a><span> </span><span></span></p> <p><span>See you soon!  <br/>x Monsters </span><br/><span></span><br/><span>Nov 15 Toronto, ON // Kool Haus</span><br/><span></span><br/><span>Nov 17 Montreal, QC // Metropolis</span><br/><span></span><br/><span>Nov 19 Boston, MA // Orpheum</span><br/><span></span><br/><span>Nov 20 New York, NY // Terminal 5</span><br/><span></span><br/><span>Nov 24 Philadelphia, PA // Tower Theater</span><br/><span></span><br/><span>Nov 25 Washington, DC // 9:30 Club</span><br/><span></span><br/><span>Nov 26 Richmond, VA // WXRL Radio Show</span><br/><span></span><br/><span>Nov 29  Atlanta, GA // Tabernacle</span><br/><span></span><br/><span>Nov 30 Orlando, FL // Beacham</span><br/><span></span><br/><span>Dec 2 Jacksonville, FL // WXXJ&#8217;s The Big Ticket Radio Show</span><br/><span></span><br/><span>Dec 8 Visalia, CA // Visalia Fox Theater</span><br/><span></span><br/><span>Dec 13 Denver, CO // 93.3 Not So Silent Night Radio Show  </span><br/><span></span><br/><span>Dec 16 Chicago, IL // Riviera</span><br/><span></span><br/><span>Dec 18 Minneapolis, MN // First Avenue</span></p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/31728652887http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/31728652887Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:01:00 -0400Of Monsters and mentour<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p>General onsale has begun for our February/March European dates! <a href="http://t.co/zsba26XM" title="http://ofmonstersandmen.cinderblock.com/tickets.html" target="_blank">ofmonstersandmen.cinderblock.com/tickets.html</a></p> — Of Monsters and Men (@monstersandmen) <a href="https://twitter.com/monstersandmen/status/246624364408229888" data-datetime="2012-09-14T15:00:05+00:00" target="_blank">September 14, 2012</a></blockquote> <script charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/31524360044http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/31524360044Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:15:39 -0400Of Monsters and mentour<p>Our website has gotten quite the makeover! Check out <a href="http://ofmonstersandmen.is" target="_blank"><a href="http://ofmonstersandmen.is" target="_blank">http://ofmonstersandmen.is</a></a> for latest news, videos, pictures, and&#8230;.OUR NEW MERCH STORE!!! We have also set up a fan forum for you all to meet and chat about all things OMaM!</p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/31478137113http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/31478137113Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:49:06 -0400of monsters and menwebsite<p>Head on over to <a href="http://bitly.com/SbYjIq" target="_blank">Rolling Stone</a> for the grand premiere of the Mountain Sound video&#8230;filmed in Iceland! German friends <a href="http://bit.ly/UOaPSm" target="_blank">here</a>, Iceland <a href="http://youtu.be/T6Tul_MvUgU" target="_blank">here</a> and everyone else <a href="http://bitly.com/SbYjIq" target="_blank">here</a>, enjoy!</p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/31460241987http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/31460241987Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:35:00 -0400Rolling stonevideoof monsters and menicelandmountain sound<p><span id="internal-source-marker_0.7776755065014684">European shows have been added to our February/March tour! Presale this Wednesday, September 12th at 9am, and general onsale September 14th. See you on the road!! </span></p> <p><span id="internal-source-marker_0.7776755065014684"></span><span id="internal-source-marker_0.7776755065014684"><span> </span><a href="http://ofmonstersandmen.cinderblock.com/tickets.html" target="_blank"><a href="http://ofmonstersandmen.cinderblock.com/tickets.html" target="_blank">http://ofmonstersandmen.cinderblock.com/tickets.html</a></a> </span><br/><span></span><br/><span>21-Feb  Ireland, Dublin  <a href="http://www.ticketmaster.ie/venueartist/198239/1687536" target="_blank">Olympia Theatre </a></span><br/><span>10-Mar  Belgium, Brussels, <a href="http://www.abconcerts.be" target="_blank">Ancienne Belgique</a></span><br/><span>12-Mar  France, Paris, <a href="http://www.digitick.com/of-monsters-and-men-concert-le-trianon-paris-12-mars-2013-css4-digitick-pg101-ri1405921.html" target="_blank">Le Trianon</a></span><br/><span>13-Mar  Germany, Dortmund, <a href="http://www.eventim.de" target="_blank">FZW</a></span><br/><span>14-Mar  Germany, Berlin, <a href="http://www.c-halle.com/events/date/2013-03-14/OF%20MONSTERS%20AND%20MEN" target="_blank">Columbiahalle</a></span><br/><span>16-Mar  Austria, Vienna, <a href="http://www.oeticket.com/de/tickets/of-monsters-and-men-wien-arena-275170/event.html" target="_blank">Arena</a></span><br/><span>17-Mar  Germany, Munich, <a href="http://www.kesselhaus.org/programm/" target="_blank">Kesselhaus</a></span><br/><span>18-Mar  Italy, Bologna, <a href="http://www.ticketone.it%20/" target="_blank">Estragon</a></span><br/><span>19-Mar  Italy, Roma, <a href="http://www.ticketone.it%20/" target="_blank">Piper</a></span><br/><span>21-Mar  Switzerland, Zurich, <a href="http://www.starticket.ch" target="_blank">Komplex</a></span><br/><span>22-Mar  Germany, Stuttgart, <a href="http://www.eventim.de" target="_blank">LKA</a></span><br/><span>23-Mar  Germany, Bremen, <a href="http://www.eventim.de" target="_blank">Aladin</a></span><br/><span>24-Mar   Holland, Den Haag, <a href="http://paard.nl" target="_blank">Paard</a></span><br/><span>25-Mar   Holland, Amsterdam, <a href="http://www.paradiso.nl" target="_blank">Paradiso</a></span></p>http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/31272097449http://ofmonstersandmenmusic.tumblr.com/post/31272097449Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:13:00 -0400Of Monsters and mentoureurope