Of Monsters and Men (M2)

Hello again everybody! It’s been awhile, but I’m back! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Um, I’m sorry about that. I chose to write a biography for Of Monsters and Men for this week! I love them so much! My favorite song by them right now is “Dirty Paws”. I currently have four songs by them on my iPod. They would be “Little Talks”, “Mountain Sound”, “King and Lionheart”, and “Dirty Paws” (obviously). Also, I got really excited when I found out that they had a song on the Catching Fire soundtrack. The song is called “Silhouettes”, and it’s extremely catchy. Anyways, onto the biography!

OF MONSTERS AND MEN:  

Of Monsters and Men consists of five members at the moment. This band originated in Iceland in 2009. Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir started the band when she decided that she wanted to add to her solo project called Songbird. The band entered the Músíktilraunir contest in their native country of Iceland in 2010 with only four members. Nanna was the lead vocals along with Raggi, and they both played the guitar. Raggi also played the melodica and the glockenspiel. Brynjar played the guitar, melodica, and he was a back-up singer. Arnar played percussion, the melodica, the glockenspiel, the accordion, and he was a back-up singer. They won the competition and continued making music. Of Monsters and Men is considered to have a folk song feel to it, which is probably what makes it sound so unique. Kristján (bass, backing vocals) joined the group right after their awe-inspiring performance at Músíktilraunir. With the addition of Kristján, the band now has all of their current members. They signed on with Record Records in February 2011 to begin working on their EP, Into the Woods. Their claim to fame was the single, “Little Talks”. Of Monsters and Men was quite popular in Iceland before this, but now people from all over the world were listening to their music (including meJ). Their debut album, My Head is an Animal, was released in the United States April 3^rd, 2012. They’re continuing their rise to fame. I just have one last fact for you. “Dirty Paws” was featured in the trailer for the new movie, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Thank you for reading, and I hope to see you next time!