![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With success in Iceland and growing popularity in the United States, the band signed with Universal for a worldwide release of the record. The album, My Head Is an Animal, was released in Iceland in September 2011 with both it and "Little Talks" hitting No. In August, Philadelphia's Radio 104.5 began playing "Little Talks" and propelled the band to nationwide popularity. In March, they went to Studio Sýrland in Reykjavík to record and produce it. Of Monsters and Men signed with Record Records in February 2011, for the release of their debut album in Iceland. Main article: My Head Is an Animal Of Monsters and Men performing in October 2011 They were invited to perform at the 2010 Iceland Airwaves festival, and it was there that the Seattle-based radio station KEXP recorded th performing " Little Talks", from a living-room session. įollowing Músiktilraunir, the quartet added two more members, Árni (accordion/keys, backing vocals) and Kristján (bass, backing vocals), and continued to tour in Iceland and work on new songs. Of Monsters and Men entered 2010's Músíktilraunir, an annual music competition held in Iceland, as a quartet, with Nanna (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Brynjar (electric guitar), Raggi (backing vocals, melodica, glockenspiel), and Arnar (backing vocals, melodica, glockenspiel, tambourine). The band was formed in 2009, when Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir decided to add additional members to her solo project, Songbird. History 2009–2010: Formation and early work Of Monsters and Men won the 2013 European Border Breakers Awards. Its lead single, " Little Talks", was an international success, reaching the top 10 in most music charts in Europe, including No. 3 in the UK, and top 20 of most European and Canadian charts. 6 on the US Billboard 200 album chart, No. Their 2011 debut album, My Head Is an Animal, reached the No.1 position in Australia, Iceland, and Ireland, as well as on the US Rock and Alternative charts, while peaking at No. In 2011, Of Monsters and Men released an EP titled Into the Woods. The band won the Músíktilraunir in 2010, an annual Battle of the Bands in Iceland. It consists of lead singer and guitarist Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, singer and guitarist Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson, lead guitarist Brynjar Leifsson, drummer Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, and bassist Kristján Páll Kristjánsson. Of Monsters and Men is an Icelandic indie folk/ rock band formed in Garðabær in 2010. ![]()
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