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album thumb 2015 - Beneath the Skin
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Origin
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Genre
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Style
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Mood
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Born

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Active
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Alternate Name
Of Monsters & Men

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7 users heart off Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks
6 users heart off Of Monsters and Men - King and Lionheart
5 users heart off Of Monsters and Men - Dirty Paws
4 users heart off Of Monsters and Men - Mountain Sound
4 users heart off Of Monsters and Men - Love Love Love


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Lakehouse
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Wars
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Love Love Love
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Dirty Paws
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Little Talks
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I of the Storm
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Slow Life
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King and Lionheart
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Winter Sound



Artist Biography
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Of Monsters and Men is a five-piece indie folk/indie pop band from Iceland, formed in 2010. The members are co-singer/guitarist Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, co-singer/guitarist Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson, guitarist Brynjar Leifsson, drummer Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson,and bassist Kristján Páll Kristjánsson. The band won the Músíktilraunir in 2010, an annual battle of the bands competition in Iceland. In 2011, Of Monsters and Men released an EP entitled Into the Woods. The band's debut album My Head Is an Animal (2011), peaked at No. 6 on the US Billboard 200 album chart and also reached European charts. Its lead single "Little Talks" was an international success, reaching the Top 20 in over five countries and No. 1 on US Alternative Songs.
Of Monsters and Men is a winner of the 2013 European Border Breakers Awards. The European Border Breakers Awards honour the best new music acts in Europe. The award ceremony takes place at the Eurosonic Noorderslag music festival in Groningen (NL).
Their musical style has been frequently compared to indie groups like Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.
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Last Edit by zag
31st Jan 2023

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