FeedBack w. Wes Nyle. EP18. Of Monsters and Men. 07.06.12

FeedBack w. Wes Nyle. EP18. Of Monsters and Men. 07.06.12

For years Iceland has been the music muse for artists like Bjork and others that I haven’t ever heard of. In 2011 this 6 piece poked its head from the glacial rivers in an attempt to claim the affinity of the Americas, with their EP titled Into The Woods.

According to Icelandic legend, front woman, Nanna Hilmarsdottir, sparked the creation of, Of Monsters and Men, when she joined her solo project Songbird with the solo projects of Raggi, Bynjar, and Arnar, three dudes with questionably pronounced first names, and completely unpronounceable last names.

Six piece bands shouldn’t leave anything on the table. This goes double for strange instruments. And Of Monsters and Men doesn’t disappoint. Four members of this group all play multiple instruments including the Melodica, The Accordion, any my personal favorite The Glockenspiel.

About three months ago the US was exposed to the band’s first full length My Head Is An Animal. This comes about eight months after the Philadelphian modern rock station WRFF exposed us to the band’s break out single Little Talks when they were yet a gleam in a hipster’s eye.
This is Of Monsters and Men.

Tracks Heard In This Podcast:
Dirty Paws
Six Weeks
Love Love Love
From Finner
Little Talks