Of Monsters And Men

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Biography

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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Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 2010
Number of Albums 14
Record Label Universal Republic Records
Website ofmonstersandmen.is
Wikipedia Of Monsters And Men on Wikipedia
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Trivia

When did Of Monsters and Men form?

2010

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How many albums has the band released?

4

...steins Þorsteinsson, drummer Karl Einar Gunnarsson. The group has released 4 albums and 2 singles to date. With a rousing take on chamber pop that mir...
Who is the drummer for Of Monsters and Men?

Karl Einar Gunnarsson

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In what year did Skin release their sophomore album?

2015

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Which album was released in 2019?

Fever Dream

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What was the name of Icelands national Battle of the Bands competition?

Musiktilraunir

...formed Of Monsters and Men in 2009. The group rose quickly, winning Musiktilraunir , Icelands national Battle of the Bands competition, only a year aft...
What was the name of the band's debut song?

Little Talks

...the worldwide music scene in the early 2010s. Their breakthrough hit Little Talks reached the top of the charts all over the globe, and their first al...
What was the title track of Of Monsters and Men's 2011 debut album?

My Head Is an Animal

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How many members did the quartet add after M<unk>siktilraunir?

two

...e else liked it, so it stuck. Following Músiktilraunir, the quartet added two more members, Árni (accordionkeys, backing vocals) and Kristján (bass, b...
What is the name of the radio station that recorded the band performing Little Talks?

KEXP

... Airwaves festival, and it is there that the Seattle based radio station KEXP recorded the band performing Little Talks from a living room session. My...
Where did they go to record in March 2011?

Studio Sýrland

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In what year did Little Talks begin playing on Radio 104.5 in Philadelphia?

2011

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In what city was Studio S<unk>rland located?

Reykjavík

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What was the name of their sophomore album?

Beneath the Skin

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When was Of Monsters and Men founded?

2009

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In what year was Fever Dream released?

2019

...ielded the modest hit Crystals and peaked at number three in the U.S. In 2019 , after several years away from recording, they returned with the reinvig...
Who was the drummer for the band?

Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson

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In what country was My Head Is an Animal released?

Iceland

...r they formed. Their debut album, My Head Is an Animal, was released in Iceland by Record Records in the fall of 2011. Its infectious first single, Li...
Which label did the band sign with?

Universal Music Group

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What was the name of the group's EP?

Into the Woods

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What was Gu<unk>jónsson's first name?

Árni

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When did the quintet win a spot on Saturday Night Live?

2013

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What is the name of the new single from Of monsters and men?

Alligator

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Who is the co-producer of Arcade Fire?

Rich Costey

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Where is Rich Costey based?

LA

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Nanna Bryndis Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar <unk>orhallsson and what other member of the band are first to walk in?

bassist Kristjan Pall Kristjansson

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What is the name of the third album that the band is putting to bed?

FEVER DREAM

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Who is the drummer for the band's third album, FEVER DREAM?

Arnar Rosenkranz Hilmarsson

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Who is Arnar Rosenkranz Hilmarsson?

drummer

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What was the success of Of Monsters and Men viewed as?

an impossibility

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How many people live in Iceland?

330,000

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How long has the band been a fixture in pop culture?

six years

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What is the name of the comedydrama that featured Dirty Paws?

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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What is the name of the song that appears on the Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack?

Silhouettes

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OMAM is in the camp of what genre?

Indie Pop and Folk

... avantgarde electronica of Björk, OMAM firmly sits in the camp of Indie Pop and Folk , specializing in creating catchy, singalong pop anthems that imme...
What is the name of the only female member of OMAM?

Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir

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