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October 22, 2012
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Anonymous asked: Have you met Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir from the Icelandic band Of Monsters of Men yet? If so, what is she like? Her personality? I never met her before but she seems like a really beautiful girl. :)

Iceland is small, but no I haven’t met everybody. I did make an attempt to go to a concert with Of Monsters and Men in Stockholm recently. Expected there to be just a handful of Icelanders going, but the line was about a kilometer long and only the first hundred meters of the line fit inside the club.

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July 04, 2012
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Of Monsters and Men on Jay Leno

Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men was on Jay Leno, playing their hit Little Talks. That is what we in Iceland call “að meika það”.

Are you in Reykjavík? Of Monsters and Men is playing this weekend 7.7.2012 in the Hljómskálagarður park in downtown Reykjavík. Entry is free.

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June 20, 2012
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"[Monsters and Men’s] infectious choruses will invade American ears like a Viking horde."

— Jed Gottlieb of the Boston herald on Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men.

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November 17, 2011
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Little Talks by Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men is currently my favorite early party song. It has also sparked an amazing array of covers on YouTube.

(Source: aastrolatry)

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February 28, 2011
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Gone For Summer: Take an Audible Trip to Iceland With Of Monsters and Men

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I sometimes struggle with the idea of music being a production as I have grown to appreciate the rawness of certain artists. Every now and again though, it’s refreshing to hear a band that appreciates a really well crafted song both lyrically and musically. With dual male and female vocals,…

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