Like their fellow Icelander music acts, Sigur rós, Biggi Hilmars & Jóhann Jóhannsson, the folk group Of Monsters And Men retain that dreamy distant sound but manage to uplift in a nostalgic, melancholy manner rather than brood and contemplate suicide.
2012's My Head Is An Animal is full of enthusiastic male/female vocal harmonization and alternating duets layered over reverberated glockenspiels, accordions and horn sections. It might run a bit long and never break any new barriers but after all is said and done, you have a charming and captivating debut album.
3½ lives & loves out of 5
Songs Of Note: Little Talks; Love Love Love
2 comments:
Little Talks is so good.
And that video! So very very good.
Reminds me of Bjork; not the music, just the visuals.
A great video.
Reminds of the Jasper Morello.
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