My Head Is an Animal
Vinyl LP pressing. 2012 release from the Icelandic outfit formed by singer/guitarist Nanna Bryndis Hilmarsdottir. Their rapid rise transpired in just one year. Nanna, who began as the acoustic act Songbird, recruited extra hands to bolster her sound for a solo show. She liked how her vocals commingled with guitarist/vocalist Ragnar "Raggi" Porhallsson's, so they started writing songs together and in 2010 morphed into Of Monsters and Men. As victors of 2010's Mesiktilraunir, the new group earned a slot on the influential Iceland Airwaves festival later that year, followed by Seattle's radio station KEXP posting "Little Talks" from a Living Room Session filmed there, setting the telltale ripple effect in motion. Though their reach is growing broader, the group's appeal has remained distinct: Their music is as fantastical as it is pretty.
Tracklist
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Six Weeks | 5:32 |
| 2 | Love Love Love | 4:02 |
| 3 | Your Bones | 4:09 |
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sloom | 4:43 |
| 2 | Lakehouse | 4:34 |
| 3 | Yellow Light | 4:54 |
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dirty Paws | 4:38 |
| 2 | King And Lionheart | 4:33 |
| 3 | Mountain Sound | 3:31 |
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slow And Steady | 5:01 |
| 2 | From Finner | 3:41 |
| 3 | Little Talks | 4:26 |