Of Monsters and Men
Of Monsters and Men are a six piece indie folk band from Iceland. Of Monsters and Men are the 2010 winners of Músíktilraunir (a nation wide battle of the bands competition). They have had some success in the United States with their song "Little Talks". The Seattle based radio station KEXP recorded it live over 2010 the Iceland Airwaves festival. The song has also been in heavy rotation on Radio 104.5 out of Philadelphia as well as 102.5 (CD101) in Columbus, OH. The single is available for download on itunes David Fricke of Rolling Stone Magazine called them "New Arcade Fire" and Iceland's Mumford and Sons. Their debut album My Head is an Animal was released in Iceland September 2011. The band signed with Universal Music Group and their debut single will be released worldwide in early 2012.