Artist
Of Monsters and Men
Of Monsters and Men is an indie artist from Keflavik, Iceland formed in 2010. 21 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie · Keflavik, Iceland · Best indie albums
- 21
- Releases
- 2011–2025
- Active years
- 2010
- Formed
Artist
Of Monsters and Men is an indie artist from Keflavik, Iceland formed in 2010. 21 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie · Keflavik, Iceland · Best indie albums
Most popular
My Head Is an Animal
2011 · 12 tracks
Fruit Bat
EP · 2025
Dream Team
Single · 2025
Ordinary Creature
Single · 2025
Television Love
Single · 2025
This Happiness
Single · 2022
Manneskja
EP · 2022
Tíu
EP · 2022
Ófreskja
EP · 2022
Destroyer
Single · 2021
Circles
Single · 2020
Visitor (MUNA Remix)
Single · 2020
Visitor
Single · 2020
Little Talks (Passion Pit Remix)
Single · 2012
Into the Woods
EP · 2011
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.
