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HEAR: Of Monster And Men – “Organs”

  • August 2, 2015
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Of Monsters and Men

“Organs”

Beneath The Skin

The wait is over.  Of Monsters and Men not only have a new CD out, they are also on tour.  I am extremely excited about this.  Of Monsters and Men is one of my favorite bands of all time.  And to promote their CD and reach out to their fans, Of Monsters and Men have come up with one of the most amazing and crazy promos of all time.  They are asking fans submit videos of themselves singing to Of Monsters and Men songs.

On the contest, co-vocalist and guitarist Ragnar Þórhallsson says, “It’s been wonderful seeing all these different interpretations of our songs by actors and performers in our lyric video series, and it’s going to be incredible seeing fan interpretations. At our shows, you can see how passionate our fans are when they’re singing along. Sometimes when I look into the crowd, I see a person that knows the words so perfectly—it feels like they almost know the songs better than us!  We’re really excited about this project and to see what people come up with.”

This time around, the official video showcases co-vocalist and guitarist Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir front and center performing the song.  Hilmarsdóttir has this wonderful, pixieish innocence that just makes “Organs” a special song.  As I said, they are on tour now.  Show the band how well you know their music.  Watch them perform.  One of the very best bands out there.  In fact, Beneath The Skin might be my favorite CD so far this year (and it’s been a good year so far).

our Dates
July 31-8/1                  Montreal, QC              Osheaga Festival
August 1st                    Chicago, IL                  House of Blues
August 2nd                   Chicago, IL                  Lollapalooza
August 5th                    Calgary, AB                Grey Eagle Casino and Bingo Event Centre
August 6th                    Edmonton, AB             Edmonton Folk Festival
August 8th                    Squamish, BC             Squamish Valley Music Festival
August 9th                    Seattle, WA                 Marymoor Park Concerts
August 12th                  Los Angeles, CA         Greek Theatre
August 13th                  Las Vegas, NV            The Pool @ The Cosmopolitan
August 15th                  Elverta, CA                 Radio 94.7 City of Trees
August 16th                  Portland, OR               94.7 Alternative Portland’s Birthday Party
August 19th                  Reykjavik, Iceland      Harpa
August 20th                  Reykjavik, Iceland      Harpa
September 15th           Philadelphia, PA          Skyline Stage at the Mann Center
September 16th           Pittsburgh, PA             Stage AE
Sept.18-20th               Toronto, CA                Toronto Urban Roots Fest
September 20th           Columbia, MD             Merriweather Post Pavilion
September 22nd          New York, NY             Beacon Theatre
September 23rd           New York, NY             Beacon Theatre
September 24th           Brooklyn, NY              Kings Theatre
September 25th           Boston, MA                 Boston Calling Festival
September 26th           Uncasville, CT             Mohegan Sun Casino
September 28th           Columbus, OH            The LC Pavillion
September 29th           Detroit, MI                   Masonic Temple Theatre
October 1st                  St. Paul, MN               Roy Wilkins Auditorium
October 4th                  Austin, TX                   Austin City Limits
October 5th                  Houston, TX                Bayou Music Center
October 2nd                 Kansas City, MO        Arvest Bank Theatre at Midland
October 7th                  Nashville, TN              Ryman Auditorium
October 8th                  Charlotte, NC              Uptown Amphitheatre at the Music Factory
October 9th                  Atlanta, GA                 Chastain Park Amphitheatre
October 11th               Austin, TX                   Austin City Limits
October 13th                Broomfield, CO           1st Bank Center
October 14th                Salt Lake City, UT      The Great Salt Air
October 16th                Berkely,CA                 Greek Theatre
October 17th                San Diego, CA            Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
October 29th                Oslo, Norway              Sentrum Scene
October 30th                Stockholm, Sweden   Munchenbryggeriet
October 31st                Copenhagen               Vega
November 2nd             Berlin, DE                    Columbia Halle
November 3rd              Amsterdam, NL          Paradiso
November 5th             Paris, France              Casino De Paris
November 6th            Groningen, NL              O’Port
November 6th -7th       Weissenhäuser Strand, DE – Rolling Stone Weekender
November 9th              Vienna, Austria            Gasometer
November 10th           Florence, Italy              Obihall
November 12th            Munich, DE                 Zenith
November 13th                 Winterthur, Switzerland – Eishalle Deutweg
November 15th             Brussels, Belgium       Forest National
November 16th            Cologne, DE               Palladium
November 18th            Manchester, UK          Manchester Academy
November 19th            Birmingham, UK         O2 Academy
November 20th            Bristol, UK                  O2 Academy
November 22nd           Dublin, Ireland           Olympia Theatre
November 23rd           Glasgow, UK             Barrowlands
November 24th            London, UK               O2 Academy Brixton
November 25th            London, UK               O2 Academy Brixton
November 27th            Sheffield, UK             O2 Academy Sheffield
November 28th            Lincoln, UK                Engine Shed
November 29th            Newcastle, UK            O2 Academy Newcastle

Beneath The Skin Track Listing:
Standard:

  1. Crystals
  2. Human
  3. Hunger
  4. Wolves Without Teeth
  5. Empire
  6. Slow Life
  7. Organs
  8. Black Water
  9. Thousand Eyes
  10. I Of The Storm
  11. We Sink

Included on Deluxe:

  1. Backyard
  2. Winter Sound
  3. Black Water (Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear Remix)
  4. I Of The Storm (Alex Somers Remix)

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