HEAR: Of Monster And Men – “Organs”
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:
- Crystals
- Human
- Hunger
- Wolves Without Teeth
- Empire
- Slow Life
- Organs
- Black Water
- Thousand Eyes
- I Of The Storm
- We Sink
Included on Deluxe:
- Backyard
- Winter Sound
- Black Water (Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear Remix)
- I Of The Storm (Alex Somers Remix)