My head is an animal [sound recording] / Of Monsters and Men.
Material type:
MusicPublisher number: B0016690-02 | Universal RepublicPublication details: New York, NY : Universal Republic, p2012.Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): | Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult CD
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Main Library | CD | POP/ROCK Of Monsters and Men | Available | 33111007406123 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Of Monsters and Men's 2012 full-length debut, My Head Is an Animal, features more of the Icelandic band's acoustic-driven alt-rock featured on their 2011 EP Into the Woods. Showcasing the dual singer/guitarist/songwriters Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir and Ragnar “Raggi” Pórhallsson, the album also displays the six-piece ensemble's grand and anthemic style with a bent toward passionate folk-rock uplift and more layered, introspective moments. In that sense, the band brings to mind the work of such similarly inclined contemporaries as Arcade Fire, Angus & Julia Stone, and Mumford & Sons. While such cuts as the peppy, horn-driven "Little Talks," "Six Weeks," "Love Love Love," and "From Finner" are carryovers from Into the Woods, elsewhere we get the cinematic build of "King and Lionheart," the catchy, Florence + the Machine-sounding singalong "Mountain Sound," and the reverb-laden "Lakehouse." There's even the very '60s Celtic folk-meets-Ennio Morricone number "Your Bones." Thoughtfully crafted and full of melancholic lyricism and quietly desperate romanticism, My Head Is an Animal should appeal to any fan -- whether man or monster -- of sweet and wide-eyed folk-rock. ~ Matt Collar
Compact disc.
Credits and lyrics ([12] p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Dirty paws -- King and lionheart -- Mountain sound -- Slow and steady -- From Finner -- Little talks -- Six weeks -- Love love love -- Your bones -- Sloom -- Lakehouse -- Yellow light.
Of Monsters and Men (Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, drums and percussion ; Árni Gudj́onsson, accordion, piano, organ ; Brynjar Liefsson, electric and baritone guitar ; Kristján Páll Kristj́ansson, bass ; Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Pórhalsson, vocals, acoustic guitars) ; with assisting musicians.