Album: My Head Is an Animal by Of Monsters and Men (2011)
Genre: Indie | Style: Folk | Mood: Relaxed
Record Label: Universal Republic Records
Format: Album

Description: My Head Is an Animal is the debut studio album by the Icelandic indie folk band Of Monsters and Men, released in Iceland in September 2011. After their success, topping the Icelandic charts with their debut single, "Little Talks", the band signed with Universal Music Group and the album was released in North America on April 3, 2012. The title of the album comes from the second line in "Dirty Paws".

Artist Background: 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 deb... Part of the Keflavik, Iceland music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Indie movement. Known for Folk style.

Related Artists: Nanna, Mumford & Sons, Vance Joy, The Lumineers

Music Scene: Part of the Keflavik, Iceland music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Indie movement. Known for Folk style.

Tags: Indie, Folk, Relaxed, 2010s, Album, Universal Republic Records

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My Head Is an Animal is the debut studio album by the Icelandic indie folk band Of Monsters and Men, released in Iceland in September 2011. After their success, topping the Icelandic charts with their debut single, "Little Talks", the band signed with Universal Music Group and the album was released in North America on April 3, 2012. The title of the album comes from the second line in "Dirty Paws".

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