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

12. Backyard
13. Winter Sound
14. Black Water (Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear Remix)
15. I Of The Storm (Alex Somers Remix)