Of Monsters and Men

Or, I'm in a hotel in Rochester scrambling for a blog topic and Cody is great at finding music.

I don't know how he does it, but the lovely Cody, at least once a week, finds some new fabulous band. And then proceeds to linkspam me everything about them. A few months ago it was Of Monsters and Men. I just got around to really listening to the whole album recently, and it's fantastic. I'm hoping to find a way to work it into my nano soundtrack for next year.

They're an Icelandic indie/folk group with a pretty unique sound.



I really enjoy the percussion. I also feel like their accents add to the winsome tone of the singers. And the rest of their instrumentation - but really, I'm a sucker for delightful guitar with punchy brass and smatterings of accordion. They're touring through the US soon and Cody snapped himself up a ticket minutes after they went on sale. Good thing too, because they sold out in a few minutes and now I can sneak to Seattle, quietly incapacitate him, and steal it.

I've got to use all of this pharmacy knowledge for something, right?



Yes, I'm using my powers for evil. Shh.