Sights and Sounds: Of Monsters and Men

Big news today as it relates to the wonderful Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men...




Of Monsters and Men to release new album 'Beneath the Skin' on June 9, 2015

World premiere of first single "Crystals" with IHeart Radio


OF MONSTERS AND MEN have announced June 9, 2015 as the release date for their long awaited second full-length album, Beneath The Skin[Republic Records]. The critically acclaimed multiplatinum Icelandic quintet also debuted the first single “Crystals” today with a special iHeartRadio world premiere. The songs official lyric video was also released on VEVO. You can view it HERE. The band returns with another powerfully beautiful anthem, expanding the signature sound countless fans fell in love with.

With the announcement, the digital pre-order is now live at participating digital retailers and it includes an immediate download of “Crystals” with purchase. Beyond the single "Crystals,"the standard edition of Beneath The Skin includes eleven tracks, while the deluxe edition features the bonus tracks "Backyard" and "Winter Sound." In addition, it boasts a remix of"Black Water" by Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear and a remix of "I Of The Storm" by Jonsi (Sigur Ros) collaborator, Alex Somers. Pre-order the deluxe version HERE.

As an added bonus, fans who pre-order through the OF MONSTERS AND MEN official site will receive early pre-sale access for tickets to their upcoming headline tour dates. (www.ofmonstersandmen.com).

The group spent the past year working on Beneath The Skin with co-producer Rich Costey[Muse, Death Cab for Cutie, Foster The People, Interpol] between studios in Iceland and Los Angeles. They began teasing the first single, “Crystals” last week with a special trailer unveiling the single’s title and release date.

Leading up to the release, OF MONSTERS AND MEN will embark on their world tour beginning May 4 at Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario. They play North American major markets before heading overseas for the tour’s European leg.

Expect more big things from OF MONSTERS AND MEN very soon.

OF MONSTERS AND MEN have come a long way from their native Iceland. They quickly became a phenomenon in 2011 with the quadruple-platinum “Little Talks” and their chart-topping debut, My Head Is An Animal, which has since moved 2 million copies worldwide. Since then, the group have delivered rapturous performances at festivals such as  Lollapalooza,Bonnaroo, Coachella, Newport Folk Festival, Osheaga, Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds,Pukkelpop, and Splendour in the Grass as well as at countless sold out headline shows the world over. They have charmed TV audiences with appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (twice), Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Graham Norton Show, and Saturday Night Live. In the midst of it all, they lent the single “Dirty Paws” to a trailer for The Secret Life of Walter Mittyand the iPhone 5 introduction video, while “Silhouettes” was featured on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack.

Tour Dates
May 4^th            Toronto, ON                Massey Hall
May 5^th            Washington, DC          Echostage
May 7th           New York, NY             Hammerstein Ballroom
May 8^th            Boston, MA                 Orpheum Theatre
May 9^th            Providence, RI            Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
May 10^th          Camden, NJ               WRFF Birthday Bash
May 12^th          Chicago, IL                 Riviera Theatre
May 17^th          Santa Barbara, CA     KJEE Summer Round-Up
May 19^th          Portland, OR               Roseland Theater
May 20^th          Portland, OR               Roseland Theater
May 22^nd            George, WA                Sasquatch! Music Festival
June 6^th           Mountain View, CA     Live 105 BFD
June 16^th            London, UK                 London Forum
June 17^th            Paris, France              Bataclan
June 19-21      Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany - Southside Festival
June 20^th            Hilvarenbeek , Holland - Best Kept Secret
June 19-21      Scheessel, Germany  Hurricane Festival
June 24^th            Zagreb, Croatia           INmusic Festival
June 26^th         Werchter, Belgium      Rock Werchter
June 27^th            Nantes, France           Le Stéréolux
June 26-28      Marmande, France     Festival Garorock
June 30^th            Lausanne, Switzerland - Les Docks
July 1^st            Frankfurt, Germany    Batschkapp
July 3^rd            Gdynia, Poland           Open'er Festival
July 5^th                Turku, Finland            Ruisrock Festival
July 7^th            Milan, Italy                  Unaltrofestival
July 8^th            Rome , Italy                Auditorium Parco della Musica
July 10^th          Barcelona, Spain        Cruilla Festival
July 11^th             Bilbao, Spain               BBK Live
July 26^th          Niigata, Japan             Fuji Rock
August 7-9       Squamish, BC            Squamish Valley Music Festival

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)

Of Monsters and Men Links
www.ofmonstersandmen.com
www.facebook.com/ofmonstersandmen
twitter.com/monstersandmen
instagram.com/ofmonstersandmen/
VEVO: www.youtube.com/user/OfMonstersAndMenVEVO
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/monstersandmen