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Biography. Of monsters and men.
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Of Monsters and Men is a six-piece, English-language, indie folk/pop band from Iceland, formed in 2010. The members are lead singer/guitarist Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, co-singer/guitarist Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson, guitarist Brynjar Leifsson, drummer Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, keyboard player Árni Guðjónsson 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 titled Into the Woods. The band's debut album My Head Is an Animal (2011), reached the No.1 position in Australia, Iceland, Ireland and the US Rock and Alternative Charts, while peaking at No. 6 on the US Billboard 200 album chart, No. 3 in the UK, and Top 20 of most European charts and Canada. Its lead single "Little Talks" was an international success, reaching the Top 10 in most music charts in Europe, including No.1 in Ireland and Iceland, and No. 1 on US Alternative Songs.
Of Monsters and Men is a winner of the 2013 European Border Breakers Awards. The European Border Breakers Awards honour the best new music acts in Europe. The award ceremony takes place at the Dutch Eurosonic Noorderslag music festival in Groningen.
Read the text and answer the questions.
Of Monsters and Men is a six-piece, English-language, indie folk/pop band from Iceland, formed in 2010. The members are lead singer/guitarist Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, co-singer/guitarist Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson, guitarist Brynjar Leifsson, drummer Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, keyboard player Árni Guðjónsson 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 titled Into the Woods. The band's debut album My Head Is an Animal (2011), reached the No.1 position in Australia, Iceland, Ireland and the US Rock and Alternative Charts, while peaking at No. 6 on the US Billboard 200 album chart, No. 3 in the UK, and Top 20 of most European charts and Canada. Its lead single "Little Talks" was an international success, reaching the Top 10 in most music charts in Europe, including No.1 in Ireland and Iceland, and No. 1 on US Alternative Songs.
Of Monsters and Men is a winner of the 2013 European Border Breakers Awards. The European Border Breakers Awards honour the best new music acts in Europe. The award ceremony takes place at the Dutch Eurosonic Noorderslag music festival in Groningen.
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lunes, 13 de mayo de 2013
Let´s sing!
Listen to the song and fill the gaps.
Hey! Hey! Hey!
I dont like walking ______ this old and empty house
So hold my hand Ill walk with you my dear
The _____ creak as I sleep its keeping me awake
Its the house telling you to close your eyes
______ days I cant even dress myself
Its killing me to see you this way
Cause though the truth may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Theres an ____ voice in my head thats holding me back
Well tell her that I miss our ________
Soon it will all be over and buried with our ____
We used to play outside when we were young and full of life and full of love
Some days I _____ like Im wrong when I am right
Your mind is playing tricks on you my dear
Cause though the truth may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Hey!
Dont _____ to a word I say
Hey!
The streets all sound the _____
Hey!
Though the _____ may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
*solo*
Youre gone gone gone ______
I watched you disappear
All this ____ is a ghost of you
Now were torn torn torn apart theres nothing we can do
Just let me go well meet _____ soon
No wait wait wait for me
_____ hang around
Ill see you when I fall asleep
Hey!
Dont listen to a word I say
Hey!
The streets all sound the same
Hey!
Though the truth may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Dont listen to a word I say
Hey!
The streets all sound the same
Hey!
Though the truth may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
And though the truth may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Though the truth may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Listen to the song and fill the gaps.
Hey! Hey! Hey!
I dont like walking ______ this old and empty house
So hold my hand Ill walk with you my dear
The _____ creak as I sleep its keeping me awake
Its the house telling you to close your eyes
______ days I cant even dress myself
Its killing me to see you this way
Cause though the truth may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Theres an ____ voice in my head thats holding me back
Well tell her that I miss our ________
Soon it will all be over and buried with our ____
We used to play outside when we were young and full of life and full of love
Some days I _____ like Im wrong when I am right
Your mind is playing tricks on you my dear
Cause though the truth may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Hey!
Dont _____ to a word I say
Hey!
The streets all sound the _____
Hey!
Though the _____ may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
*solo*
Youre gone gone gone ______
I watched you disappear
All this ____ is a ghost of you
Now were torn torn torn apart theres nothing we can do
Just let me go well meet _____ soon
No wait wait wait for me
_____ hang around
Ill see you when I fall asleep
Hey!
Dont listen to a word I say
Hey!
The streets all sound the same
Hey!
Though the truth may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Dont listen to a word I say
Hey!
The streets all sound the same
Hey!
Though the truth may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
And though the truth may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
Though the truth may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore
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