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2012 hatte gefühlt jeder Song ein obligatorisches "Hey!" und manchmal auch noch das dazu passende "Ho!" vorzuweisen. Schuld daran waren sechs isländische Musiker, die uns auf Of Monsters And Men noch mit ihrem frisch-fröhlichen Pop den Kopf verdrehten.
Mit "Crystal" fangen Of Monsters And Men heute genau dort an, wo sie vor drei Jahren aufgehört haben. Doch schon mit dem nächsten Song verlassen sie den Pfad der Fröhlichkeit. Anstelle von Sing-a-Longs treten nun opulent arrangierte Musikstücke, die ich persönlich nicht so erwartet hätte.
"Hunger" schmiegt sich in unsere Ohren und täuscht mit Tiersymbolik über die eigentlich traurige Thematik hinweg: "I couldn't breathe if I tried. I lay my head on the floor. My beating heart wanted more, but I'll keep it in and keep you out.". "Wolves Without Teeth" wechselt die Erzählperspektive vom Jäger zum Gejagten: "How can I keep you inside my lungs, I breathe what is yours, you breathe what is mine."
Düstere Themen, stets aus animalischer Perspektive vorgetragen, lösen in "Beneath The Skin" die unbekümmerte Frohnatur der sechs Isländer ab, die sie sich bei "My Head Is An Animal" zugelegt hatten. Dabei gibt es entweder groß angelegte und vor allem Stück für Stück aufgebaute Kompositionen, wie "Black Water" oder "Slow Life", in der auch gerne Mal eine Hammond im Hintergrund klingen darf. Oder ruhig klimpernde Klavierstücke mit Streicherunterstützung wie das direkt darauf folgende "Organs". "Thousand Eyes" zieht kurz vor Schluss noch mal alle klanglichen Register und erinnert dabei fast ein wenig an die Opulenz eines Steven Wilson. Regengeprasseln, langsam heranrollendes Schlagzeug und jede Menge andere Stimmungswelten erschaffen spannende Geräuschkulissen.
Die Darstellungsebene bliebt dabei im Prinzip immer die Gleiche: Gefühle werden körperlichen Reaktionen bildhaft dargestellt und manchmal auch aus dem Tierreich entlehnt. Das Schöne daran ist, dass man erst genau hinhören muss, um die meist düstere Bedeutung zu entschlüsseln. Viele aufeinanderfolgende Titel beleuchten dieselbe Thematik aus anderen Blickwinkeln oder greifen zumindest textliche Elemente noch einmal auf.
Nach dem überaus fröhlichen Debütalbum ist "Beneath The Skin" die logische Konsequenz, die Grenzen der gefühlvollen Möglichkeiten bis ins letzte Detail auszureizen. Gelungen ist das Album dabei vor allem für die, die Lust haben, genauer hinzuhören und deren Verlangen nach gehaltvollen Texten über kollektiv geschmetterte "Heys" und "Hos" hinausgeht.
© Laut
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Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Somers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Cooke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Of Monsters and Men, Producer, MainArtist - Brynjar Leifsson, Guitar, Guitar Loops, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ragnar Þórhallsson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lisa McCormick, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Wilson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Accordion, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Horn Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mario Borgatta, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erm Navarro, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steingrimur Karl Teague, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Hughes, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Simonsen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 SKRIMSL ehf
Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Somers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Cooke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Of Monsters and Men, Producer, MainArtist - Brynjar Leifsson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ragnar Þórhallsson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Wilson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Mario Borgatta, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Steingrimur Karl Teague, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 SKRIMSL ehf
David Campbell, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Cooke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Of Monsters and Men, Producer, MainArtist - Brynjar Leifsson, Guitar, Guitar Loops, AssociatedPerformer - Ragnar Þórhallsson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lisa McCormick, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Wilson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Accordion, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Mario Borgatta, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erm Navarro, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Steingrimur Karl Teague, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Hughes, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Viktor Orri Arnason, Conductor, String Arranger, Strings, Strings Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Simonsen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 SKRIMSL ehf
Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Cooke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Of Monsters and Men, Producer, MainArtist - Brynjar Leifsson, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ragnar Þórhallsson, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Wilson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mario Borgatta, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Steingrimur Karl Teague, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 SKRIMSL ehf
Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Somers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Cooke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Of Monsters and Men, Producer, MainArtist - Brynjar Leifsson, Guitar, Guitar Loops, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ragnar Þórhallsson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Wilson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mario Borgatta, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steingrimur Karl Teague, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 SKRIMSL ehf
David Campbell, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Somers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Cooke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Of Monsters and Men, Producer, MainArtist - Brynjar Leifsson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ragnar Þórhallsson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lisa McCormick, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Wilson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Accordion, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mario Borgatta, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erm Navarro, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steingrimur Karl Teague, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Hughes, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Simonsen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 SKRIMSL ehf
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℗ 2015 SKRIMSL ehf
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℗ 2015 SKRIMSL ehf
David Campbell, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Bisharat, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Josefina Vergara, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Fournier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paula Hochhalter, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Brophy, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Cooke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Stone, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Of Monsters and Men, Producer, MainArtist - Brynjar Leifsson, Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ragnar Þórhallsson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lisa McCormick, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Wilson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Mario Borgatta, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erm Navarro, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steingrimur Karl Teague, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Hughes, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Simonsen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 SKRIMSL ehf
David Campbell, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Bisharat, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Josefina Vergara, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Fournier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Somers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paula Hochhalter, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Brophy, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Cooke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Stone, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Of Monsters and Men, Producer, MainArtist - Brynjar Leifsson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ragnar Þórhallsson, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lisa McCormick, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Wilson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mario Borgatta, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erm Navarro, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Hughes, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Simonsen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 SKRIMSL ehf
David Campbell, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Bisharat, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Josefina Vergara, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Fournier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paula Hochhalter, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Brophy, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Cooke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Stone, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Of Monsters and Men, Producer, MainArtist - Brynjar Leifsson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ragnar Þórhallsson, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lisa McCormick, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Wilson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Accordion, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mario Borgatta, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erm Navarro, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Steingrimur Karl Teague, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Hughes, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Simonsen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 SKRIMSL ehf
Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Cooke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Of Monsters and Men, Producer, MainArtist - Brynjar Leifsson, Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ragnar Þórhallsson, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Wilson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Prepared Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mario Borgatta, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Prepared Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 SKRIMSL ehf
Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Cooke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Of Monsters and Men, Producer, MainArtist - Brynjar Leifsson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ragnar Þórhallsson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Wilson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Accordion, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Mario Borgatta, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Steingrimur Karl Teague, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 SKRIMSL ehf
David Campbell, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Bisharat, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Josefina Vergara, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Fournier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Somers, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paula Hochhalter, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Brophy, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS TAYLOR, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Cooke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Stone, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Of Monsters and Men, Producer, MainArtist - Brynjar Leifsson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ragnar Þórhallsson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lisa McCormick, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Wilson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Accordion, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mario Borgatta, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erm Navarro, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steingrimur Karl Teague, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Hughes, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Simonsen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 SKRIMSL ehf
David Campbell, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Bisharat, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Josefina Vergara, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Fournier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Somers, Engineer, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Paula Hochhalter, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Brophy, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Cooke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Stone, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Of Monsters and Men, Producer, MainArtist - Brynjar Leifsson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ragnar Þórhallsson, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lisa McCormick, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Wilson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mario Borgatta, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erm Navarro, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Hughes, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Simonsen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 SKRIMSL ehf
Albumbeschreibung
2012 hatte gefühlt jeder Song ein obligatorisches "Hey!" und manchmal auch noch das dazu passende "Ho!" vorzuweisen. Schuld daran waren sechs isländische Musiker, die uns auf Of Monsters And Men noch mit ihrem frisch-fröhlichen Pop den Kopf verdrehten.
Mit "Crystal" fangen Of Monsters And Men heute genau dort an, wo sie vor drei Jahren aufgehört haben. Doch schon mit dem nächsten Song verlassen sie den Pfad der Fröhlichkeit. Anstelle von Sing-a-Longs treten nun opulent arrangierte Musikstücke, die ich persönlich nicht so erwartet hätte.
"Hunger" schmiegt sich in unsere Ohren und täuscht mit Tiersymbolik über die eigentlich traurige Thematik hinweg: "I couldn't breathe if I tried. I lay my head on the floor. My beating heart wanted more, but I'll keep it in and keep you out.". "Wolves Without Teeth" wechselt die Erzählperspektive vom Jäger zum Gejagten: "How can I keep you inside my lungs, I breathe what is yours, you breathe what is mine."
Düstere Themen, stets aus animalischer Perspektive vorgetragen, lösen in "Beneath The Skin" die unbekümmerte Frohnatur der sechs Isländer ab, die sie sich bei "My Head Is An Animal" zugelegt hatten. Dabei gibt es entweder groß angelegte und vor allem Stück für Stück aufgebaute Kompositionen, wie "Black Water" oder "Slow Life", in der auch gerne Mal eine Hammond im Hintergrund klingen darf. Oder ruhig klimpernde Klavierstücke mit Streicherunterstützung wie das direkt darauf folgende "Organs". "Thousand Eyes" zieht kurz vor Schluss noch mal alle klanglichen Register und erinnert dabei fast ein wenig an die Opulenz eines Steven Wilson. Regengeprasseln, langsam heranrollendes Schlagzeug und jede Menge andere Stimmungswelten erschaffen spannende Geräuschkulissen.
Die Darstellungsebene bliebt dabei im Prinzip immer die Gleiche: Gefühle werden körperlichen Reaktionen bildhaft dargestellt und manchmal auch aus dem Tierreich entlehnt. Das Schöne daran ist, dass man erst genau hinhören muss, um die meist düstere Bedeutung zu entschlüsseln. Viele aufeinanderfolgende Titel beleuchten dieselbe Thematik aus anderen Blickwinkeln oder greifen zumindest textliche Elemente noch einmal auf.
Nach dem überaus fröhlichen Debütalbum ist "Beneath The Skin" die logische Konsequenz, die Grenzen der gefühlvollen Möglichkeiten bis ins letzte Detail auszureizen. Gelungen ist das Album dabei vor allem für die, die Lust haben, genauer hinzuhören und deren Verlangen nach gehaltvollen Texten über kollektiv geschmetterte "Heys" und "Hos" hinausgeht.
© Laut
Informationen zu dem Album
- 1 Disc(s) - 15 Track(s)
- Gesamte Laufzeit: 01:05:33
- Künstler: Of Monsters and Men
- Komponist: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternativ und Indie
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