Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, “How to Start a Garden.” It took going back home to Iceland for Of Monsters and Men vocalist Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir to develop her own sound. Known simply as Nanna, the singer took to a cabin outside of Reykjavik to write much of the material for…

The Raconteurs perform during radio station Live 105’s Not So Silent Night at SAP Center in San Jose on Dec. 7, 2019. Photos courtesy RADIO.COM. SAN JOSE — Some of the biggest names in alt-rock descended on the SAP Center on a soggy Saturday night in the South Bay…

Of Monsters and Men, “Fever Dream.” Of Monsters and Men’s third album, Fever Dream, is aptly titled. It follows a subconscious trajectory; starting off nice and slow and bringing the listener into a state of calm. That is until the deep cuts introduce chaos and uncertainty into the dreamlike state. Reaching…

Of Monsters and Men perform during radio station Live 105’s Not So Silent Night at SAP Center in San Jose on Dec. 7, 2019. Getty Images. Iceland’s folky start-ups Of Monsters and Men are in the midst of the brief moment between first radio airplay and becoming a household…