Coachella 2013: Iceland’s Of Monsters and Men mostly sticks to album tracks at Coachella
INDIO – Iceland’s Of Monsters and Men may have had a lower-than expected vocals from their singers but the group’s musicianship still won over the Outdoor Theatre audience at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday.
Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, lead singer and guitarist, with Ragnar “Raggi” Þórhallsson, co-lead singer and guitarist, literally let the music speak for them as the duo’s vocals were often hard to hear over the chattering audience.
The group mostly stuck with songs from “My Head Is an Animal,” including the crowd pleasing single “Little Talks,” which ended their Friday set.
“Dirty Paws” kicked off their Outdoor Theatre set, which still featured the sun shining down on the audience at 5:45 p.m.
Other songs included “Slow and Steady” and an unreleased song, “Beneath My Bed.”
“It’s about the downstairs neighbor. Who sleeps beneath my bed,” joked Þórhallsson to the audience. “He’s very creepy,” added Hilmarsdóttir with a laugh.
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