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As victors of 2010's Músiktilraunir, the new group earned a slot on the influential Iceland Airwaves festival later that year, followed by Seattle's radio station KEXP posting \"Little Talks\" from a Living Room Session filmed there, setting the telltale ripple effect in motion. By the summer of 2011 \"Little Talks\" hit #1 in the band's native country, and \"people around the world seemed to be listening to us,\" marvels Raggi. The band was asked to perform again at Iceland Airwaves 2011, where KEXP then anointed the group as \"easily the most buzzed about band.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThough their reach is growing broader, the group's appeal has remained distinct. Their music is as fantastical as it is pretty. For inspiration, they often reference random stories they've read. The chanting, tribal \"Six Weeks\" was inspired by the true tale of American frontiersman Hugh Glass, seemingly left for dead after a bear attack. As for the swelling, epic \"From Finner,\" \"it's about a whale that has a house on its back\" says Raggi \"on which people travel across the ocean, exploring different places and having adventures.\" \"Little Talks,\" explores loneliness and insanity, while \"Love Love Love\" ruefully ruminates on heartbreak. \"If you listen to the lyrics, they're not as uplifting,\" he says. \"But our music is meant to be fun to sing along to.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTheir full-length debut, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy Head Is an Animal\u003c\/em\u003e immediately reached #1 in their native Iceland and will now see its worldwide release via Universal Records. The album features production by Of Monsters and Men, Aron Amaarsson and Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Modest Mouse, Cold War Kids) while Craig Silvey (Florence + The Machine, Arcade Fire) handled mixing duties. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy Head Is An Animal\u003c\/em\u003e sounds like a dream and its pure bliss to listen to!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOf Monsters And Men \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy Head Is An Animal\u003c\/em\u003e Track Listing:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1.  Dirty Paws\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2.  King and Lionheart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3.  Mountain Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4.  Slow and Steady\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5.  From Finner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6.  Little Talks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7.  Six Weeks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8.  Love Love Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9.  Your Bones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. 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