Just yesterday (March 16), Of Monsters and Men shared their new single "Crystals," and we speculated that a new album was likely on the way. Sure enough, the anthemic Icelandic folkies have now detailed their sophomore album. The record is called Beneath the Skin, and it will be out on June 9 through Republic Records/Universal Music.
The band worked on the album over the course of the past year, splitting their time between Iceland and Los Angeles. They worked with co-producer Rich Costey (Muse, Death Cab for Cutie, Frank Turner).
The album consists of 11 tracks, leading off with "Crystals." The iTunes deluxe version boosts the tracklist up to 15 cuts, including two bonus tracks and a pair of remixes. These remixes come courtesy of Grizzly Bear member Chris Taylor and Jónsi & Alex member Alex Somers. The digital album is available to pre-order here.
Check out the deluxe tracklist below and "Crystals" at the bottom of the page.
Also below, see the band's tour dates for the coming months. The North American spring leg includes a Toronto show on May 4, while their summer festival schedule will bring them to British Columbia's Squamish Valley Music Festival in August.
Beneath the Skin:
1. Crystals
2. Human
3. Hunger
4. Wolves Without Teeth
5. Empire
6. Slow Life
7. Organs
8. Black Water
9. Thousand Eyes
10. I of the Storm
11. We Sink
12. Backyard (bonus track)
13. Winter Spund (bonus track)
14. Black Water (Chris Taylor Remix)
15. I of the Storm (Alex Somers Remix)
Tour dates:
05/04 Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
05/05 Washington, DC - Echostage
05/07 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
05/08 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
05/09 Providence, RA - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
05/10 Camden, NJ - Wrff Birthday Bash
05/12 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
05/17 Santa Barbara, CA - Kjee Summer Round-Up
05/19 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
05/20 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
05/22 George, WA - Sasquatch! Festival
06/06 Mountain View, CA - Live 105 Bfd
06/16 London, UK - London Forum
06/17 Paris, France - Bataclan
06/19-21 Neuhausen, Germany - Southside Festival
06/19-21 Scheessel, Germany - Hurricane Festival
06/20 Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands - Best Kept Secret Festival
06/24 Zagreb, Croatia - Inmusic Festival
06/26 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival
06/26-28 Marmande, France - Garorock Festival
06/27 Nantes, France - Le Stéréolux
06/30 Lausanne, Switzerland - Les Docks
07/01 Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
07/03 Gdynia, Poland - Open'er Festival
07/05 Turku, Finland - Ruisrock Festival
07/07 Milan, Italy - Unaltrofestival
07/08 Rome, Italy - Auditorium Parco Della Musica
07/10 Barcelona, Spain - Cruilla Festival
07/11 Bilbao, Spain - Bilbao Bbk Live
07/26 Niigata, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival
08/07-09 Squamish, BC - Squamish Valley Music Festival
08/19 Reykjavík, Iceland - Harpa
The band worked on the album over the course of the past year, splitting their time between Iceland and Los Angeles. They worked with co-producer Rich Costey (Muse, Death Cab for Cutie, Frank Turner).
The album consists of 11 tracks, leading off with "Crystals." The iTunes deluxe version boosts the tracklist up to 15 cuts, including two bonus tracks and a pair of remixes. These remixes come courtesy of Grizzly Bear member Chris Taylor and Jónsi & Alex member Alex Somers. The digital album is available to pre-order here.
Check out the deluxe tracklist below and "Crystals" at the bottom of the page.
Also below, see the band's tour dates for the coming months. The North American spring leg includes a Toronto show on May 4, while their summer festival schedule will bring them to British Columbia's Squamish Valley Music Festival in August.
Beneath the Skin:
1. Crystals
2. Human
3. Hunger
4. Wolves Without Teeth
5. Empire
6. Slow Life
7. Organs
8. Black Water
9. Thousand Eyes
10. I of the Storm
11. We Sink
12. Backyard (bonus track)
13. Winter Spund (bonus track)
14. Black Water (Chris Taylor Remix)
15. I of the Storm (Alex Somers Remix)
Tour dates:
05/04 Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
05/05 Washington, DC - Echostage
05/07 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
05/08 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
05/09 Providence, RA - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
05/10 Camden, NJ - Wrff Birthday Bash
05/12 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
05/17 Santa Barbara, CA - Kjee Summer Round-Up
05/19 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
05/20 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
05/22 George, WA - Sasquatch! Festival
06/06 Mountain View, CA - Live 105 Bfd
06/16 London, UK - London Forum
06/17 Paris, France - Bataclan
06/19-21 Neuhausen, Germany - Southside Festival
06/19-21 Scheessel, Germany - Hurricane Festival
06/20 Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands - Best Kept Secret Festival
06/24 Zagreb, Croatia - Inmusic Festival
06/26 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival
06/26-28 Marmande, France - Garorock Festival
06/27 Nantes, France - Le Stéréolux
06/30 Lausanne, Switzerland - Les Docks
07/01 Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
07/03 Gdynia, Poland - Open'er Festival
07/05 Turku, Finland - Ruisrock Festival
07/07 Milan, Italy - Unaltrofestival
07/08 Rome, Italy - Auditorium Parco Della Musica
07/10 Barcelona, Spain - Cruilla Festival
07/11 Bilbao, Spain - Bilbao Bbk Live
07/26 Niigata, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival
08/07-09 Squamish, BC - Squamish Valley Music Festival
08/19 Reykjavík, Iceland - Harpa
