Of Monsters and Men ndi amodzi mwa magulu odziwika bwino a ku Icelandic indie folk. Anthu a m’gululi amachita zinthu zolimbikitsa m’Chingelezi. Nyimbo yotchuka kwambiri ya "Monsters and Man" ndi nyimbo ya Little Talks.
Reference: Indie Folk ndi mtundu wanyimbo womwe unapangidwa mu 90s wazaka zapitazi. Magwero amtunduwu ndi olemba-oyimba ochokera kumagulu a nyimbo za indie rock. Folk nyimbo ndi chakale dziko anakhala nsanja mapangidwe mtundu wanyimbo.
Mbiri ya kulengedwa ndi kapangidwe ka gulu la Of Monsters and Man
Gululi linakhazikitsidwa mu 2010. Pachiyambi cha gululi ndi luso Nanna Brindis Hilmarsdottir. Mtsikana yemwe kwenikweni "adakhala" ndi nyimbo wakhala akuganiza zopanga polojekiti yake kwa nthawi yaitali. Patapita nthawi, anthu a maganizo ofanana nawo anagwirizana naye.
Oyimbawo adayamba ndikuyimba m'malo osiyanasiyana ochitira makonsati komanso m'mabwalo ausiku a kwawo. Posakhalitsa Nanna anatcha dzina lake la ubongo. Panthawi imodzimodziyo, gululo linayamba "kugwedeza" zikondwerero zoyamba ndi mpikisano wa nyimbo.
Anyamata angatchedwe mwayi. Sanafunikire kudutsa mabwalo onse a gehena kuti apeze kutchuka ndi kuzindikirika. Kamodzi anachita pa mpikisano nyimbo Músíktilraunir. Anthu obwera kumenewo analandiridwa ndi manja awiri ndi anthu akumeneko. Komanso, iwo sanafune kuti ojambulawo achoke pa siteji.
Patapita nthawi, Of Monsters and Men adapeza mwayi wapadera wochita nawo chikondwerero chodziwika bwino cha Iceland Airwaves. Mwa njira, kunali komweko komwe ntchitoyo idachitika kwa nthawi yoyamba, yomwe pambuyo pake idakhala chizindikiro cha anyamatawo. Tikukamba za nyimbo ya Little Talks.
Ma DJ a wayilesi ya KEHR adakwanitsa kujambula pa intaneti nyimbo zomwe zidaperekedwa, ndipo posakhalitsa zidayamba kuzungulira. Pambuyo pofalitsa zolemba pa intaneti, Of Monsters and Men adadzuka ngati nyenyezi zenizeni.
Koma, nkhani yaikulu inali kuyembekezera oimba kutsogolo. Ojambulawo adalandira mwayi kuchokera ku studio yotchuka Record Records. Iwo adasaina mgwirizano ndi kampaniyo ndipo nthawi yomweyo adalengeza kuti akugwira ntchito pa album yawo yoyamba.
Panthawiyi, gululi likutsogoleredwa ndi: Nanna Brindis Hilmarsdottir, Ragnar Thorhadlsson, Brynjar Leifsson, Arnar Rosenkranz Hilmarsson, Christian Pal Christianson, Ragnildur Gunnarsdottir, Steingrimur Karl Teague.
Njira Yopanga Ya Monsters ndi Amuna
Oimbawo adakhala usana ndi usiku mu studio yojambulira kuti asangalatse mafani ndi chinthu choyenera kwambiri. Pamapeto pake, anapereka LP Mutu wanga ndi nyama, yomwe inalandira zizindikiro zapamwamba kwambiri kuchokera kwa okonda nyimbo. Chimbalecho chinaphatikiza kupambana kwa gululo. Anyamata anakhala mmodzi wa magulu bwino kwambiri m'dziko lawo.
Pothandizira chimbale chawo choyambirira, adapita kukaona. Pambuyo pake, Universal Music Group idapereka gululi kuti litulutsenso zosonkhanitsira kumayiko ena. Lingaliro ili linakhala lingaliro labwino kwambiri.
Patatha chaka chimodzi, adachita nawo chikondwerero cha Newport Folk, ndipo patapita nthawi adakhala alendo oitanidwa a Lollapalooza. Kutchuka kwa timuyi kwakula kwambiri.
Mu 2013 adalandira Mphotho ya European Border Breakers. Mafani ochokera padziko lonse lapansi adapempha anyamatawo kuti abwere kwa iwo ndi konsati. Ojambulawo adamva pempho la "mafani" ndipo adayendera chaka chomwecho.
Anakondweretsa mafani ndi zokolola zabwino kwambiri. Nyimbo zatsopano ndi makanema a indie folk band adawonekera pafupipafupi. Panthawi imeneyi, nyimbo za gululi zimawonjezeredwa ndi nyimbo za Alligator, Phokoso la Phiri, King ndi lionheart, zonyansa.
Mwa njira, ntchito zomwe tafotokozazi sizinataye kutchuka mpaka lero. Ndizosangalatsanso kuti nyimbo yomaliza imamveka mu kanema The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
Ntchito ya gululi ndi yosangalatsa kwa ambiri opanga mafilimu. Gululo linatenga nawo mbali pa kujambula kwa mndandanda wapamwamba wa TV wa Game of Thrones. Adapanganso kutsagana ndi kupanga gulu la Izembaro "The Bloody Hand". Kawirikawiri, oimba ali ndi chinthu chonyadira.
Za Monsters ndi Amuna: masiku ano
Chaka cha 2019 chidakhala chaka chachangu komanso chosangalatsa kwambiri kwa akatswiri ojambula. Choyamba, anayenda maulendo ambiri. Ndipo chachiwiri, adatulutsa LP yayitali. Cholembedwacho chinatchedwa Fever Dream.
Mu 2020, Visitor imodzi idayamba. Anyamatawo adatulutsanso kanema wowala wantchitoyo. Chaka chino, ojambulawo adakakamizika kuchepetsa zochitika zawo zamakonsati chifukwa cha mliri wa coronavirus.
Koma, mwachiwonekere, sichinali chimodzi chokha: ojambulawo adanena momveka bwino kuti mafani azitha kusangalala ndi chimbale chatsopanocho. Mu Epulo 2021, nyimbo ina idayambanso. Ndi za nyimbo ya Destroyer.
