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Beneath the Skin
Folk · 2015 · 15 tracks

Beneath the Skin

Of Monsters and Men

A darker, more internal successor to their debut. Tribal percussion and oceanic metaphors create a lush, brooding landscape of Icelandic indie folk.

June 5, 2015 · Universal

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A heavy, oceanic introspection that feels both grandly anthemic and deeply private.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks
01
Crystals
4:02
02
Human
3:58
03
Hunger
4:50
04
Wolves Without Teeth
3:53
05
Empire
4:22
06
Slow Life
5:43
07
Organs
4:31
08
Black Water
4:13
09
Thousand Eyes
4:02
10
I of the Storm
4:36
11
We Sink
4:23
12
Backyard
4:19
13
Winter Sound
3:42
14
Black Water (Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear remix)
4:27
15
I of the Storm (Alex Somers remix)
4:32
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive, rhythmic release of the chorus in Crystals where the percussion feels like a physical heartbeat
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Beneath the Skin sound next to the rest of Of Monsters and Men's catalogue?

Ocean+4.0σ

Ocean saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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