Of Monsters and Men - All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade

It may sound a little strange, but the title and beating heart of Icelandic indie-folk collective Of Monsters and Men’s fourth album, ‘All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade’, hits a lot closer to home than you’d expect. A tapestry of stories, moments and conversations, the album explores how love and pain intertwine. Feelings that might seem at odds with each other but co-exist simultaneously and need one another. Tales both big and small - from the loneliness and longing of living in a block surrounded by strangers, to missed connections in a grocery store, to the lives and losses of a community of mice in a vacant house during winter.

Of Monsters and Men went from Reykjavík to the global stage with their breakout 2011 debut ‘My Head Is An Animal’, which propelled them from Icelandic indie darlings to international chart-toppers. Amid their meteoric rise, the band released their sophomore album ‘Beneath The Skin’ in 2015, which debuted in the Top 3 of the Billboard 200 and was accompanied by a surprise cameo on HBO’s huge hit series ‘Game of Thrones’. Their cinematic sound has popped up everywhere from ‘The Hunger Games’ to ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’, while their festival appearances - Coachella, Glastonbury, Lollapalooza and more.

Olive coloured double vinyl in a gatefold sleeve with matte finish.