By Colette Custin
Icelandic folksters Of Monsters and Men sold out the Salt Shed on Thursday, just a few dates into their tour for new album All is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade.
Vocalist/guitarist Nanna Bryndís Himarsdóttir led her seven-piece band through hits like “Crystals” and the band’s signature track “Little Talks,” though the night’s energy was most squarely focused on the new record.
The breezy chorus of “Ordinary Creature” and the hushed, acoustic “Mouse Parade” (which saw the band huddled around a single microphone) offered a lovely contrast to the chugging rhythm of “Alligator” (the band’s single nod to 2019’s Fever Dreams) and the upbeat “Visitor” from the same era.
While the new album is bit glossier and tonally introspective than previous works, Of Monsters and Men have continued to evolve their sound in subtle ways that have enriched their live shows, and Mouse Parade is no different in that regard.
Of Monsters and Men – Salt Shed, Chicago, IL, November 6th (setlist)
Television Love
Dream Team
King and Lionheart
Tuna in a Can
Alligator
Human
The Actor
The Block
Mouse Parade
Dirty Paws
Empire
Crystals
Styrofoam Cathedral
Little Talks
Ordinary Creature
Visitor
Love Love Love
Fruit Bat
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