"Of Monsters And Men" will be twitchy for almost a fortnight as for the very first time some of them will soon be performing on Manila stage, along with an anticipated return to Singapore. With their folk-pop melodies and lyrical verses, they undoubtedly are the highlight of your May schedule and finds a spot on your everyday playlist.
Listening to this Icelandic group pre-concert isn't just for the benefit of us practicing our hip-swaying and head moving. From soothing and calming, inspiring and refreshing to downright sad and weepy, their tracks from 2 albums depict many of the different moments we experience daily. Wouldn't it be nice to feel like you're in your own three-minute movie complete with Grammy-worthy soundtracks?
Apart from the much-loved gossips, here are more of the songs of Onam that is absolutely perfect and mundane in our lives:
FROM FINNER, MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL
Suitable when: Task-swamped at work
Because: Almost woeful, the song starts as heavy as that pit-in-your-stomach feeling you get through office stress. You get so indulge in it, though, it's as if Nanna is just there, your colleague dishing you a story about her newest adventure. Her tale is the only interesting thing than any of office gossip you have ever come across. And your boss isn't shutting you off for being noisy. (The accordion solo is a nice touch, too.)
SLOW AND STEADY, MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL
Suitable when: Stretching for your workout session
Because: The steady beat of the bass drum would fall into place with you counting weights for each body part you stretch. This song gives off a vibe that makes you want to breathe healthy, slow and steady. Feel pumped-up for that quarter-minute jog as the band croons about running, dancing and moving.
SIX WEEKS, MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL
Suitable when: Feeling homesick
Because: This might be one of the most beautiful ways to express your frustration and solitude. When already plagued with the most stressful things that you have to deal with (and in a new place nonetheless), half-scream the song's chorus -- then sing along.
MOUNTAIN SOUND, MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL
Suitable when: On a ride when you are excited about a vacation from a long time
Because: The lines in the music already say road trips. Can't you feel the beat of the musical instruments that is engine revving? Their perfect lyrics act as a memento of freedom and friendship which is "compared to nothing with anything."
ORGANS
The most Suitable when: thinking of love and all of its complications
Because: There is very little things that are sad and is heart wrenching how one is forced to remember by their own body that how and when it all went wrong" It is a painful and prolonged time and process.
KING AND LIONHEART, MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL
Suitable when: you have something disconcerting with you
Because: No matter whether it's a path that will decide your future, the size of the looming work that you want to complete or loud neighbourhood you have to endure, OMAM reminds you to feel brave and stand tall despite it all by his song's chill. After this track, you'll feel refreshed, buoyant and inspired, with the feeling that your world isn't coming to an end, certainly not at this point in time.
HUMAN, BENEATH THE SKIN
Suitable when: Having a bad day
Because: When nothing doesn't seem to be going your way. You're having a rough mood or the people near you are rude and mean of your life, then you'll definitely feel your heart being pulled and plucked as heavily as the string of a guitar in the song. The song is best titled with the best savoured with your eyes closed and visualizing the thought of caging those emotional animals within and winning over the human inside.