I’ve seen it said that the key to a happy life as you grow older is to rediscover the things that brought you joy in your younger years. Getting back into old hobbies that you let fall by the wayside, reconnecting with friends you’ve not spoken to in an age, revisiting old haunts to see if they’re still as you remember them. Or, in this instance, rekindling your love for a band that you’ve not properly listened to in far too long. Icelandic outfit Of Monsters And Men’s debut album My Head Is An Animal was one of the crowning jewels of the indie folk boom that soundtracked my teenage years. I’ve drifted away from their music in the years since – the band themselves also drifting from their folk roots – both of us exploring new sounds. But with the sweeping, cinematic indie folk of their new record All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade, seeing Of Monster And Men return to familiar ground, a little older and wiser, I though it only right I should follow suit. Continue reading
It’s time to live in the past for just one brief moment longer before we fully embrace the future. Time for one last shot of nostalgia as we look at the very best songs of the past ten years. Songs that dominated the airwaves and became anthems for millions, and the ones that formed the backbone of our playlists and became the musical lifeblood of a more personal journey. Songs that have hyped us up ready to take on the world and ones that helped us escape into daydreams, ones that have given us goosebumps and some that have even brought us close to tears. So, assuming you’ve caught up with 
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