Today, Icelandic indie-folk icons Of Monsters and Men return with their new self-produced single, “Ordinary Creature.” Written on a summer night in Iceland and recorded in their studio there, the track was shaped by playfulness, intuition, and a shared sense of renewal. It carries that signature bittersweet joy Of Monsters and Men do best: a delicate dance of lightness and quiet longing, perfectly capturing that sweet spot between who we are and who we’re becoming.

About the song, the band shares: “Ordinary Creature is about the feeling of yearning for that someone that brings you comfort. It’s about when you start feeling better after a period of not feeling so great. That moment when you start coming back to yourself again and remembering what it’s like to be an ordinary creature.”

Directed by Erlendur Sveinsson, the accompanying music video captures the band during a summer night and early morning in Iceland, as they ride through the quiet streets of the tiny coastal town of Selvogur.

Watch the music video HERE.

Alongside the new track, the band have also announced All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade, their first full-length album in six years, set for release on October 17th. This deeply introspective and richly textured record explores the paradox at the heart of the human experience, the inseparable dance of joy and sorrow, love and pain. Drawing inspiration from the band’s personal lives, family, community, and the generations that came before them, co- singer and lyricist Nanna Hilmarsdóttir describes their collective history as part of the “Mouse Parade,” a shared narrative that shapes the album’s emotional landscape. Pre-order HERE

The band has also announced an extensive North American tour, with major stops in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Nashville, and more. A full list of dates is available below. Artist pre-sale begins August 11 — fans can sign up at www.ofmonstersandmen.com to access early tickets. General on-sale starts August 15.

US Tour Dates 2025:

Tuesday, October 28 – Toronto, ON — HISTORY
Wednesday, October 29 – Boston, MA — Roadrunner
Saturday, November 1 – Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Paramount
Monday, November 3 – Washington, DC — The Anthem
Tuesday, November 4 – Philadelphia, PA — The Met
Thursday, November 6 – Chicago, IL — The Salt Shed
Friday, November 7 – St. Paul, MN — Palace Theatre
Monday, November 10 – Nashville, TN — The Pinnacle
Tuesday, November 11 – Atlanta, GA — The Eastern
Thursday, November 13 – Austin, TX — ACL Live at The Moody Theater
Sunday, November 16 – Mexico City, MX — Corona Capital 2025
Wednesday, November 19 – Dallas, TX — The Bomb Factory
Saturday, November 22 – Salt Lake City, UT — Rockwell at The Complex
Sunday, November 23 – Denver, CO — Mission Ballroom
Tuesday, November 25 – Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Palladium
Wednesday, November 26 – Oakland, CA — Fox Theater

* Icelandic singer-songwriter Árný Margrét is supporting on all dates

Of Monsters and Men (OMAM) 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. The album’s breakout single “Little Talks,” a defining song for a generation, now boasts over 1 billion Spotify streams, and by 2013, they were making their U.S. TV debut on Saturday Night Live.

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, have only confirmed what fans already knew: this is a band best experienced live and in the wild.

They followed with Fever Dream (2019), and in 2022 released the documentary tíu, recorded during the pandemic. It premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and won Best Short at Dumbo, showcasing their roots and returning to places that held meaning when the band first began. The accompanying EP tíu (2022) featured unreleased songs from a decade of making music together.

The band has been on a break from OMAM-related projects since 2022, with members pursuing various solo and side projects. They now return, reunited, with their new album All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade (out October 17, 2025.)

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