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Iceland's Of Monsters and Men get beneath the skin

Icelandic folk-rockers Of Monsters and Men play two special acoustic versions of two new songs.

Of Monsters and Men return to q to perform from their heavily anticipated sophomore record Beneath the Skin. The Icelandic folk-rockers deliver stunning, stripped down acoustic versions of two new songs: Crystals and Silhouettes.

Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar þórhallsson and Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson also sit down with Shad to discuss the stellar success of their debut album, and how their follow-up differs lyrically and sonically.

The three also comment on becoming cultural ambassadors for their otherworldly island, and make clear that success hasn't gone to their heads. 

Of Monsters and Men are, from left: Brynjar Leifsson, Ragnar Thorhallsson and Nanna Bryndis Hilmarsdottir. (Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)