- 2025-07-01
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MUSIC
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Of Monsters and Men Returns With New Song “Television Love”
Icelandic indie folk-rock band Of Monsters and Men, consisting of Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir (vocals/guitar), Ragnar Þórhallsson (vocals/guitars), Brynjar Leifsson (lead guitar), Kristján Páll Kristjánsson (bass) and Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson (drums), returned with a new song “Television Love” on July 1, 2025.
The song is their first music in three years since the 2022 EP “Tíu”.
The track is an ongoing conversation that keeps picking up where it left off; layered with time, emotion, and the kind of honesty that only comes with reflection.
It was written and produced by Of Monsters and Men, with production by Peter Katis, and Bjarni Þór Jensson.
The accompanying music video was directed by Erlendur Sveinsson, and shot on 35mm film in Iceland.
The clip echoes the song's themes, following the band through moments that illustrate the passage of time, capturing change, stillness, and the persistence of connection.- The band said of the song, “We're so excited to share our song 'Television Love.' For the past few years, we've been tucked away in our studio quietly making music, and it feels really good to finally let people in on what we've been up to. At its core, 'Television Love' is a conversation between two people stretched across time. The song has been with us for a while and when we were working in our studio we'd visit the song at different moments in our lives. Each time it felt like we had something new to share and add to the song's story. Life happens, things change, hopelessness turns into hope. The sonic landscape and the conversation became layered with our own history.”
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The band said of the video, “We shot the music video with director Erlendur Sveinsson. It's centered around a conversation at a dinner table, with the band and the table moving through time and space, through chaos and calm, all while being both connected and disconnected from the surroundings. The video was shot entirely on 35mm film during a summer night in Iceland. Because it was filmed around the solstice, we were able to stay up until the early morning without the sun ever going down. It was a strange, kind of timelessness that felt just right for 'Television Love'.”
Photo by Eva Schram - source : Apple Music
