The Icelandic band Of Monsters & Men exploded onto the scene in 2010, instantly becoming an internationally known band with their multi-platinum-selling debut, My Head Is An Animal, but the seeds of this band were planted during their front woman’s teen years. Nanna got her first guitar at 13 and immediately began writing songs. Within a few years she was performing as a solo act under the moniker Songbird, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar. A move to the city of Reykjavik gave her the opportunity to connect with and recruit musicians for that project, that would eventually become her bandmates in Of Monsters & Men. While the band continued to have huge success over the ensuing decade, and released two more albums, Nanna never stopped writing songs that she kept for herself. In this episode, Nanna joins Carmel Holt to talk about finally finding the time and space to write, record, and produce her solo debut album, How To Start A Garden.
