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Of Monsters and Men — Alligator
Album: Fever Dream
Avg rating:
6.8

Your rating:
Total ratings: 1918









Released: 2019
Length: 3:03
Plays (last 30 days): 2
I see color
Raining down
Feral feeling
Swaying sound
But I don't know what you want

I am open
I am restless
Let me feel it out
Let it all come out

Wake me up
I'm fever dreaming
And now I lose control
I'm fever dreaming

Shake it out
It's just a-what I'm feeling
And now I take control
I'm fever dreaming

I'm fever dreaming

Oh so quiet
When they laid me in the stream
And the starlit sky
Grew before my eyes
Twenty-two women stood by the banks and cried
Oh ah

Wake me up
I'm fever dreaming
And now I lose control
I'm fever dreaming

Shake it out
It's just what I'm feeling
And now I take control
I'm fever dreaming

I'm fever dreaming
I must be fever dreaming
I'm fever dreaming
Comments (72)add comment
 the_jake wrote:

PSD button brought me here.  

Not really a fan - Of Monsters and Men.   Going with a 5 on my first listen.

Low number of ratings (13) at time of post.  Average went to 6.5 from 6.1.



Let me explain, jake. 2 + 2 = 4
 AndyR wrote:


I just listened to it closely and your initial assessment is correct. They have written the lyrics incorrectly.  


i'm still hearing "i feed the tree head."
 rtb wrote:

Ah - so she's not "Fever Tree Head"



I just listened to it closely and your initial assessment is correct. They have written the lyrics incorrectly.  
The more I hear this band on here the more I think I should start DLing their music. Sounds real good, I can see myself driving through the countryside to this.
RP has me chair dancing here in front of my computer. Rave on. 
 wifesboyfriend wrote:

This is a cross between Sinead and Siouxsie.



agreed. i always thought it was "i feed the tree head" but, hey...

***EDIT 3 months later - i still can't not hear "i feed the tree head." this has played a few times here in the last 3 months and on my local NPR station, and this gets stuck in my head all day each time.   things could be worse!
This is a cross between Sinead and Siouxsie.
AWESOME segue from Chemical Brothers Let Forever Be!
 timmus wrote:

What a dumpster fire the US music industry has become in the past 30 years.  Such a shame as it could have become something great, and truly broadened all the different genres of music.

Blame iheart radio for that
 jp33442 wrote:
One of the many reasons why I don’t listen to commercial music radio anymore with their same crap day after day
 
What a dumpster fire the US music industry has become in the past 30 years.  Such a shame as it could have become something great, and truly broadened all the different genres of music.
 mabra70 wrote:


The real Shinead could use some of that energy! 


Are you referring to Sinead O'Connor? 
This surely is an upbeat, well produced, exciting song, with a strong voice.
But it's still candy floss compared to the raw violence of Sinead's voice.
 lamdasig wrote:


Same here.  Thank God it wasn't.


The real Shinead could use some of that energy! 
Along with the Decemberists, probably my favourite band of the last five years
Damn Bill, nice segue from Let Forever Be
The cover art looks like the sort of thing that Tracey Emin wishes she were talented enough to paint.
 SpencerAR wrote:

For a second, I thought it was Sinead O'Connor...



No way! Maybe Arcade Fire...
 eileenomurphy wrote:
Good tune! Another band that I never heard of before RP. Thank You RP!  

One of the many reasons why I don’t listen to commercial music radio anymore with their same crap day after day
Crank it up, quick!
The_Enemy a écrit :

J’aime ça mais ça me rappelle Teigan et Sara. Je ne sais pas si c’est une bonne chose.



C’est de la merde comme zic.
I like it!
Good tune! Another band that I never heard of before RP. Thank You RP!  
 SpencerAR wrote:

For a second, I thought it was Sinead O'Connor...



Same here.  Thank God it wasn't.


My Solid 7 emoji 

I like this...... a lot
It’s ‘I’m fever dreaming’ according to the RP lyrics library. Settled!
 PeterMcClelland wrote:

Iceland again



Unkind as it may sound, but I fear Björk made me suspicious of the Icelandic music scene for ever.
I really love Nanna's passionate voice, and this one jams a bit harder than their previous songs heard here. I'd love to see them do this live!
Iceland again
 More_Cowbell wrote:

I feed a tree hand?



No, I think it's tree-hen. The arboreal cousin of the standard farm variety.
I feed a tree hand?
There needs to be more compression - This tune needs to be at 11 from start to finish.  There's too much music out there with crescendo & diminutive movements.
Really digging this. Great rocking energy.
sounds like Tegan and Sara to me.
 paulmcnett wrote:


I used to have thoughts like that about lots of music bands, genres, decades. Turns out I was wrong every time.
 

....aand, as if in reply to your comment, @BillG played a twofer, following this with 'Visitor' which sounds nothing like 'Alligator'. :)
 nicknt wrote:
All their songs are the same.
 

I used to have thoughts like that about lots of music bands, genres, decades. Turns out I was wrong every time.
All their songs are the same.
Of Monsters and Men, now banjo-free!
I'm free of three hills ?
Reminds me of Arcade Fire, not that that's a bad thing.
Thought it was sinead O’Connor for a while there 🤔
Great song!
Super cool rockin'!  So cool, it's hot!
 h0n0rb wrote:
 rtb wrote:
Ah - so she's not "Fever Tree Head"
 
I thought she was waking up the "Feed The Tree Head"
 
I heard that too.  This is my first listen.  Thought it was a Belly song I missed for a minute.

I'll give it an 8.  Nice texture to it.
Wow, I can't stand the couple of singles by this band that usually get played, but this is much better!
Perfect for a much-needed mid-afternoon office dance break! 
For some reason I always want a G&T when I hear this song !  
I like this but it reminds me of Teigan and Sara. I don't know if that's a good thing.
The same singalong, all songs sound exactly the same. Boring.
C S N crowd pushing that rating down I'm thinking...
 westslope wrote:
First pop song out of Iceland that has wondering why it is on the play list......

I don't know. Maybe because it's a great song?

I like her attitude.
Not bad at a first listen... I'll keep an ear on it :D
This song sounds a lot like Silversun Pickups..already liked this band but this is a good sound for them
Gimme an alligator sandwich and make it snappy! :o) Groucho Marx
First pop song out of Iceland that has wondering why it is on the play list......
 h0n0rb wrote:

I thought she was waking up the "Feed The Tree Head"
 

that's better than my FEMA Tree Head
A rockin' way to start the day. Thanks RP!
I like this a lot.
 SpencerAR wrote:
For a second, I thought it was Sinead O'Connor...
 

Were you drunk?
 rtb wrote:
Ah - so she's not "Fever Tree Head"
 
I thought she was waking up the "Feed The Tree Head"
 SpencerAR wrote:
For a second, I thought it was Sinead O'Connor...
 

And it almost had me hit the next-track button.....
Sounds very much like Chrvches, but slightly more pop-y. If you guys are into this sound give that band a listen, they're pretty good.
For a second, I thought it was Sinead O'Connor...
This is so gooooood!
 rtb wrote:
Ah - so she's not "Fever Tree Head"
 

Now that's all I can hear. Ahhhhhhhhhhh
This is great. Their sound changed. Still like it.
I thought it was feed the tree...
I liked their old sound a lot better.
 rtb wrote:
Ah - so she's not "Fever Tree Head"
 
I went to look up the lyrics because this is exactly what I heard and wondered if there was some reference to the band Fever Tree.
Ah - so she's not "Fever Tree Head"
i like their older stuff. this is even better. 
PSD button brought me here.  

Not really a fan - Of Monsters and Men.   Going with a 5 on my first listen.

Low number of ratings (13) at time of post.  Average went to 6.5 from 6.1.
Ooooh! The first to comment!

Shame all I can say of this is. . .  'Meh'.

Sorry.