Words and Photos by Sharron Lou
Of Monsters and Men kicked off the opening weekend of their North American Mouse Parade Tour at the Brooklyn Paramount on November 2nd, delivering a performance that felt both refreshing and comfortingly familiar.
The Icelandic five-piece took the stage with their fourth studio album, All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade (released October 17), performing with the confidence of a band sure of its identity yet still eager to explore its edges.
They opened with songs that captured the new album’s reflective tone. They played across their catalog, but the emphasis clearly was on the new record and what it represents: the paradox of the human experience and the gentle ache of change.
The classics got their moment too. When the unmistakable opening chords of “Little Talks” echoed through the venue, the crowd instantly came alive, singing along with the same excitement.
Visually the show had texture: soft backlights, subtle movement, moments where the band stepped forward to reshape the dynamic space.
This Brooklyn date of the Mouse Parade Tour saw Of Monsters and Men reaffirming what they are good at: crafting big-hearted, emotionally resonant indie-folk rock. If you came expecting the old hits, you got them with gusto. If you stayed for the new material, you found that the band hasn’t lost its way; instead they’re expanding it.
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