A SHERO's Journey: Nanna

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.