Scanning mails and just found this really catchy and energetic electronic pop/rock piece by US duo The New Monarchs . From the band's forthcoming sophomore album Stay Awake . + Black Lab
Finally! The night of the week you've been waiting for, and we're only 2 days in! This week's episode of MFR Night at Honey features The New Monarchs with Portage and Damage Republic . All three are really great local bands that you must see live. I can't even tell you how stoked MFR is for this evening. Come out early and hang with everybody. It'll be a hootin' and hollerin' good time. Spread the word! 9pm // 18+ //$5 - The [...]
Though Kansas City Latin-influenced indie rockers Making Movies had to back out of tonight's Turf Club show at the last minute ("Bronchitis is not good for the vocals," they posted on thei...
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Sean Hogan and Taylor Nelson of The New Monarchs digitally released a new album called Electrocaching on March 2nd , while the CD will be released March 23rd. As the album name might indicate, The New Monarchs have an interesting experimental electronic sound that doesn't abandon the importance of vocal melodies. Electrocaching was released on March 2nd on Soup Bowl Records , a Minneapolis imprint. During the recording and post-recording process The New Monarchs recorded the album [...]
*MP3: The New Monarchs - "Still Again" The New Monarchs will be releasing a new EP, entitled Electrocaching , on 3/2 digitally via Soup Bowl Records. "Still Again" is a graceful slow-burner that really represents nicely the grand vision of what The New Monarchs are capable of. MySpace (Ian Anderson)
Well, I know many of you had been looking forward to last night for quite some time. I haven't made one of these posts in forever. Here's some of the music from last night's GG episode The Age of Dissonace . Coincidentally and oddly enough, I was intending to post the Siouxsie song today anyways as part of an Un-St. Patrick's Day theme. Yes, that's how I rebel against my Irish heritage. Siouxsie and The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden [yousendit] [...]
*MP3: The New Monarchs - "Kiss Me At The Gate" Minneapolis-based Soup Bowl Records artist The New Monarchs' "Kiss Me At The Gate" will be featured on tonight's episode of Gossip Girl. Buy it on iTunes HERE . (MySpace)
I, Colossus (MySpace) 01/04 - Madison, WI The Frequency 8PM 01/06 - Chicago, IL The Empty Bottle 9PM 01/07 - Iowa City, IA The Mill 9PM 01/08 - Colomubia, MO Mojo's 8:30PM 01/09 - Kansas City, MO The Brick, 10PM 01/10 - Lincoln, NE Box Awesome 8PM The New Monarchs (MySpace)
7th Street Entry TONIGHT, Friday Jan. 2nd Doors at 8:00pm Nobot The New Monarchs I, Colossus Dearling Physique 18+ , $6 at the door featuring DJ sets all night long by GIGAMESH (he's tall!)
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A.J. Kaufmann & Bill Shute Beyond The Blue Rocks ( Kendra Steiner Editions #113) "we pass unnoticed through people of paper/their paper streets/environment changes/they never do question/the western lands twinkle..." For some faith is all there is. Every action, every word, every breathe is filled with faith. It is this complete understanding that can result in a high level of clarity, and an overwhelming sense of peace. In some Faith's you can expand [...]
Twin Cities News: - City Pages recaps MN artists @ CMJ. ( link ) - Star Tribune reviews last night's Bob Dylan show. ( link ) - Mpls. St. Paul Mag reviews Girl Talk's First Ave. show & sticks it to the kids. ( link ) - Rift reviews Mighty Fairly's Big Words and Power Chords . ( link ) - MFR reviews The New Monarchs' Blueprints . ( link ) The New Monarchs "Across Your Hands" (mp3) The [...]
The New Monarchs Blueprints (Soup Bowl Records, 2008) Grade: B+ Download: The New Monarchs - "Across Your Hands" Download: The New Monarchs - "Surprises" Along with Nobot, Estate, and a whole host of other groups around the Twin Cities, Minneapolis-based The New Monarchs are a band that likes to accentuate their upbeat anthems with electronic textures. As evidenced by their debut album, Blueprints , The New Monarchs are more than eager to fill in the hole [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Drive-By Truckers : 2008-10-26, Denver [mp3,ogg,flac] "Rockin' in the Free World (Neil Young cover)" [mp3] Drive-By Truckers : 2008-05-08, Harrisburg [mp3,ogg,flac] "Road Cases" [mp3] other Drive-By Truckers posts at Largehearted Boy Ideal Free Distribution : "William Buss" [mp3] from Then We Were Older [...]
"Surprises" - the New Monarchs Tune in right away here, so you don't miss the ear-catching intro, with its striking juxtaposition of literally offbeat synthesizer lines and wordless, chant-like vocals. That's quite a way to start a song, and the good news is that this Minneapolis-based electronica duo has yet more up its sleeve, including, of all things, kick-ass guitars. I don't often warm up to electronica precisely because I'm just not an unadulterated beep-and-boop-and-beat fan. (And there's nothing wrong with those who are, mind you. I just [...]
1. The New Monarchs - "Across Your Hands"2. Mike Errico - "1000 Miles" 3. Pit Er Pat - "Evacuation Day" 4. Polysics - "Moog is Love" 5. Middle Distance Runner - "The Sun and Earth"6. Keri Hilson - "Return the Favor" featuring Timbaland (streaming only) 7. Reefer - "May Baleen" 8. Cyne - "The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit the MCMB website for full links, free music, great videos and more! ]]
Download: The New Monarch - "Across Your Hands" Download: The New Monarchs - "Surprises" The New Monarchs are a Twin Cities-based electronic duo who recorded their first album, Blueprints , this past summer in the box office of their former high school's theater department. Like their contemporaries, NOBOT , The New Monarchs blend together glitchy dance beats, vocoder vocals, and harmonized, counterpointing guitar parts. We'll hold off on our opinion of their record until closer to the release date, but in the meantime, [...]
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