Jason Tate
03/10/06, 04:29 PM
Moneen - The Red Tree
Release Date: April 11, 2005
Record Label: Vagrant Records (http://www.vagrant.com)
Far too many people are sitting in front of their computers right now and saying, "Who are Moneen?"
That's unfortunate because if they don't get with the program in the next month, they're not going to be picking up Moneen's new album, The Red Tree, on April 11th. That just means they're going to feel really stupid (yet finally fulfilled) when they have to go back to their store at some point during the rest of the year to purchase it.
So if I just described you, and you don't know who Moneen are yet - this is your warning. I've written this review in far enough advance to give you time to act like you know what's up.
The album doesn't waste anytime kicking things into high gear - so I'm not going to either.
Blistering drums, clever guitar licks, and melody to boot. These Canadians find a way to make music that can described as very fitting for a Vagrant band. Their album is crafted in a complete package to deliver the listener a feeling of fulfillment.
Their long song titles make it difficult to type them out in this review to highlight my favorites; so I am going to take the shortcut and just say tracks 2, 8, and 12 are the stand out tracks (among an album full of great songs).
The band members trade vocals - bleed two or three songs in a row together - and the songs speak as stories. Artistry at it's finest, coupled with music that begs to be played loud. Full-time air-guitar duties are most certainly needed. Even the slow, soft, melodic songs have an hint of aggression within them - almost begging to be released.
Repetition of vocals, soft screams, and the subtleties many bands lack all come together to form an extremely coherent album from Moneen that even surpasses their already superb debut.
The Get Up Kids [Something to Write Home..], Matchbook Romance [Voices]
It's hard to write a "For Fans Of" list for a band that truly doesn't sound much like any of their peers. Just listen to it - I think you'll like it.
[ AP Profile (http://www.absolutepunk.net/moneen) - Official Website (http://www.moneen.com) - Music (http://www.absolutepunk.net/moneen) ]
Release Date: April 11, 2005
Record Label: Vagrant Records (http://www.vagrant.com)
Far too many people are sitting in front of their computers right now and saying, "Who are Moneen?"
That's unfortunate because if they don't get with the program in the next month, they're not going to be picking up Moneen's new album, The Red Tree, on April 11th. That just means they're going to feel really stupid (yet finally fulfilled) when they have to go back to their store at some point during the rest of the year to purchase it.
So if I just described you, and you don't know who Moneen are yet - this is your warning. I've written this review in far enough advance to give you time to act like you know what's up.
The album doesn't waste anytime kicking things into high gear - so I'm not going to either.
Blistering drums, clever guitar licks, and melody to boot. These Canadians find a way to make music that can described as very fitting for a Vagrant band. Their album is crafted in a complete package to deliver the listener a feeling of fulfillment.
Their long song titles make it difficult to type them out in this review to highlight my favorites; so I am going to take the shortcut and just say tracks 2, 8, and 12 are the stand out tracks (among an album full of great songs).
The band members trade vocals - bleed two or three songs in a row together - and the songs speak as stories. Artistry at it's finest, coupled with music that begs to be played loud. Full-time air-guitar duties are most certainly needed. Even the slow, soft, melodic songs have an hint of aggression within them - almost begging to be released.
Repetition of vocals, soft screams, and the subtleties many bands lack all come together to form an extremely coherent album from Moneen that even surpasses their already superb debut.
The Get Up Kids [Something to Write Home..], Matchbook Romance [Voices]
It's hard to write a "For Fans Of" list for a band that truly doesn't sound much like any of their peers. Just listen to it - I think you'll like it.
[ AP Profile (http://www.absolutepunk.net/moneen) - Official Website (http://www.moneen.com) - Music (http://www.absolutepunk.net/moneen) ]