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I have just come across The Mono Effect, they are
a four piece band from Cambridge who have been together
for over three years, and in that time they have
toured over the UK many times picking up exposure
from radio one and many different press publications
on their travels, in between their busy touring
schedule they have been working on their new album
'Gaints' the album is now complete and is due for
release in September via Lockjaw Records, a Worcester
based record label who seem to pick up the crop
of upcoming English bands.
The Mono Effect have a sound that’s heavily
influenced by Weezer, The Wildhearts and the Smashing
Pumpkins, it’s the Weezer comparison that
sticks out the most during the bands 'Giants'
album.
As soon as the album opens up with the first
track 'Suffragette', the Weezer style sounds will
whack you so hard in the face, as the song sounds
so much like something you would hear on a Weezer
album but with more English vocals and some shouty
and heavy moments thrown in to mix things up a
bit.
'Confidence' is a blinding track, everything
about it fits so right, the guitar riffs are powerful
the song is full of melody and it will be a matter
of seconds before you find yourself tapping your
feet along to the song and singing along to the
infectious chorus.
The whole album is full of accessible tracks,
they are all powerful rock songs that have a melodic
edge which you will find yourself skipping back
to listen to time and time again, which is a rare
thing in the British music scene at the moment
as every band seems to want to sound and look
like all the other emo and screamo bands out there
and this is where The Mono Effect are different,
they want to be a proper rock band and that is
exactly what they are, a straight to the point
rock band.
If you like to hear rock music with big riffs,
melodic vocals, big choruses then The Mono Effect
are a band I recommend you checking out as they
are just that, granted they don’t have the
big sound that’s straight to the point rock
bands like Biffy Clyro and The Foo Fighters have
but they do have a really enjoyable sound that
is so easy to get into. The Mono Effect are quite
a young band with the members in their early twenties
and I believe they have a bright future ahead
of them.
3.5/5
Review by Trigger |
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Miba (vocals, guitar)
Dave (bass, vocals)
Karlos (guitar, vocals)
Ed209 (drums, vocals) |
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1. Suffragette
2. Confidence
3. Beast
4. Breathe
5. The Bullet Catcher #13
6. Sick 'N' Wired
7. Walls Cave In
8. Lull
9. Kill The Mood
10. Blessed By Angels
11. Devil Mouth
12. My Friend |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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