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Monnone Alone sing golden garage pop songs. Victoria have come from Sydney do likewise.FREE ENTRY at The Beast
Monnone Alone: Based around the songwriting of Mark Monnone (ex-Lucksmiths), Monnone Alone assume the form of a jangly/fuzzy power-pop combo comprising members of Architecture in Helsinki, Ciggie Witch, The Smallgoods and Mid-State Orange. The band are currently putting the finishing touches to Monnone Alone album-number-four. All Music said their earlier album Summer of the Mosquito could fit “right next to the best work of Matthew Sweet, Velvet Crush, or Teenage Fanclub and one would not notice any drop in quality. It’s that good. A batch of songs that punch through the speakers with vigour and imprint their melodies like a tattoo of the sun.
Victoria: Double J Radio called them “an Australian supergroup”. Victoria is a project from long-time friends Cameron Emerson-Elliott (Youth Group), Alison Galloway (Smudge), Patrick Matthews (The Vines, Youth Group) and Max Doyle (Songs). Named for the Kinks’ song, Victoria’s strength lies in their effortless ability to paint an evocative lyrical picture and set it to a memorable toe-tapping tune.
“We felt that there was a bit of a dearth of indie rock bands making catchy songs with an overabundance of words at the moment,” says Matthews. “So, we thought we’d give it a go.”
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