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Monde UFO Share Garden of Agony

April 4, 2023 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

I have obviously been a big fan of what Monde UFO are doing, bridging a gap between quieted bedroom recordings and bossa nova sentimentality, all of which come to head on the final single from their forthcoming LP. Clearly the guitar strum makes a nod to the Brazilian musical genre, though there’s this whispering vocal that really begs you to use the song to clear out everything else in your head. In listening, you get these odd little notes that seem out of place, but for me, that’s where the song’s of the band get interesting. It’s like they’re trying to distract you from the core beauty of the tune, inevitably drawing you closer into the tune itself. The band will be releasing Vandalized Statue to be Replaced with Shrine on April 21st via Quindi Records.

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Monde UFO Share Government Employee

March 9, 2023 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Being introduced to the new LP form Monde UFO has really allowed me to kind of let my brain venture out into the outer regions of the indie realm. If you peel away the layers, you’re likely to find a light-hearted bit of bedroom pop bouncing through your speakers. But, I don’t want to peel those layers as they offer up this careful bit of tropicalia; it also feels organic rather than mere mimicry of the style, which is one of the reasons I appreciate the band’s willingness to go beyond the standard. They’ll drop Vandalized Statue to be Replaced with Shrine on April 21st.

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Monde UFO Share Visions of Fatima

February 13, 2023 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Mondays are all about easing into the mindset that you’re likely working your way through the rest of the week, good or bad. So, it’s nice to have a clean mental slate, which is where Monde UFO enters the show. The LA based band are exploring the intersection between DIY bedroom pop and the exploratory realms of jazz and bossa nova; it makes for a listen that ultimately feels both familiar and far far out of the norm. The opening moments trickle in carefully, almost like a meditative stance that’s just there to set the tone, building blocks that will be the foundation of the track. Vocals come in just after the 1 minute mark, a bit sedate and studied. There’s a bubbling up of pop structures just at the 2 minute mark, lifting the song’s spirit to your ears. My favorite moment comes at 3:36; the song opens up into this dreamy pop realm that immediately warms your ears, and just works in briefly before skittering off into the noisier compositional world. Their album Vandalized Statue to be Replaced with Shrine is out on April 21st.

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