{"id":60669,"date":"2011-07-24T18:32:24","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T01:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=60669"},"modified":"2011-07-24T18:32:24","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T01:32:24","slug":"mona-is-the-band-to-look-out-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2011\/07\/24\/mona-is-the-band-to-look-out-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Mona Is The Band To Look Out For"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Somewhere between the dying bands of the O.C. and the One Tree Hill soundtracks and the rising tunes of the house and electronica genres, alternative rock began to loose it&#8217;s mojo. Fear no more because the alternative juice is getting a reboot with the authentic sound of Mona. So Foo Fighters, it&#8217;s time for you to step down from your podium and let the newcomers reign the alternative rock throne. <\/p>\n<p>The group, consisting of vocalist and guitarist, Nick Brown, guitarist, Jordan Young, bassist, Zach Lindsey and drummer, Vince Gard, recently dropped their self-titled EP on July 19th. Normally with an EP release, we can select a top track out of the several tunes, but with Mona&#8217;s 4 track EP, we could not play favorites. Each of the tunes, which include, &#8220;Listen To Your Love&#8221;, &#8220;Teenager&#8221;, &#8220;Lines In The Sand&#8221; and &#8220;Trouble On The Way&#8221;, hold their own individually, but give an overall jaw dropping effect as a whole. The varying tempos and melodic arrangements of the tunes showcase the group&#8217;s creative rawness. Mona has that edgy swag that steer them clear of falling into the cop out genre of alternative pop. <\/p>\n<p>The Nashville group&#8217;s sound is not contemporary; they are old souls and their video for the tune &#8220;Listen To Your Love&#8221; complements this thought. The black and white imagery of the band causes us to place them in the 50&#8217;s decade, where gelled hair and slick attire were the rage. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time for the 21st century to embrace a new blend of music that doesn&#8217;t incorporate techno beats. Try the musical mixture of Mona. The ingredients to create their alternative sound include some rock roll and the blues. One bite just isn&#8217;t enough with this group. <\/p>\n<p>by Lonnie Nemiroff <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/mona_ep.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/mona_ep.jpg\" alt=\"mona ep\" title=\"mona ep\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/mona_ep.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/mona_ep-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/mona_ep-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Somewhere between the dying bands of the O.C. and the One Tree Hill soundtracks and the rising tunes of the house and electronica genres, alternative rock began to loose it&#8217;s mojo. Fear no more because the alternative juice is getting a reboot with the authentic sound of Mona. 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