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DOWNLOAD: Monotonix

By Tankboy in Arts & Entertainment on Aug 21, 2009 9:15PM

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Monotonix at Hideout photo by Jim Kopeny

Monotonix puts on one of the most wildly entertaining stage shows we've seen in recent years, with band member literally setting each other on fire and trying to make off with each other's instruments ... mid-song. They just released this taste from the debut full-length Where Were You When It Happened?, out September 8. It's a bit of a departure from their previous material in that it, um, actually seems somewhat thoughtfully constructed! Instead of a whirlwind of instruments threating to consume each other what we get instead is a pretty nnifty groove and the startling realization that lead vocalist Ami Shalev can actually sing!

MP3: Monotonix "Set Me Free"

Monotonix appears at Logan Square Auditorium on October 3