Outer Sunset, by Monocle

Outer Sunset

by Monocle

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Rolando This record rules for all times! Favorite track: Emmanuelle.

Jabod My very first Bandcamp purchase! Spacey dream pop that has invited comparisons with pioneers Stereolab and Broadcast (also see Le Futur Pompiste and fellow Brooklynites Soundpool). Monocle are always worth a listen - they seem to be undeservedly overlooked.

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1.	Emmanuelle 02:39	buy track
2.	Gaspard 04:09	buy track
3.	Agent Earle 04:17	buy track
4.	Music Of Space 04:13	buy track
5.	Green Future 03:49	buy track
6.	Wave Goodbye 04:46	buy track
7.	AirPhase 04:22	buy track
8.	Allo Taxi 03:33	buy track
9.	Outer Sunset 01:58	buy track
10.	We Slip 06:20	buy track
11.	Road Sign 03:04	buy track

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From the opening strains of ‘Emmanuelle’, Monocle immediately set about wrapping you up in a blanket of dizzying hypnotic pop. Moving from bossa fuelled dark night car rides to lush shoegaze tinged astral rock, Monocle’s first full-length, Outer Sunset reflects a decidedly edgier, denser approach both compositionally and performance-wise than their debut EP.

Tracks such as ‘Music of Space’ and ‘Airphase’ present some of the best newgaze pop you will hear this year leaving behind the often overbearing austerity and replacing it with an innate melancholic warmth and energy. ‘Agent Earle’ kicks off in what initially feels like parody but in true Monocle style turns itself on its head with dark chiming guitars and warning vocals only to then perform a third chameleon act slipping the listener into a blurred star belt.

Where on first listen it may be easy to finger reference points such as Stereolab, Can and Lush when describing Monocle’s sound and musical vision, successive listens reveal much more. With a charming immediacy that belies its underlying complexity Monocle have produced a masterpiece of magnetic pop. As the last track fades you find yourself immediately reaching over to the play button for another round.

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released January 18, 2008

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Monocle New York

Brooklyn’s Monocle fuse droning, hypnotic sounds, catchy melodies, and subtle shifts in harmony with thoughtful composition. Monocle’s 2006 EP, Lounge Act, combined sugary pop chords, dark lyrics, and heavy sounds that balanced the power and energy of a live band along with glossy electronics. Their music is a combination of dense and progressive cinematic pop, truly essential listening. ... more

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