Moneen

Press darlings they may be, but a good band is still a good band—and make no mistake, Moneen is a FUCKING good band. — David Lawrence (Nerve Magazine) Kenny Bridges Chris Hughes Peter Krpan Erik Hughes Ask Moneen what kind of music they play, and they won't offer up a simple, soundbite-friendly answer. "We always get asked that, and we'd never really thought about it that much," muses frontman Kenny Bridges. "So it became a fun little game for us to come up with the most terrible tagline possible, just to confuse people. The one we came up with is 'aggressive melodic pop.'" While such a description is far from terrible or confusing — Moneen's music is indeed aggressive, melodic, and poppy — it still doesn't begin to capture the myriad complexities and layers of this Toronto four-piece's unique brand of powerpunk. With influences ranging from the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds to the Dillinger Escape Plan, Thingy, and Jimmy Eat World ("anything that's over the top and pushes the limits," Kenny explains), Moneen display a songwriting sophistication and technical prowess that belie their brief three-and-a-half-year existence and early-twentysomething ages. "We ... more...