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ALBUM REVIEW: Monkey Mind – Monkey Mind (People Of Punk Rock Records)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Google ‘Monkey mind’ and you’ll find it’s a Buddhist term meaning “unsettled, restless, capricious, whimsical, fanciful, inconstant, confused, indecisive, uncontrollable”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m not sure whether that’s what Monkey Mind, a new North East punk rock ‘supergroup’ (for want of a better term) had in mind when they made this debut album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The band is a three-piece consisting of Olga from The Toy Dolls<\/a><\/strong>, Crashed Out<\/a><\/strong> guitarist Lee Wright, and drummer Martin Payton from ska-punks The Panic Report<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olga takes a back seat, playing bass rather than lead guitar, and also lets Lee handle lead vocals. The resulting album is one that’s upbeat and enjoyable from start to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Martin Payton, Lee Wright and Olga are Monkey Mind.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Song-wise it doesn’t have a lot in common with the Dolls’ absurb ditties, the Oots’ anthemic streetpunk or TPR’s jaunty ska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, it owes a lot to US punk-pop bands like Green Day and Blink-182, but it’s better than anything either of them have made in years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s plenty of hooks, more meaty riffs, thunderous basslines, pounded drums and singalong choruses than you can shake a stick at, and some fine musicianship from our three protagonists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A handful of songs from the album have been drip-fed out as videos in the past couple of years, but most of its 13 tracks could have been what used to be called singles. The whole thing lasts a touch over 37 minutes, so it fairly shifts along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monkey Mind’s self-titled debut album is on Canadian label People of Punk Rock Records.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The opener Mr Wright 2<\/em> sets the tone for the album as a whole, and is the first song of several songs (see also Get Rid Ov Him<\/em> and Sling Yer Hook<\/em>) about relationships. In this case our man is unlucky in love, or, as he puts it, “Mr Nice Guy’s lost the girl again.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next up is one of the standout songs, There’s Something About Lauren<\/em>, which extols the virtues of the sort of girl all the boys fall in love with. There’s also a song, Buddy Love<\/em>, dedicated to man’s best friend, who in this case is a spaniel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things take a more serious tone on the title track Monkey Mind<\/em> and Black Clouds<\/em>, which appear to be about tackling your inner demons and dealing with depression (though in a positive fashion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The quirky Girl In A Jar <\/em>(‘she lives in a jar, how bizarre’) has Olga’s fingerprints all over it if I’m not mistaken, and I love the payoff line of ‘why did she decide to spend her life in a jar, does anybody know how she got in?’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/a5z31iVhPJE\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lee flies the flag for little guys everywhere on Small Man<\/em>, proving the old adage that there’s good stuff in little bundles, while closer Ice Man<\/em> is in praise of Dutch motivational speaker and extreme athlete Wim Hof, who’s noted for his ability to withstand freezing temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favourite track on the whole album is – you’ve guessed it – another love song. Local Lass<\/em>, which sounds like Billie Joe and Co at their finest, reminds us, “You can\u2019t go wrong with a local lass\/These girls are built to last”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From start to finish Monkey Mind<\/em> is full of energy, impressive playing and catchy songs, and while they’re hardly reinventing the wheel, the trio do manage to bring something fresh to the table. 8\/10.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monkey Mind<\/em> is available on CD, streaming services and (eventually) vinyl, and live dates and festivals are planned for 2022. Follow the band on Facebook HERE <\/a><\/strong>for their latest news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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