New Music Albums: LOTUS BRIDGE (The Monochrome Set)

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Artist:
The Monochrome Set

Genre:
Alternative/Indie Rock
Pop/Rock
Indie Pop

Total Time:
36:15

Record Label:
Tapete Records

Purchase Album:
CD, Amazon Music, Vinyl,
Apple Music, Spotify

Release Date
March 13, 2026

Find out more about this album release after the jump.

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Product Description: The Monochrome Set started out as a witty, urbane take on post-punk that owed a debt to swinging '60s pop and twangy surf music and have continued making similarly styled records for decades. Steered by the darkly clever songs of Bid and the crisp playing of the band, their first records were smart and offbeat, covering obscure lyrical territory while also delivering snappy hooks. Their jumpy debut single, 1979's "He's Frank," set the template for the band through the early '80s on a string of albums like early masterpiece Eligible Bachelors that balanced Bid's songs and the group's growing sonic presence. The first incarnation of the group ran out of steam in the mid-'80s but Bid rounded up a familiar supporting cast in the '90s to release albums that captured their original sound and tweaked it gently for the times. After another split, then a reunion spurred by Bid's recovery from an aneurysm, they came back in the 2010s to issue albums like 2016's Cosmonaut, which showed that their brand of sophisticated, hooky guitar pop not only still sounded fresh, but was better than ever; something that remained true even as they entered their sixth decade as a band with fine albums like 2022's Allhallowtide and 2026's Lotus Bridge.

TRACK LIST:

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1 . Lotus Bridge (04:11)

2 . iaphanous (03:42)

3 . The Abominations Of Hubert (03:59)

4 . Jenny Greenlocks (02:54)

5 . Arcadia (01:20)

6 . Athanatoi (04:04)

7 . Leander (03:04)

8 . Map Of The Night Sky (03:59)

9 . Polaris Aa (04:31)

10 .Our Sweet Souls (04:36)

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