Monochrome Set, The

Cosmonaut

At the end of the 70s, The Monochrome Set were part of the first wave of post punk bands. Right from the beginning, the band earned a solid reputation as purveyors of fine pop, gaining praise from 80s contemporaries such as Morrissey and Edwyn Collins. Importantly, in later years this praise has continued with artists such as Franz Ferdinand, The Divine Comedy and Graham Coxon, all citing the band as a key influence on their own work. The Monochrome Set sound has often been described as timeless, and that alone explains why, over the years, the band has continued gaining admirers. "Cosmonaut", the band's 13th album, is a perfect example of this exhilarating mix. The title track opens with a Theremin cyber fly buzzing towards your skull before the song hits, launching you into a mirror dimension that is both familiar and alien. The whole album is a trip that starts with a hallucinating cash-till lady, then travels through dream-sets involving cannibalism, disaffected squirrels, strange gods, dying sweethearts, sexual depravity, Alzheimer's, backward evolution, and ends in an operating theatre, amid a sea of medical tentacles.

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Format
CD - 1 disk
Release date
09-09-2016
Label
Item-nr
493193
EAN
4015698006247
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In stock
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. COSMONAUT
2. SUDDENLY, LAST AUTUMN
3. SQUIRREL IN A HAT
4. PUT IT ON THE ALTAR
5. TIGRESS
6. STICK YOUR HAND UP IF YOURE LOUCHE
7. FELE
8. KINGFISHER BLUE
9. MONKEY SUITCASE
10. LOST IN MY OWN ROOM, DREAMING