Monkeys In Love - who they are and how they came to be...

Monkeys In Love met at a rave in a disused mental asylum in 2005. Since then they have grown from their original shouty two-piece configuration to become a decidedly more dynamic and considered five-piece.

Their sound is hard to pigeonhole, but could be described as a strange canned-cocktail of forgotten film soundtracks, junk shop glam, lead-footed library funk, early eighties British indie, sludge metal or maybe just a drunken, surly Stereolab.

Their lyrics are sly and sardonic and cover a broad range of subjects, including the cycle of life, internet trolls and hair transplants.

They are a heavily visual band and incorporate puppetry, props and projection into their live act.

They’ve appeared (in a manner of speaking) on BBC Radio Manchester, ALL FM, Salford City Radio, Preston FM, London based art station Resonance FM and numerous underground internet-based shows.

They currently broadcast The Magic Garden, a weekly cloudcast where they (or sometimes their special guests) play the kind of music that doesn’t get aired too often anywhere else.

Monkeys In Love are:
Steve on vocals, keys and effects, Laura on vocals and visual side of things, Eamonn on guitar, Chris on bass, Danielle on guitar, flute and recorder.

RECENT GIGOGRAPHY

They are having a break from gigging so they can finish our album off ready for end of February 2013 and get ready for touring.

NOVEMBER 2012: Past & Present Weekend, supporting Kill Pretty on 16 November at The Verge in Hyde.

OCTOBER 2012: Mondos Marveloso Hallowe’en special, 31 October at Sandbar, Manchester.

SEPTEMBER 2012: Headlined with writer Valerie O’Riordan at Word>Play with the Flashtag Writers, part of Didsbury Arts Festival on 27 September at Albert Club, Didsbury.

APRIL - AUGUST 2012: House band at TAGO>MAGO at Lass O’Gowrie, Manchester. Final event supporting Damo Suzuki.

FEBRUARY 2012: DEATH JEANS launch party at TV-21s, Manchester. Read the review here
http://bit.ly/TjDkFs

OCTOBER 2011: Sakura Hotel, Ikebukuro, Tokyo

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