After being told we’d have to pay £100 to use the Victoria Baths for just 10 minutes, the cost being atributed to them having to “look after us”, we decided to film our session with the fantastic Monster Island outside on the street. There were balaclavas and beers as we were treated to this incredible version of ‘Looking For A Leader’.
Let’s just get this clear before we go any further; i fucking love monster island” Tastyfanzine
“The kind of counter-mainstream songs that should be filling whatever the direct opposite of a stadium is…anthems for the dishevelled..a traveller spouting madness flecked with genius, “Godisinthetv
“Even though their largely spoken delivery is sometimes totally illegible, their warped Lancastrian slacker pop is truly wonderful. ” High Voltage
“The cult of The Fall without really sounding much like the Fall – Mark E’s ensemble were never this powerful; but Monster Island can equally be just as poetic” Manchester Music
“A refreshing blast of british surrealism that is a nice contrast in these perfect pop and crystal folk times” John Kennedy
“Artists, in every sense of the word, and it could never be any way but this…cult status surely beckons.” Sandman
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http://monsterisland.bandcamp.com
I like their music but they’re all freemasons.
its true rihanna. every gig is a ritual.
and the goggles are to hide the slit pupils.
LOVE these boys!