Pool Of Sound - Monks

Currently making major waves on the Liverpool music scene is 'Monks'. The show by Aussie based psych band 'Pond' at the Invisible Wind Factory in 2017 was the moment when George met guitarist Nathan, and the idea of 'Monk's came about.
The band are fronted by singer-guitarist and chief song-writer, George Pomford and hail from various Merseyside outposts such as Sefton, Ellesmere Port and Wavertree. Having met via mutual friends and through college, the remaining band members are Nathan Johnson on guitar, Kali Diston-Jones on drums, Joe Fay on trumpet and synthesizers and Liam Daly on bass guitar and sampler. They started out in September 2017and fuse various influences, such as psych rock, jazz, and dream-pop to create their own unique sound. Subcultures that have influenced their music and fashion are the Northern Soul scene and the 1970s Disco scene in New York. They are heavily inspired by both, due to its power to get people to dance in unity and the positive energy it creates. Joe Fay's trumpeting (from an orchestral background), brings a distinct flavour to their sound; whilst Nathan Johnson's guitar work, replete with reverb-infused riffs and Kali Diston-Jones complex drum fills all add perfectly to forge their sound. George's song-writing contains different time signatures, and samples sentences from old news interviews, bringing a creative twist to some of their songs. The Sound Basement on Duke Street will always hold a special place in their hearts as it's where they performed their first shows and learnt how to properly play live.
In early 2018 they played two headline shows and also supported 'Paris Youth Foundation' and 'Clay'.  As well as securing a prestigious slot at the 2018 Liverpool Sound City Festival, they played a gig at Studio 2 supporting 'The Bohos' on April 7th. Releasing their debut single 'Dreamboat' in early 2018 recorded at Elevator Studios, they continued to gain a wider audience, having been played on 'BBC Introducing Merseyside' numerous times and playing various gigs supporting bands such as 'Blaenavon' and 'SPINN', along with a handful of sold out headline shows.

Arts Club, Liverpool 2019

October 2019 saw the release of a new single 'Tempranillo', a hard hitting and synth heavy track. The bass driven song takes the listener through the journey of love, and how your thoughts and feelings towards someone can change so quickly. The bridge section brings a dance edge, something new for the band. The song title and chorus come from the name of 'Monks' guitarist's favourite type of red wine with the song recorded and produced by Robert Whiteley in Whitewood Recording Studio, Liverpool. 'Corduroy' was another single released in March 2020 with a lot packed into the six-minute track time, and on the first listen feels almost like two tracks in one. The ethereal vocals from George Pomford guide you through the single which creates a feeling of almost serene excitement and it is a feel-good dream-pop track which begged to be played loud on summer evenings.

Night Moves

The release of their 2021 single '100 Percent', offers listeners a psychedelic ride with its mix of lo-fi production and funky bass line, a mix of 1970s, 1980s, electro pop along with elements of disco, rock and psychedelia. The group had already released multiple singles since 2018, including 'Golf ' and 'Why Does Everything Look The Same?' and toured the UK, gaining a loyal fanbase along the way. Racking up over a million streams on Spotify with previous releases such as 'Dreamboat' and 'Sundried', the band have also received support from Huw Stephens on BBC Introducing and BBC Radio 6. 'Night Moves', their latest single, was released in July 2021.

Liverpool music blog Getintothis have described the band as, " Monks are the perfect expression of old heads on young bodies. While they know how to have fun and get down with their peers, their sound and performance levels are that of someone with a lot older head on their shoulders."

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