Mono have been making dramatic, orchestral, largely instrumental experimental rock for 20 years, and in that time they’ve played in nearly 60 countries and released ten full-length albums. Their latest, January’s Nowhere Now Here (Temporary Residence), is arguably their best yet. It almost feels like a reunion record: Mono took a break in 2017 after […]
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Japanese postrock powerhouse Mono bring back the strings on Requiem for Hell
For their ninth full-length album, last year’s Requiem for Hell (Temporary Residence), this Japanese postrock institution took inspiration from the most famous grouping of circles: the nine that represent the stages of hell in Dante’s Inferno. The record is less austere than the dual 2014 albums Rays of Darkness and The Last Dawn, and not […]
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Can a case of mono spoil your sex drive for good?
Dan Savage advises a soldier who fears mono has permanently affected his sex drive and offers some guidance about munches.
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Let TALsounds take you All the Way
Local experimental musician Natalie Chami prepares to drop All the Way, a doozy, moody cassette she recorded as TALsounds.
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Neil Young’s gaudy, reactionary Storytone and 15 more record reviews
Reviews of 16 new albums, including Arca’s uncanny electronic mutations and T.I.’s unshakable street rap
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Dating while fat
Dan on BBW, belly punching, and how to feel more like a man—or better yet, a person
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12 O’Clock Track: Mono’s “Legend” soundtracks a quest through Iceland
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track, Mono’s “Legend,” scores a 12-minute video shot during a trek through the terrain of Iceland.