Interview with almost monday
We had the pleasure of interviewing almost monday over Zoom video!\xa0
San Diego-based alt-pop trio almost monday, who People Magazine recently declared an \u201cemerging artist making their mark on the musical landscape,\u201d have today released their sophomore EP til the end of time.
Five tracks in length, til the end of time is chock-full of almost monday\u2019s signature California sound. Additionally, almost monday also today released the official music video for the EP\u2019s title track.
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til the end of time\u2019s first single \u201clive forever\u201d was met with praise by many critics including music tastemaker Zane Lowe, who personally world-premiered the tune on his Apple Music Beats 1 radio show, and EARMILK, who described it as \u201ca fun, upbeat sing-along track that enlists a festival-ready chorus sure to rock stages when live touring returns.\u201d On its heels, \u201chailey beebs\u201d coasts along on a downtempo groove wrapped in warm shimmering keys. almost monday\u2019s vocalist Dawson Daugherty delivers the quotable reprise with playful swagger before confidently carrying the swooning refrain, \u201cI\u2019m alive with you.\u201d Ones To Watch called it the \u201cperfect summer song\u201d and praised the group\u2013rounded out by guitarist Cole Clisby and bassist Luke Fabry\u2013by saying they \u201cshould be everyone\u2019s go-to for an instant mood-booster.\u201d Elsewhere on the EP, \u201cthis is growing up\u201d gallops from a danceable groove into the rush of an arena-sized hook, while \u201ctil the end of time\u201d hops along on tambourine and a funky riff towards a bright and bold refrain. The EP closes out with a stripped-down version of \u201cthis is growing up.\u201d
til the end of time follows almost monday\u2019s debut EP don\u2019t say you\u2019re ordinary. Despite being released in the middle of a pandemic, the trio was able to make waves with their first single \u201cbroken people.\u201d \u202fIt landed them \u202fa \u202fTop 20 \u202fspot \u202fon \u202fAlternative Radio and led to a \u202fcollab \u202fwith GRAMMY-nominated duo\u202f Sofi\u202f Tukker. To date, the group has generated more than \u202f42 \u202fmillion combined \u202faudio and video streams and have been declared ones to watch in 2021 by GQ, FLAUNT Magazine, Amazon Music, Shazam and more.
Showing no signs of slowing down, almost monday are set to hit the stage and make their debut at some of the biggest festivals across the country this year including Lollapalooza Music Festival, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival and Firefly Music Festival.
About almost monday:\u202f
After countless garage jams, D.I.Y. gigs in the back of a surf shop, and innumerable hours writing together,\u202f almost monday\u202f bottle California sunshine in their funky basslines, ecstatic choruses, and danceable grooves. \u202fIt turns out the world needed some Cali rays during the pandemic as the band managed to emerge in 2020 with an unprecedented 30 million overall streams, uplifting audiences everywhere in the process.\u202f The San Diego trio\u2014Dawson Daugherty \u202f(vocals),\u202f Cole \u202fClisby \u202f(guitar) and \u202fLuke Fabry \u202f(bass)\u2014\u202fcrafted their 2020 debut EP \u202fdon\u2019t say you\u2019re ordinary \u202fin Brooklyn and Los Angeles with producers Mark Needham (The Killers, Fleetwood Mac) and Simon\u202f Oscroft\u202f (The Naked and Famous, DREAMERS).\u202f don\u2019t say you\u2019re ordinary \u202fignited a string of buzzing anthems, beginning with \u201cparking lot view\u201d and \u201ccome on come on.\u201d Meanwhile, the lead single \u201cbroken people,\u201d and the Sofi \u202fTukker \u202fremix, crystallized their sun-kissed signature style with a bold bass bounce and empowering refrain as it\u2019s generated nearly 32 million combined audio and video streams so far and cracked the Top 20 at Alternative Radio. Along the way, they\u2019ve attracted a growing fan base through a combination of danceable rhythms and uplifting hooks. In 2021, they set the stage for their second EP til the end of time with \u201clive forever,\u201d received praise from\u202f Earmilk,\u202f Flaunt,\u202f Ones To Watch, and more right out of the gate. Additionally, \u202fAlternative Press \u202ftouted it and included them among\u202f \u201c40 New Artists You Need To Hear in February,\u201d \u202fand \u202fGQ\u202f Australia \u202fpredicted them to be one of \u202f\u201c21 Breakout Musicians to Know in 2021.\u201d The band will also make their festival debut at Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, BottleRock, and Firefly this year.\u202f With the release of\u202f til the end of time almost\u202f monday \u202fonly accelerate their momentum and emerge as the consummate purveyors of future-facing California pop.\u202f
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