Japanese shoegaze veterans Mono announce new full-length album »Oath« on Pelagic Records and share teaser video!
Japanese shoegaze veterans Mono have announced their new full-length album, »Oath«, which will be released on June 14th, 2024 via Pelagic Records.
Tracklist:
01. Us, Then
02. Oath
03. Then, Us
04. Run On
05. Reflection
06. Hear The Wind Sing
07. Hourglass
08. Moonlight Drawing
09. Holy Winter
10. We All Shine On
11. Time Goes By
Courtesy of Pelagic Records:
Veteran Japan-based instrumental rock band MONO have announced the release of »Oath«, their 12th full-length album, on 14th June, 2024 via Berlin’s Pelagic Records.
“What are we doing here?”
The year 2020 turned what was once quintessential late-night stoner existentialism into a daily mantra for nearly everyone on this planet. What are we doing with our limited time in this life? What is our purpose? What should we be doing?
For the past 25 years, MONO have explored themes such as the relationship between darkness and light; hope in the face of disaster; and the duality of birth and death. On their 12th full-length album, »Oath«, they ponder the time that makes up life, and how to make the most of that time.
Recorded and mixed with longtime friend and collaborator, Steve Albini, »Oath« opens like a sunrise with a slowly ascending orchestra and brass section, the full band taking its time to revel in the atmosphere before joining in the splendour. Throughout the album’s 71-minute runtime, MONO meditates on that theme of time and life in myriad ways. The unhurried evolution of a song that is a hallmark of MONO’s catalog is infused with an air of elegance that elevates »Oath« to new heights.
MONO challenged themselves with a universally relatable existential examination, and answered with »Oath«, an album that offers benevolent reflection rather than fleeting respite.
“We live with a vow that hasn’t changed since we were children. Hear the wind sing. We are part of the universe. We already know what we should do and what the most important thing in life is.” – Takaakira ‘Taka’ Goto, MONO
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well