Remember a time when emo was still a quirky offshoot of hardcore? When the scene wasn’t taken over yet by guys in girls’ jeans and girls with piercings in places that even the makers of the Saw franchise deemed too freaky? The guys that make up Monument sure do and want to share it with us on their debut full-length, “Goes Canoeing”.
With angular and jangly riffage and melodic vocals, these Washington DC natives pay tribute to the sounds of the past. If you still remember bands like Braid or Mineral, there’s nothing on here that you haven’t heard before. Yet it’s still pretty damn refreshing to listen to.
Score: 7 out of 10
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http://www.myspace.com/monumentisaband
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