We are Mono – Rojo
Genre: Pop Rock, Latin Rock, Indie Rock
Similar artists: Love of Lesbian
Becoming a rock star involves intimidation. It’s nothing unique. Most areas of life in which one wants to find glory and the admiration of others involve intimidation, distorting the truth, and flat-out lying. But, it’s not like nobody is asking for it. This is a well-known secret, one kept between the audiences and musicians.
As Joe Strummer might have said, people want to see others like them muster the courage to go out on a stage. We all want to believe that our rockstars are otherwordly. We all want them to believe that they are living the lives we can’t. And, if need be, we want them to pretend to be the villains we always dreamed we might become.
We are Mono’s Rojo sounds like a band being tasked to soundtrack the richest, most debauched party in town. The band members don’t twitch one muscle as they go through their alluring, corrupting threatening pop sound. We are Mono might not be who they appear to be. But, we’ll never be sure. For all we know they might be secret agents turned rockstars. They certainly have the style and the sound to prove it.
Trey Warner – Mother Mary
Genre: Pop Punk, Pop Rock, Alternative Rock
For tribes throughout history musicians, some of them at least, have always had a role beyond entertainment. They were the ones to call out the things that scared the community the most. And, using the sounds that only they could summon, they were in charge of repelling those threats. There’s an element of ritualistic magic to the music of old.
Scratch the veneer of modern pop and you get the same. Sure, on the surface these appear to be merely tunes designed to get you through the day. But, it doesn’t happen to soundtrack people’s lives by mere accident. Pop music is the community’s attempt to drive back luck and evil omens away.
Trey Warner’s Mother Mary is an attempt to cast a spell in favor of the singer’s pop-punk tribe. Yes, appearances can be deceiving. Is this merely a singalong complete with a rousing chorus, and choppy power chords? Maybe! But, really this is an anthem sung for everyone in Trey Warner’s corner. Everyone’s expecting rain, but the music may still work its magic and chase the rain clouds away.
