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Hey Bronson Lovers,
We are thrilled to announce that Shoegaze band Mondaze have announced the release of their second album ‘Linger’ on 22 November via Bronson Recordings.
Preorder Now!
The album delves deep into themes of memory and loss, resistance and rebirth. It presents a dualism, balancing the delicate beauty of ethereal melodies with the intense power of a wall of sound.
Since forming in 2018, Italy-based Mondaze have defined themselves as “heavy shoegaze”, taking inspiration from bands like genre-giants Swervedriver and Ride, but also contemporary bands pushing through the limits of the genre like Nothing and Ringo Deathstarr. With Linger, they aim to amplify the melancholy tones of their frustration and rage. These sonic characteristics drove them to work with Chris Fullard (Idles and Boris) on mixing, and Maurizio Baggio (The Soft Moon, Boy Harsher) for mastering. The result is an album with roots, yet distinctly modern featuring arrangements that skillfully blend contemporary styles with dreamy and eerie atmospheres.
The opening track, ‘Lines of You’, showcases the recurring tension between presence and absence, reflecting how this internal struggle is ever-present in daily life. Haunted by lingering ghosts and memories that refuse to fade, Mondaze’s melancholy isn’t merely a stylistic element—it’s a deep exploration of the collective labyrinths faced by a generation longing for connection. It sounds as powerful as it is necessary in our times. There’s a strength that stems from reflection and observation.
This tune comes with a video directed by Clement Pelo, and it stars Yannis Beck and Benedicte Bonpunt.
With Linger, Mondaze return with a sound that is as powerful as it is necessary in the times we live in. There’s a strength that stems from reflection and observation. Their music taps into the deep emotions of generations unwilling to return to the “normal” of the past. More than anything, it’s a statement that aims to carve out an important chapter in indie rock—a chapter that, though rooted in Italy, speaks the international language of modern times, one that Mondaze embrace with confidence, unafraid to stand on the shoulders of giants!
PREORDER NOW! Cheaper than Later.
Limited Edition 12″ Marbled Clear with Purple Marbling Vinyl (150)
Limited Edition 12″ Blue Vinyl (350) – CD – Digital
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In the meantime Cosmic Couriers SAN LEO just announced a November Tour.
don’t miss their tripping live sessions if they are coming near you.
’Aves Raras’ is their last effort, a resounding statement of intent, arguably their most accomplished and well-rounded effort so far. Mixed by Grammy and Emmy-winning producer and sound engineer based in Berlin, Francesco Donadello.
SAN LEO NOVEMBER 2024
Fri 08/11 Spilimbergo PN (IT) @ secret location
Sat 09/11 Trento (IT) @le_garage_lab
Wed 13/11 Torino (IT) @ziggyclub
Thu 14/11 near METZ (FR) @ secret location
Fri 15/11 ANTWERPEN (BE) @lichtkaai
Sat 16/11 HILVERSUM (NL) @vonkindewijk
Sun 17/11 LILLE (FR) @ Centre Culturel Libertaire
Mon 18/11 IEPER (BE) @vortnvis
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AAAAAAHHHHH BIG FAT NEWS! ☕️ from Leatherette!
️⚓️ the ship is sailing again! ⚓️️
Small Talk is growing up and our kids are ready to go on their EU/UK tour again.
Following their incendiary 2022 debut album Fiesta, Bologna’s Leatherette deliver an even more provocative and sophisticated salvo with the follow-up, Small Talk. Emboldened by the acclaim won by Fiesta, Small Talk finds Leatherette breaking free of the post-punk straitjacket some were keen to strap them in, indulging both their love of wild noise and twisted pop.
06.02.25 CH Schaffhausen Radio Rasa
07.02.25 BE Charleroi Rockerill
08.02.25 FR Les Roches L’ÉvêqueZero Degré Est
09.02.25 FR Angers Joker Pub
10.02.25 FR Paris Le Pop Up Du Label
11.02.25 FR Rouen Le 3 Pièces Muzik’ Club
13.02.25 UK London The Shacklewell Arms
14.02.25 UK Manchester Big Hands
15.02.25 UK Nottingham Saltbox
17.02.25 BE Bruxelles Chaff
19.02.25 DE Berlin Schokoladen
20.02.25 DE Leipzig Noch Besser Leben
22.02.25 CH Basel Humbug club
‘And if there was one act who did that at MENT it was Bologna’s Leatherette. Playing the elegant Kino Šiška, Leatherette presented an ever-moving set of noise and attitudes that whisked past us like plates of sushi on a conveyor belt.
The sound was “post-punk”, but not the stuff now seen as canonical, rather the kind of messy, liminal sound that was sharp enough to cut yourself on; Chromb, Monochrome Set, Josef K, or Swell Maps’ ever shifting muse. That stuff. My new favourite band.’ – Richard Foster – Louder than War
we can’t wait to see them again on stage!
