Absolute Monarchs is an American post-punk Music band from Seattle, Washington.[2][3]
Absolute Monarchs | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Post-Punk, Punk |
| Years active | 2008 - 2013 |
| Labels | Good to Die Records |
| Members | Shawn Kock (guitar) Joel Schneider (bass/vocals) Mike Stubz (drums)[1] Miki Sodos (guitar) |
| Website | [1] |
History
editThe Absolute Monarchs formed in 2009.[4] In 2011, the band was named one of "6 NW Bands You Need to Know" by Spin.com.[5] In 2012 the band was playing in clubs and acting as an opening band at concerts in the Seattle area.[6][7] Absolute Monarchs were featured to perform at the 57th Grammy Award Ceremonies at the 2012 Capitol Hill Block Party.[8] The band released one full-length album through Good to Die Records[9] and one 7" through Big Tea Records (UK) before calling it quits in August 2013.[10][11] Kock and Stubz then went on to form a new band, Blood Drugs.[12] In 2016 the Monarchs reunited to perform at Good to Die Records five year anniversary concert.[13] The group also performed at the 2016 Capitol Hill Block Party[14] and several local venues.
Members
edit- Shawn Kock - guitar
- Joel Schneider - bass / vocals
- Mike Stubz - drums
- Miki Sodos - guitar
Discography
editReferences
edit- ^ "Seattle’s DEADKILL Unleashes Debut 7″ Via Good To Die Records", Sleeping Shaman, 23rd May 2012
- ^ "All Hail Seattle’s Absolute Monarchs". Consequences of Sound.
- ^ "Hannah Levin - Tacoma to today". Northwest Military, by Nikki McCoy on March 6, 2013.
- ^ "The Four Best Seattle Bands You Don’t Know". Spin, Jonathan Zwickel // July 27, 2009
- ^ "6 Northwest bands you need to know". Spin.
- ^ "Absolute Monarchs, Strong Killings, Swayze, and White Coward at The Highline". SSGMusic.by Daniel Ahrendt on February 27th, 2012
- ^ "Capitol Hill Block Party 20 - 22 July 2012 - Seattle". Pop Matters, Robert Alford 5 August 2012
- ^ "GRAMMYs On The Road With The Absolute Monarchs And Porcelain Raft". July 31, 2012 - grammy.com
- ^ "Seattle’s Absolute Monarchs Release Debut LP, ‘1’". Indie Rock Cafe, 2012 Best New Releases, April 20, 2012 Max Hammer
- ^ "Absolute Monarchs 1 Rocks Hard and Heavy By Gwendolyn Elliott" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Seattle Weekly, Mar 6 2012.
- ^ "Interview: Absolute Monarchs". Verbicide, by Thomas Pizzola | April 2nd, 2012
- ^ "A Sausageside Chat with Good to Die's Blood Drugs" Archived 2017-02-04 at the Wayback Machine. Seattle Weekly, By James Ballinger Apr 14 2015
- ^ "Weekly Worth It 6-6-16". Seattle Passive Aggressive, June 6, 2016. James Ballinger
- ^ "Capitol Hill Block Party 2016 Day Three: Review and Photos". Paste, By Victoria Holt | July 27, 2016
- ^ "Good To Die Records: Year One, A Retrospective". Redefine, Oct 11th, 2012. by Thad McKraken
- ^ " It's 2012, and Seattle Sounds Like ..."[permanent dead link]. Seattle Weekly, Dec 18 2012.
External links
edit- Official Bandcamp page
- Absolute Monarchs discography at Discogs
- Absolute Monarchs at AllMusic
