Monoculture is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Sainthood Reps. It was produced by Mike Sapone and released on August 9, 2011, by Tooth & Nail Records.
| Monoculture | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | August 9, 2011 |
| Recorded | February–April 2011 |
| Genre | Indie rock, post-hardcore |
| Length | 43:22 |
| Label | Tooth & Nail |
| Producer | Mike Sapone |
| Singles from Monoculture | |
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Background
editIn 2010, following the release of a split EP with O'Brother, Sainthood Reps received an e-mail from Tooth & Nail Records expressing interest in signing them, convincing them to put on hold plans for a double EP (four songs from which ended up on the album). After receiving more songs from the band, however, the label expressed concern about signing what was then a mostly instrumental band with few vocals. An agreement was made to include both instrumental and vocal songs on the album, but during the seven months ultimately taken to finalize the contract, the band rented out a practice space to rehearse and write songs in preparation for the eventual recording process.[1] It was during this process, according to guitarist Derrick Sherman, that the group "found [its] sound", ultimately abandoning the instrumental songs so as to have "a more cohesive record".[2]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 84%[3] |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| Alter The Press! | [5] |
| Under the Gun Review |   [6] |
The album received largely positive reviews. Jason Heller of The A.V. Club included it in his monthly "Loud" column.
Track listing
edit- "Monoculture" - 3:16
- "Dingus" - 3:00
- "Telemarketeer" - 4:10
- "Animal Glue" - 3:18
- "Hunter" - 4:00
- "No/Survival" - 2:14
- "Hotfoot" - 4:35
- "Holiday Makers" - 4:52
- "reactor, reactor, reactor, REACTOR!" - 4:36
- "Widow" - 6:26
References
edit- ^ "PropertyOfZack Interview : : Sainthood Reps". PropertyOfZack. June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ Ableson, Jon (2011). "Interview: Sainthood Reps". Alter the Press!. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ Adam Pfleider (2011-07-19). "Sainthood Reps - Monoculture". AbsolutePunk. Buzz Media. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ^ Leahey, Andrew. Monoculture at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ George Gadd. "Album Review: Sainthood Reps - Monoculture". Alter The Press!. Buzz Media. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ^ Mike Hogan (2011-08-16). "REVIEW: Sainthood Reps – Monoculture". Under the Gun Review. Buzz Media. Retrieved 21 May 2012.