Monocle “Lounge Act” – Luna Kafe
Excerpt – “Brooklyn’s Monocle have created an equally excellent EP in Lounge Act, featuring a breezy, jazz-pop sound reminscent of Stereolab and The Sea and Cake. “Secret Handshake” takes this breezy sound in the verses, and then overwhelms it with shoegazey guitar in the chorus, with Lucy Roche’s sweet vocals just about shining their way through the mix…”Hawaii”, a heavenly instrumental, ends the EP on a real high note, with a sound reminscent of The Flaming Lips’ masterpiece “Sleeping on the Roof”. Delayed guitars, spacey synth, luscious bass and an insistent ride cymbal – and is that marimba chiming through? – all add up to a blissful trip through the clouds.”
