Excerpt: “the album demonstrates a stylistic variety that prevents them from being labeled like the numerous clones of the groups from which they derive… Less cerebral than Stereolab, Monocle demonstrates a stirring loveliness, supporting the listening experience ’til the end. Rock guitars, spacerock, krautrock, lounge and pop combine without corrupting the background of dreampop and instead amplifying the appeal… rejoice in this noteworthy debut”

Ondarock 

Excerpt: “Monocle play spacy, poppy electronic music fronted by the delightful Sunny Kim. They are a bit like Stereolab and boast truly memorable tunes… Monocle’s debut is a lovely record that should appeal to many.”

Collected Sounds 

Excerpt: “Outer Sunset presents eleven polished samplings of radiant effervescence from New York-based quintet Monocle…  The bossa-fueled pop of ‘Emmanuelle’ opens the album euphorically… In ‘Gaspard’, Kim’s heavenly voice rides a wave of squalling guitars… the band flirts with guitar freakout territory during the astral sonics of ‘Music of Space’… All things considered, a gloriously entertaining and accomplished debut.”

Textura 

Excerpt: “New York’s Monocle take out the boring bits and go straight for the jugular with their own brand of space-age pop. The virtually flawless ‘Gaspard’, ‘Green Future’ and ‘Music Of Space’ each boast euphoric choruses bolstered by strong female vocals. Even when they do experiment they pull it off - ‘Agent Earle’ begins in typical retro-futurist style but then twists into a shimmering wall of synths and glacial atmospheres… Outer Sunset is definitely one of the most addictive alternative pop albums I’ve heard in recent years.”

Leonard’s Lair