Excerpt (translated from the German): “What would an attractive mixture of the mysterious relaxation of Broadcast,
the flow of Stereolab, and the shoegazing atmosphere of Soundpool sound like? The answer is Monocle… Right after listening to the beginning of ‘Music Of Space’ I was sure that here must be masters at work. I haven’t heard for quite a while such refreshing melancholic tunes, which sound like a late night in a big city and which transport such comforting, romantic sounds… really inspiring.”

Coast Is Clear

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.”

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