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Japanese four piece Mono are a band whose presence and legacy gives a lot of strength to the voice of modern music. They are easily in my top 5 list for most breathtaking live shows I have experienced. They are also one of the few bands who captures the commanding sense of dynamics they hone in on stage within their studio records. New York’s long standing imprint Temporarty Residence Limited has been home for Mono and the news of a new full length with pre-ordering information couldn’t have felt any better in this summer of 2012. These prints were announced yesterday for pre-sale and already the units are moving fast. Don’t wait to grab a copy if you love this band.

-Erik Otis

From Mono | http://www.monoishere.com/

We’re excited to announce that you can now pre-order “For My Parents”! The first 400 vinyl orders receive limited edition white vinyl (LIMIT ONE PER CUSTOMER) and ARE ALMOST SOLD OUT. All pre-orders get an advance download of the song “Dream Odyssey”. Thanks!

CD & Double LP:
http://temporaryresidence.com/descriptions/trr213.php

Digital Download:
http://monoofjapan.bandcamp.com/album/for-my-parents

From Temporary Residence Limited | http://temporaryresidence.com/

For My Parents is the new album by MONO, the Japanese quartet who — over the course of half a dozen albums in twice as many years — has followed their own muse, and in the process have become “one of the most distinctive bands of the 21st century.” They are an instrumental rock band whose melodies have grown increasingly lyrical, with increasingly transcendent execution. There is no doubting a MONO song when you hear it, and no denying their uncanny ability to feel perfectly at home in both pristine symphony halls and dirty rock clubs. In the way that only MONO can, For My Parents obliterates that divide, showcasing a sensitivity and maturity that simultaneously acknowledges where they came from, and where they’re going. The songwriting is sharper, the dynamics are subtler, and the production is stunning. For the recording, the band once again enlisted The Wordless Music Orchestra for support, and the collaboration has never sounded stronger. The unique combination of soul-stirring melodies, cinematic East-meets-West arrangements, and firm command of elusive emotional intangibles is what makes MONO so…well, so MONO.

OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “LEGEND”

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MONO have released a video for the previously unheard album opener “Legend” from their forthcoming album For My Parents. The 12 minute epic is paired with unimaginably gorgeous time-lapse photography of Icelandic landscapes by celebrated nature photographer/filmmaker Henry Juh Wah Sun. – Temporary Residence Limited

TOUR DATES

9/11 Pittsburgh, PA Mr Smalls
9/12 Toronto, ON Horseshoe
9/13 Montreal, PQ Il Motore
9/14 New York, NY LPR
9/15 Brooklyn, NY Glasslands
9/16 Boston, MA Brighton
9/17 Buffalo, NY Soundlab
9/18 Cleveland, OH Now That’s Class
9/19 Columbus, OH Ace Of Cups
9/20 Bloomington, IN The Bishop
9/21 Chicago, IL Subterranean
9/22 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
9/23 Iowa City, IA Gabes
9/25 Omaha, NE Waiting Room
9/26 Kansas City, MO Riot Room
9/27 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
9/28 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
9/29 Boise, ID Neurolux
10/1 Vancouver, BC The Media Club
10/2 Seattle, WA Crocodile
10/3 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
10/5 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw
10/6 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg
10/8 San Diego, CA Casbah
10/9 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room
10/10 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
10/11 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Place
10/12 Dallas, TX Sons of Hermann Hall
10/13 Austin, TX Mohawk
10/14 Houston, TX Fitzgeralds
10/15 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
10/17 Tampa, FL Crowbar
10/18 Orlando, FL Social
10/19 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
10/20 Birmingham, AL Bottletree
10/21 Atlanta, GA Masquerade (purgatory stage)
10/23 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
10/25 Washington, DC Rock N Roll Hotel
10/26 Hamden, CT The Space
10/27 Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Necktie