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Montage Populaire (or Monpop, for short) are, surprisingly enough, from Southampton.
Having already won themselves a place among the last few bands battling it out to perform at Glastonbury this year via the festival’s ‘Emerging Talent’ competition, and been praised by Artrocker, this is a band well on its way to fame – or at least a record deal.
Their melodic pop music manages to combine a fairly romantic sound, built by sweet vocal harmonies, with achingly infectious beats and striking rhythms.
The skilful rhyming of the lyrics to ‘Simon Says’ make for simply blissful listening as the words seem to flow like limericks over beating drums and jarring guitars.
It’s this clash of feeling that give Monpop their edge, causing them to leap from the dark depths of deservedly unsigned ‘experimental pop’ acts, into the small yet impressive sector of genuinely interesting new bands.
‘Tabula Rasa’ opens with an organ intro that sounds like a remix of The Magic Roundabout’s theme tune. The layering of different instruments playing different rhythms creates a real wall of sound effect, while retro vocal harmonies add a real sense of urgency that would almost certainly make for a fantastic live performance.
If anyone deserves a spot at Glastonbury, it’s got to be six guys from Southampton who’ve figured out a way to make pop music interesting again.
Recommended track - 'Simon Says' TAGS: Montage Populaire Words by: Sophie Armour
Links:
Montage Populaire - Myspace
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