Absolute Monarchs (band)

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Absolute Monarchs
OriginSeattle, Washington,
United States
GenresPost-Punk, Punk
Years active2008 - 2013
LabelsGood to Die Records
MembersShawn Kock (guitar)
Joel Schneider (bass/vocals)
Mike Stubz (drums)[1]
Miki Sodos (guitar)
Website[1]

Absolute Monarchs is an American post-punk Music band from Seattle, Washington.[2][3]

History[edit]

The Absolute Monarchs formed in 2009.[4] In 2011, the band was named one of "6 NW Bands You Need to Know" by Spin.com.[5] In 2012 the band was playing in clubs and acting as an opening band at concerts in the Seattle area.[6][7] Absolute Monarchs were featured to perform at the 57th Grammy Award Ceremonies at the 2012 Capitol Hill Block Party.[8] The band released one full-length album through Good to Die Records[9] and one 7" through Big Tea Records (UK) before calling it quits in August 2013.[10][11] Kock and Stubz then went on to form a new band, Blood Drugs.[12] In 2016 the Monarchs reunited to perform at Good to Die Records five year anniversary concert.[13] The group also performed at the 2016 Capitol Hill Block Party[14] and several local venues.

Members[edit]

  • Shawn Kock - guitar
  • Joel Schneider - bass / vocals
  • Mike Stubz - drums
  • Miki Sodos - guitar

Discography[edit]

  • 1 (2012)[15][16]
  • "To Hell, Let's Masquerade" / "Thinking Thieves" 7" (2012)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Seattle’s DEADKILL Unleashes Debut 7″ Via Good To Die Records", Sleeping Shaman, 23rd May 2012
  2. ^ "All Hail Seattle’s Absolute Monarchs". Consequences of Sound.
  3. ^ "Hannah Levin - Tacoma to today". Northwest Military, by Nikki McCoy on March 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "The Four Best Seattle Bands You Don’t Know". Spin, Jonathan Zwickel // July 27, 2009
  5. ^ "6 Northwest bands you need to know". Spin.
  6. ^ "Absolute Monarchs, Strong Killings, Swayze, and White Coward at The Highline". SSGMusic.by Daniel Ahrendt on February 27th, 2012
  7. ^ "Capitol Hill Block Party 20 - 22 July 2012 - Seattle". Pop Matters, Robert Alford 5 August 2012
  8. ^ "GRAMMYs On The Road With The Absolute Monarchs And Porcelain Raft". July 31, 2012 - grammy.com
  9. ^ "Seattle’s Absolute Monarchs Release Debut LP, ‘1’". Indie Rock Cafe, 2012 Best New Releases, April 20, 2012 Max Hammer
  10. ^ "Absolute Monarchs 1 Rocks Hard and Heavy By Gwendolyn Elliott" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Seattle Weekly, Mar 6 2012.
  11. ^ "Interview: Absolute Monarchs". Verbicide, by Thomas Pizzola | April 2nd, 2012
  12. ^ "A Sausageside Chat with Good to Die's Blood Drugs" Archived 2017-02-04 at the Wayback Machine. Seattle Weekly, By James Ballinger Apr 14 2015
  13. ^ "Weekly Worth It 6-6-16". Seattle Passive Aggressive, June 6, 2016. James Ballinger
  14. ^ "Capitol Hill Block Party 2016 Day Three: Review and Photos". Paste, By Victoria Holt | July 27, 2016
  15. ^ "Good To Die Records: Year One, A Retrospective". Redefine, Oct 11th, 2012. by Thad McKraken
  16. ^ " It's 2012, and Seattle Sounds Like ..."[permanent dead link]. Seattle Weekly, Dec 18 2012.

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