We were thrilled to have Monica LaPlante stop by to talk before her show next weekend playing Palmfest.
Monica is someone who seemed to thrive during the pandemic – or at least came out of it stronger. She came out with some great music, like Compression, which memorializes the loneliness we all felt and the joy we felt when we were able to get together again. Capturing the sound of the 1980s, it sounds like The Waitresses meet Styx and we learned that part of that might be in the ingredients. Monica found herself in possession of a “drum computer” from back in the day. No instructions provided and no experts around, so Monica took her time in solitude to figure it out and voila that classic new wavey sound.
Her music is part garge rock, part new wave, post punk and catchy. She brings a women’s perspective into song, which is to say she can tell you to go to hell in a way that just make you want to dance. And Hope You’re Alone has become a personal mantra I don’t even know I’m singing out loud half the time.
The theme for the day was angry songs; thanks for the many recommendations. We clearly struck a nerve. You can listen to our aspirational playlist on Spotify or check out who we actually had time to play below:
| Artist | Song | Release |
| Monica LaPlante | Tinted Light | Tinted Light – Single |
| Monica LaPlante | Compression | Quarantine – EP |
| Monica LaPlante | Hope You’re Alone | Noir |
| Space Hug | That’s a Lie | That’s a Lie – Single |
| yYy | Keep Off the Lawn | Aquadungeonafterdark |
| Jonny Darko | Hell | Symbolica |
| the 4onthefloor | Stand Off | Spirit of Minneapolis |
| Martin Devaney | Nobody’s Saint | September |
| Anthony Newes | Crying Time | In the Dark of the Sea – EP |
| Cindy Lawson | Bite the Hand That Feeds Me | Whoops Kitty |
| Her Crooked Heart | Courthouse | To Love to Leave to Live |
| Longshot & Lazerbeak | Who Can I Trust (feat. Ang13) | Spread Love |
| Faith Boblett | Ugly Things | Take Care |
| Corey Medina & Brothers | Pawn Man (Rough Mix) | Pawn Man (Rough Mix) [Rough Mix] – Single |
| Porch Knights | Sharper Than Sin | A Little Darkness to Get You Going |
| Dead Man Winter | Destroyer | Furnace |
| Soul Asylum | Somebody to Shove | Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum |
| Tina & the B-Sides | Paper Doll | The Last Polka |
| The Blind Shake | I’m Not an Animal | Seriousness |
| Metoompls | Won’t Stop Me Now (feat. JØUR) | Metoompls |
| Craig Paquette | Faces in the Sand | Won’t Last Forever |
| Dan Israel | Question | Dan Israel |
| Loki’s Folly | No Right | No Right – Single |
| Amanda Grace | You’re Not Mine | Please Dear Sun |
| Tragic Hands | How and Why | Pillow on the Sofa |
| Hüsker Dü | It’s Not Funny Anymore | Metal Circus |
| The Replacements | Unsatisfied | Let It Be |
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