{"product_id":"monoganon-killmens-lp","title":"Monoganon - Killmens LP (teal vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKillmens \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the incredible album by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonoganon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, AKA Malmö, Sweden based Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John B. McKenna and friends. Initially released on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNovember 19, 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – International Men’s Day (see explanation for that below) – on vinyl and digital formats, it’s the long-awaited follow-up to the critically-acclaimed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eF A M I L Y\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which was the very first album released on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLost Map Records\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e back in autumn 2013.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded in different phases between Glasgow and Malmö and additionally featuring playing from Andrew Cowan (guitar), Suse Bear (bass), Keith Smith (drums) and Emil Isaksson (more drums), \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKillmens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was whittled down from an initial cathartic creative outpouring of 24 songs in total, to a tight 10 track mini-odyssey surveying such diverse subject matter as macho-loathing, male menstruation, an out-of-body experience during an armed robbery, new and old relationships, expanding horizons, shifting identities and doing experimental things in the bushes with other boys as a boy. You’ll hear traces of everyone from Radiohead to Flaming Lips, Deerhoof and Julian Lynch in John’s slanted, textured, atmospheric, strange, beautiful and illogically melodic art-pop songs. But the way he pieces together his mosaics of outward experiences and inward reflections and revelations, always mindful of never entering a comfort zone, is singularly his own. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A lot of my songs seem to start as a sort of exercise or challenge,” John comments. It’s a philosophy he extends to his live shows too, which can range from standard full four-piece live band or solo acoustic gigs, to VHS video performances, which see John wander around the room promenade style with a microphone, dressed in a kind of superhero costume, giving strange votive offerings to audience members and singing along to audio-visual versions of songs beamed onto a projector screen. They’re as much performance art pieces as traditional concerts, and they’re like nothing you’ve ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf his decision to release \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKillmens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e on International Men’s Day, John comments: “I’m looking to admit to then destroy basic masculinity so more people can form better, complex and nuanced social-identities. Basically I just want to troll some men’s rights activists.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDENDUM: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe vinyl edition of \u003cem\u003eKillmens\u003c\/em\u003e contains a hidden QR code in the artwork, which takes listeners to a secret page on Monoganon’s website. To commemorate the fact that literally ZERO people discovered this QR code, Lost Map are releasing a limited edition cassette tape version of the album on International Men’s Day 2018. A cassette which contains the entire hidden album - 10 brand new tracks - on Side B.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Good Vibes Neighbourhood Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57153159987582,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/4032\/2968\/files\/Monoganon_2_jpg.webp?v=1774210298","url":"https:\/\/goodvibesrecords.co\/products\/monoganon-killmens-lp","provider":"Good Vibes Neighbourhood Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}