Album Review: Monrad - Wired (2021)

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Picture Credit: Monrad


 Monrad - Wired
Release Date: May 12, 2021
Label: selfrelease
Format: Digital
Length: 38:48
Genre: Post Punk / Alternative Rock
Origin: Kortrijk, Belgium

In order to prevent any confusion or misunderstanding, this article is a review of Monrad's debut album "Wired", the follow-up release to their selftitled EP. The title track of the new album was featured in  the MangoNews on June 04. Click here to read that article.
Despite not being a proper concept album, Monrad's "Wired" follows a certain theme. On eleven songs, sole band member Matthew Ramon deals with the ongoing chaotic madness we call life. Hence, "Wired" is filled with situations, emotions, quarrels, or incidents that are as common as the sun rising in the East. And yet, they are somewhat bizarre and gloomy - because life is sometimes bizarre and gloomy.



Monrad's reflections on everyday life and its emotional parts are presented via atmospheric slow jams made from Alternative Rock, Post Punk, some Post Rock moods, and the darker version of post-90s Indie Rock. In the press kit, Matthew Ramon names Leonard Cohen, Mark Lanegan, and Nick Cave as influences for the works of Monrad. The latter two have definitely left dominant traces in the soundscapes of "Wired".
The album feels like a solitude walk through light rain. One can imagine putting their headphones on, wandering under grey clouds, and listening to "Wired". The numb feeling that the album spreads builds a gentle barrier between your thoughts and reflections, and the world outside your body. If you prefer not getting wet, you can also watch the rain from inside your room while listening.
"Wired" is an album to reflect to, a release that makes you enjoy a comfortable numbness, a great soundtrack to let your thoughts be free to.

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