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SUMMARY:MONO
LOCATION:Max Watt's Melbourne
DESCRIPTION:Japanese instrumental rock group MONO have announced their new
  album ‘Snowdrop’ will be released on 12 June 2026. It will be followe
 d first Australian tour in 4 years\, taking place in April 2027. The legen
 dary quartet will perform in Brisbane\, Sydney\, Melbourne and return to P
 erth and Adelaide for the first time since 2020. When MONO recorded their 
 previous album\, OATH\, with longtime production partner and friend\, Stev
 e Albini in 2023\, they never fathomed that it would be the final studio a
 lbum they made together. Albini tragically died the following year\, and t
 hat loss left an incalculable void in the lives of not just everyone who e
 ver knew Steve\, but everyone with an attachment to any of the thousands o
 f records he helped bring into world over the past four decades. He brough
 t a clarity to the chaos\, and a selfless sense of service to art and arti
 sts that was unrivaled. On both a personal and practical level\, the loss 
 left MONO faced with profound grief and uncertainty. Albini had become a f
 undamental part of MONO’s unmistakable sound\, and the thought of replac
 ing him was daunting\, to say the least. Enter: Brad Wood (Touché Amoré\
 , The Smashing Pumpkins). Chosen for both his familiarity with MONO’s cr
 eative and technical working process – as well as his decades-long frien
 dship with Steve Albini – Brad Wood entered Albini’s storied Electrica
 l Audio studios in September 2025 to record what would become Snowdrop. On
 ce again working with Chicago-based conductor and orchestral musical direc
 tor\, Chad McCullough\, MONO enlisted a 10-piece orchestra as well as an 8
 -piece choir for the eight massive pieces that make up Snowdrop. With the 
 band performing and Wood recording in the same hallowed space where most o
 f MONO’s records had been made in their quarter-century history\, the so
 ngs on Snowdrop carry an extra weight. Mixed by Wood at his Seagrass home 
 studio in Los Angeles\, the album is equally intimate and enveloping. Wher
 e there could easily be a pall hanging over Snowdrop\, there is instead an
  extraordinary air of gratitude. Rather than steep in heartache\, there is
  a poignant appreciation for the resonance of life well-spent with a dear 
 friend – and the yearning for what may come. Snowdrop is the sound of a 
 band turning shock and sadness into hope and wonder – and finding renewe
 d focus in the freedom of unknowing. Originally formed in 1999\, MONO’s 
 unique approach blends orchestral arrangements and shoegaze guitar noise i
 nto memorable and emotional epics. Consistently held in high regard by the
 ir peers\, their music has been praised by media\, including NME proclaimi
 ng “This is music for the Gods.” Amongst their fans\, they are revered
  as one of the best live experiences in rock.\n\nBoletos: https://tickets.
 oztix.com.au/outlet/event/63486b09-cac9-44d8-92a2-cc07fe6130c9
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