“Annalee Fery’s high, breathy voice and slyly gawky moves put an innocent façade on songs ... with succinct guitar and bass lines that grew imperceptibly and then unmistakably more frenetic” - New York Times
“The band’s moody musical parfait is layered with shoegazer drift-offs, indie-style scruff, Cure-esque love pangs and synth pop’s gloomy allure” - San Francisco Chronicle
“Well-constructed songs with hummable hooks” - LA Times
“it’s so good, it’s scary” - Flaunt
“Incendiary live shows” - Playboy
“Majestic, Metric-stlye haunt-rock – monster munching our stereo in the
process” - NME
“Angelic, sultry vocals float over the hypnotic guitar licks” - Spin.com
“Elegant without being polished” - LA Weekly
“The musicianship flawless, the production perfect, and the lyrics alternately haunting and anthemic” - All Music Guide
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Monsters Are Waiting’s debut album ‘Fascination’ is out now on Retone Records.
A 7” vinyl single of “Ha Ha” is also out now in the UK on So Sweet Records.
Check out the video for “Ha Ha” here on myspace....
To download an Electronic Press Kit on Monsters Are Waiting, go to plusonemusic.net
Monsters Are Waiting first began playing together in Los Angeles in 2005. They began by playing parties and clubs around LA which led to several shows with She Wants Revenge and a west coast tour with stellastarr* and Mercury Prize nominee Editors. †Music Week (UK) hailed their performance at this years’ SXSW as one of the top bands of the festival. In Summer 2006, Monsters Are Waiting were all over LA, selling out Spaceland as the resident band four separate times, as well as selling out The Troubadour twice. †Monsters Are Waiting then embarked on their first national headlining tour. †In November 2006, they will stop in New York to participate in the CMJ Music Marathon, before beginning a national tour supporting She Wants Revenge.
After debuting “Nobody” in the spring of 2005 on “Check One…Two”, their local music show, LA’s Indie 103.1 added the song into full time rotation. †Monsters Are Waiting have also received initial radio airplay on LA’s KROQ and KCRW and San Francisco’s Live 105.
The real catalyst for Monsters Are Waiting has been support on the blogs and music websites. †A steady stream of online activity on their live shows and four music videos has led to them becoming one of the fastest rising new bands in Los Angeles.
In addition to being featured on the cover of LA Alternative Press and in the Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, LA.com, OC Weekly and LA Opinion, Monsters are Waiting have received props in Flaunt, Nylon, Pitchfork, SOMA, Venice, 944, Lucky, Zink, Public, Lemonade, Amplifier, Spin.com and more. †CNN did a segment on the band and their music video for ‘Nobody” reached the finals in “Scion’s xPress Festival”. †Their music has also been featured on WB’s One Tree Hill, MTV’s “Next” and the Suicide Girls’ DVD “The First Tour”.
In October 2005, Monsters Are Waiting released a self-titled EP through their website and Amoeba Records, where it debuted at 1. ††Within three months, the EP sold out. †On July 18, 2006, Monsters are Waiting released its debut album ‘Fascination’ on Retone Records with national distribution through Fontana.
Hey!!! I'm gonna' be in LA on the ninth. If you're not doin' anything you should organize a show for me and a couple friends. I would love you forever if ya' did.
Friday evening amidst, Richard Meier’s construction of concrete and steel buildings, surrounded by pre-20th-century European paintings, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, and decorative arts; and 19th- and 20th-century American and European photographs, Everything from El Greco’s to William Eggelston’s, even Vincent Van Gogh’s “Irises, withered in comparison to Annalee Fery six months pregnant and glowing, the most beautiful thing of all, standing before an audience of hundreds. The finally of The Getty Center’s, "Fridays Off The 405" concert series. And what a delicious band they picked. The Monsters are Waiting, have been playing around LA for about the last 3 and a half years, I saw their humble beginnings at the Silverlake lounge, US tours, and their triumphant return from Europe were they wooed fans and critics alike with their melodic, mesmerizing almost hypnotic compositions, more like psalms, then songs. But never approaching what I call droning. These are real songs not free form jams. As can be heard on their 3 releases, the self titled, Monsters are Waiting, Fascination, and the new Ep “Ones and Zero’s” Annalee’s innocent yet, sensual vocals, forever grounding Andrew Clarks transfixing guitar and bass lines and backed by a balanced, unwavering percussion. Makes for a perfect merger of transfixing, awe-inspiring music. It may be a while till you see them live again, due to germinal, obstetric reasons. But until then wait pacing like expectant parents for the rebirth of a truly wonderful band. Until then we have the recorded music to hold us over. ~Malibu Mike Murphy
AMAZING show last night!!! annalee congradulations on the baby! omg when andrew told me i was in shock! it was a really good shock, though. Jonathan played too, dude that was soooo crazy awesome!!! such a good show. Danny and i bought the EP last night, but mine won't play on my stereo. i'm so mad! i'll get it to work eventually, though. good luck with everything! ♥ Gabe
YOU guys were amazing last night...I got to say my heels were killing me but you guys were worth my blisters. lol! Wish you the best through the rest of your pregnancy and when your little one is here....xOXO!
