Michael Mearns- Vocals/guitars/slide/harmonica
Evan Robertson- Bass
Thomas Erak- Drums
Katie Mosehauer- Violin/Cello
Brett Berger- Guitars/Background Vocals
Influences
Jack Kerouac, Bob Dylan, Elliot Smith, Greg Sage, Stephen Malkmus, Jolie Holland, Cat Power, The Beatles, Hot Water Music, The Smoking Popes, The Clash, The Ramones, Beirut, Neko Case, Jenny Lewis, Cursive, The Kinks, Bright Eyes, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, The White Mountains, The Sand, The Sea, The Sky, Hungover Sundays, Bacchus Blooded Evenings, Cigarette Mornings, Train Track Walks, Fireplace Tenenement Talks, Simpler Days With Simple Ways
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"(Michael) Mearns undeniably has one of the best new voices in indie rock" --Christopher Petro, West Coast Performer
The Monday Mornings started as the solo project of singer/songwriter and Seattle native Michael Mearns in 2007 during sessions at Foundry Studios which resulted in a demo entitled Automatic Anvils. In the winter of 2008 Mearns returned to the studio to finish leftover tracks and begin work on a first full-length record. Pulling in friends Thomas Erak (the Fall of Troy)-drums, Katie Mosehauer (Lucy Bland, The Thoughts)- violin, and Evan Robertson (Catapults/Sportsfan)-bass, the four recorded what became the recently self-released record "Swallow Down the Days", engineered/mastered by Pierre Ferguson (Mountain Con). Following completion of the record, second guitarist/background vocalist Brett Berger was added to complete the line-up of Michael Mearns and the Monday Mornings.
Now simply The Monday Mornings, the band has officially released their first self-produced record sans label and has several shows under their belt. They will be playing throughout the Pacific Northwest during the Summer of 2008 and into other parts of the country throughout the fall and winter.
"Sumptuous folk harmonies and plucked strings dominate the Monday Mornings' recent debut release, Swallow Down The Days, a melancholy record that could only have been created by people who live under a blanket of clouds most of the time. Even though Seattle doesn't exactly want for these sorts of bands, it's a sound we can't get enough of (Fleet Foxes, hello?!), and there's something quite compelling about Michael Mearns' vocals, which resemble the Weakerthans' John Samson. Plus, while the music's roots stretch into folk, pop, and country territory, the band doesn't hunker down for too long in any one of those adjoining styles." -Sara Brickner, The Seattle Weekly
"The Monday Mornings are an intriguing mixture of spare sixties style folk and understated post-punk colors" -Palestra.net
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Finally got around to buying Swallow Down the Days, and I gotta say it's amazing. Played it in the car while driving around doing errands late this afternoon and the experience was outstanding... Really surreal. Can't wait for the next album
Hi there Monday Mornings. Thanks for befriending me. I'm really enjoying your music. You can hear some of my songs here. Be well. Cheers for now. David.
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
i think it would've been a lot more awesome if the previous comment was from positive k, rather than poetic k. no disrespect, but "i gotta man," was one of the last good rap tunes ever written. that and the "rump shaker. "
Hey Mike! Long time huh?? I've actually came by a couple times to hear your music & I've read a couple reviews about Monday Mornings. Sounds really good! Glad to see your still rockin!!! Have a wonderful 2009! ~Lacey
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