MONA's New Album 'Torches & Pitchforks' Out Now

Torches & Pitchforks, the anticipated new album from Nashville-based band MONA, is out now on Mercury Records. The album follows the band's 2012 self-titled debut, which Spin magazine describes as "...full of broad rock gestures and sticky hooks..." and Interview magazine praises "...powerful, passionate songs that sound like classic rock." In celebration of the new album, MONA is in the midst co-headlining tour with the Limousines. On August 21, the band performed a special sold-out show at London's The Borderline. The performance sold out in 24 hours. Please see below for a list of upcoming tour dates.

A full album stream is currently available at RollingStone.com. Additionally, a basement-shot video for the album's first single, "Goons (Baby I Need it All)," which Rolling Stone describes as "...a raucous, joyous basement performance of their aptly titled howl-along cut," can be viewed here. Released to widespread acclaim, Spinner praises, "the track kicks off with a unique guitar tone that morphs into a screaming chorus: Think the Clash, if the U.K. band had grown up in the Ohio River Valley, combined with a whole lot of Midwest angst."

Self-produced by the band at their basement studio in Nashville, the 14-track album was mixed by veteran Mark Needham (The Killers, Imagine Dragons, the 1979). Of the latest album, MONA's Nick Brown (lead vocals, guitar, chief songwriter) says, "We don't have any expectations as to what this album will sell or how critics will review it. As artists, we're really proud of it and I think our fans-the MONA Cult-will be, too. And that's why you start a band...to form a rallying point to relate to the rest of humanity." In addition to Brown, the album features band members Jordan Young (guitar), Zach Lindsey (bass, guitars, and band barber) and Vince Gard (drums and percussion).

Since their 2012 debut, MONA has performed sold-out shows with fellow Mercury artist Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, performed on NBC's "Tonight Show with Jay Leno," won the MTV/UK VMA as "Brand New For 2011" and was nominated on BBC's influential "Sound Of 2011" poll.

MONA, TORCHES AND PITCHFORKS

1. Intro (Mona)

2. Truth

3. Darlin'

4. Goons (Baby, I Need It All)

5. Freeway

6. Interlude #1

7. Torches & Pitchforks

8. Like You Do

9. Cross The Line

10. Me Under

11. Interlude

12. Late Night

13. L.L.L.

14. Love Divine

MONA CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

October 20 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre†*

October 21 Seattle, WA Chop Suey†*

October 23 Boise, ID Neurolux†*

October 24 Salt Lake City, UT Bar Deluxe†*

October 25 Denver, CO The Moon Room†*

October 27 Kansas City, MO The Riot Room†*

October 29 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club†*

October 31 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall†*

November 1 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall†*

November 2 Detroit, MI Magic Stick Lounge†*

Noevember 4 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop†*

November 5 Columbus, OH The Basement†*

November 7 New York, NY Studio at Webster Hall†*

November 8 Albany, NY The Hollow†*

November 9 Philadelphia, PA MilkBoy†*

November 10 Boston, MA The Church of Boston†*

November 12 Washington, D.C. Black Cat Backstage†*

November 13 Raleigh, NC Kings Barcade†*

November 15 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade†*

November 16 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge†*

November 18 Dallas, TX The Prophet Bar†*

November 19 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's Downstairs†*

November 20 Austin, TX Stubb's Jr. †*

November 22 Scottsdale, AZ Pub Rock†*

November 23 San Diego, CA Soda Bar†*

November 25 Santa Ana, CA The Constellation Room†*

November 26 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour†*

November 27 San Francisco, CA The Independent†*

†with the Limousines

*with support from Dresses

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