After two years in the making, Mon Marie the project has finally become Mon Marie the band. Initially conceptualized in Jackson, Michigan by song-writing partners John Smithson and Jason Davis, the band went through severe changes including, but not limited to, a move from Michigan to Washington state where the line-up was completed with the addition of bassist Daniel Walker and drummer Chris Thielen.
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"Mon Marie migrated from Michigan to Washington, bringing with them swooning, melodramatic love songs whose wussiness is undermined by the off-kilter elements in their symphonic lo-fi production. Fuzz bass, mysterious whispery vocals, and generous dollops of echo make their swinging-for-the-fences emo melodicism sound invitingly weird rather than embarrassingly cheesy. Let’s hope they continue to write tunes that would make Brian Wilson jealous, and let’s hope they never see the inside of a real studio."
-Portland Mercury (Ned Lannamann)
"As such, I cannot stop listening to this song (Transient Night). It has one of the catchiest intros/verses I’ve heard in some time. I can’t tell whether it’s the lack of polish or the pleasant, wandering jangle of the guitars, but its allure is immeasurable.
You know how some people love Yo La Tengo because some people consider them the band they could have always been in? I think, had I been in a band this previous week, this is the song we would have written. Not because the song is simple (though it is), but because it’s naked and honest to a painful degree, a song that let itself get sunburned for the sake of integrity."
-The Pop Filter (Rahawa)
"Drawing on influences from The Cure, to Rachmaninoff, to Hank Williams Sr., their style incorporates aspects from a variety of musical tastes and interests while maintaining a consistency all their own."
-Hype Magazine
"Happy, Groovy, Indie times." - The Missoula Independent
"Fiddling and plucking out niches along the folk/pop spectrum, Mon Marie uses old-timey instruments to create new sounds. . The results, especially on Transient Night, are pop rock songs you wouldn't be embarrassed playing for your jug band."
- The Inlander
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