The Monday Mornings - ProfilesArchive

About Me

NOW AVAILABLE!
Rhinestone Revolutions
Hound Me
Warm Divinity
From Our Teeth
See more Videos on YouTube
"(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!-START Block to Place Custom Banner at Top of Page-! !-Create div with image. Replace my image with the URL of your own image- OR replace img block with your own code block!!-END Block to Place Custom Banner at Top of Page-!
Create your own visitor map!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 19/03/2006
Band Members: 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
Sounds Like: Seattle
Record Label: Brass Tax Coop.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Record Mastered

Greetings allJust wanted to let everyone know that our new record, 'Fireweed Parade' is all mastered and all wrapped up. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who was involved, Evan Robe...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:39:00 GMT

Its Monday Morning again in America

Hello!So i've arrived back in the Seattle area after a too long hiatus from everything and we're going to be getting back into gear shortly. The east coast gave me just enough longing to get my ass b...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:02:00 GMT

Mixing New Record

Greetings again from the White Mountains where I'm holed up on a musical hiatus while the new record is being finished working and writing and eating up the mountain air.I just wanted to let everyone ...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:29:00 GMT

Jay Beaman, Drums, and Record Update

Hey!I am happy to say that we are moving right along tracking the new record!I am also happy to announce that Jay Beaman of Radar (and a number of other awesome bands) is playing drums on the new reco...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:40:00 GMT

Summer Hiatus, The Record, the Inevitable Fall

Greetings,Hopefully everyone is finding an end to the dark days and cold nights of winter.Out in Monday Morning land we are still in the studio working on the new record. We are taking our time on th...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:06:00 GMT

New Record Release Update

So a quick update on the new record "Whenever/Wherever":I spent the last couple weeks down at the Foundary for Sound tracking out all the guitars and vocals for the new record and am happy to say that...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:52:00 GMT

Itunes!

After all these many months I am happy to announce that you can now find "Swallow Down the Days" on Itunes.So you no longer have to order the CD through our myspace. To everyone who has been asking a...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:50:00 GMT

New Record Started and more news

Greetings,I'm very excited to let everyone know that I have begun working in the studio on the new record, tentatively titled "Whenever/Wherever" . I've been down at Foundary Studio's here in Seattle...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:26:00 GMT

PayPal Glitch--contat us if you haven't received your cd

So, It appears that there may have been a glitch in our paypal system so that if you ordered a cd through our myspace in the last month or so you may not have received it. Please contact...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:23:00 GMT

Brass Tax Coop--Meet our Label (brasstaxcoop.com)

Greetings,I want to proudly introduce everyone to our new record label Brass Tax Cooperative. We are extremely excited to be one of the first bands to be featured on this new Seattle ...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:13:00 GMT