Monomyth

[...]Monomyth are quickly becoming the next big thing in the city. Seamlessly merging surf-rock harmonies and shoegaze guitar action, the enigmatic four-piece played a set that covered singles from their young career with a slew of new tunes off their upcoming album. The My Bloody Valentine-meets-Beatles drudge of "Feeling" fit right at home in the cramped dancehall, as guitarist Josh Salter's vibrato-heavy solo cascaded across the sea of happy faces. Engaging in some mild stage banter between songs (including one reference to a new track being inspired by the late, great Tupac), it was easy to see the band felt right at home playing on one of the city's biggest venues. These guys are destined for bigger things.
- Exclaim

Canada is popping off in the biggest way right now. Montreal has an unbelievable scene, as does Toronto, but don’t sleep on Halifax. Monomyth knows what’s up.

Classic reverby British-invasion pop foundations, spruced up with a hazy psychedelic feel, and warmer, bubbly harmonies, Monomyth has the instincts of radio-friendly rockers, but choose to turn on weirder avenues. With the emergence of Mac DeMarco and Each Other from the north, it’s no surprise that these guys are following suit.

Their self-titled EP from last Spring has a level of grooviness, but at times, goes rogue into dissonant, feedback-riddled territories, which makes for a heavier listen, but keeps the album engaging. I see these guys really breaking soon if they continue with short releases and make their way into the States. Take a listen. - Allston Pudding

The self-titled, self-released tape from Halifax indie rock unit Monomyth taps into something loftily ambitious while still sounding raw and messy as hell. "Feeling" re-imagines Panda Bear's sunny Brian Wilson-isms as psychedelic garage rock, while the near-six-minute "Don't Stare" builds to thundering, hypnotic crescendos. Elsewhere, the band venture into shoegazing pop ("Sacred Hand") and noisy folk noir ("Hesse"), making this everything a debut should be: promising for the group's future, but also satisfying in its own right. - Exclaim

The self-titled, self-released tape from Halifax indie rock unit Monomyth taps into something loftily ambitious while still sounding raw and messy as hell. "Feeling" re-imagines Panda Bear's sunny Brian Wilson-isms as psychedelic garage rock, while the near-six-minute "Don't Stare" builds to thundering, hypnotic crescendos. Elsewhere, the band venture into shoegazing pop ("Sacred Hand") and noisy folk noir ("Hesse"), making this everything a debut should be: promising for the group's future, but also satisfying in its own right. - Exclaim

You’d think a band named after a Joseph Campbell concept and with songs called “Hesse” and “Hiroshima” wouldn’t be so enjoyable, but you’d be wrong. Halifax’s Monomyth make very noisy, borderline shoegaze-y garage rock and no pretentious titles can get in the way of them hooks. - GrubTunes

Yesterday, when writing a Dog Day tour story [for] Exclaim!, I developed a fondness for the band’s touring partner, Monomyth. The Halifax band’s self-titled EP is wonderfully shit-smeared slice of sonic sunshine. “Feeling” is hardly the first song from the last few years to pilfer the Beach Boys‘ California pop style and rework it as grimy garage rock, but that doesn’t make it any less effective.
- Chipped Hip

Like most modern acts, Monomyth’s palette is wide. Several seeds are sewn to create the over all, glue-heavy, floral print, guitar-jungle, info-age, post-mailorder decoupage. The A-side is all hooky, ramshackle, Flying Nun, weirdo pop anthems wherein several young men all sing the same thing at the same time. Ze B-side is more textural, very ’90s, very foggy British haze-gaze psychedelia. Basic beats scale back the cheese and slather on ze butter. It’s pretty enough to be popular but you get the impression they are “taking the piss” rather than “taking a piss”. Hopefully all the prospective labels out there get ze memo about ze demo. Halifax always has between 2-4 good bands at any given time. In my opinion Monomyth are on the tippy-top of that heap.
- Weird Canada

"[...]the city's premiere psych-shoegaze act[...]the band perfectly mixes jangly guitar pop with rain-soaked atmospherics to create an album that sounds like it could have been pulled straight from the Creation Records catalogue." - The Coast

Right away this bummer punk track should get a messy little head bob going. Monomyth sounds like being bored out of my mind in the summer, but like there’s nothing else that could be better. The snarky little guitar squeal at the end of this opening tune is both a middle finger and a snow cone- and is just right to introduce the next 3 tracks on their just-released-last-week s/t EP. - Lions and Vultures

Monomyth, a new ensemble containing members from the now defunct Quivers, are a new contender in the illustrious Halifax loud-pop pantheon. They’re jam on the new Khyber Compilation was one of my favourites (it is on Argue Job’s Loonie Bin no. 1 if you like). This debut cassette does not disappoint. At times surfey, at times hollow and cavernous, at times playful and cat-like, Monomyth is a band with a versatile sound embedded with its own immistakable signature. Don’t sleep! - Argue Job

"There are so many meaty, gorgeous gems here – Monomyth‘s “Anytime” is soaring sweetgaze," - Weird Canada

"but the pick of the litter might be newcomers Monomyth, channeling Murderecords at its most shoegaze-obsessed." - Fast Forward Weekly Calgary

"but the pick of the litter might be newcomers Monomyth, channeling Murderecords at its most shoegaze-obsessed." - Fast Forward Weekly Calgary

Monomyth took the evening for a twist, fusing dark, stripped down garage rock drumming with vintage surf riffage. With members of Quivers, Bird World, Gideons, and more, the band's No Wave inspired tunes blended melodious breakdowns with Velvet Underground-esq drum beats and monotone guitar strumming. Three part vocals rounded out the band's tight and highly enjoyable set. - Noisography