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MONORCHID
Let Them Eat... The Monorchid CD/LP
From the pages of the CMJ New Music Report, Issue: 514 - Mar 24, 1997

Despite D.C.'s tradition of hardcore punk rock, it's been quite some time since a new band appeared on the scene that could wake us from the lulling guitars of the status quo. Monorchid's four singles and now its debut full-length are like the kiss the Prince planted on Sleeping Beauty, breathing life into the area's musical tradition and perking up the ears of punk fans drifting to other genres for titillation. Monorchid is as sassy as the title of its album implies, stirring vehemence back into hardcore punk with harsh guitars and erratic melodies (‡la Unwound) and the strident vocals of ex-Circus Lupus guitarist Chris Hamley (‡ la the Peechees' Chris Applegren). Produced by Jawbox's J. Robbins, Let Them Eat... The Monorchid has a crisp sound that doesn't get in the way of the band's ruff-'n'-tuff agenda. This album will have heads bobbing to the rhythm in support of the new wave of East Coast hardcore energy. Crank the stereo and ingest "Bitch Test," "This Jazz Ain't Free," "Distortion" and "Curse Of The Potty Trained Children."
-DAWN SUTTER