Chosen by Monk

The Boston horror-inspired noise rock/punk trio take us deep into the zombie-like world of consumerism with this previously unreleased track recorded for their 2024 album ‘Hello Hell’, which is about to be re-released via a special limited edition vinyl pressing.

Telling me about the new single, frontman and main songwriter Andrew Wong told me:

[It] is about living and dying in American consumer culture.

It just seems like we go through our entire lives with companies trying to sell us something at all times. It’s kind of the main constant throughout our whole life. We get targeted for different things at different ages by commercials, billboards, social media ads, etc.

At different times of life we’re supposed to need different products, clothes, food, meds, etc. Everywhere you look, something is trying to remind you of that. And that’s how we go through life until we die. It’s just kind of funny to think about…

• ‘Hello Hell‘ is available now on translucent red with black splatter vinyl via Nefarious Industries.