Monarques call to mind some sort of nostalgia that you wish you were there for. The new seven-piece bounces out irrefutable pop from a bygone era that sure as all get out shouldn’t be gone. It’s part sock hop, part garage band, picking up echoes of all your favourite Motown and hints of The Beach Boys. Songs like “Angel Eyes” bring to mind the golden age of dancing grandparents (when they were still young, that is). The gleefully reminiscent tunes of Monarques will be on display and aching to be danced to this Thursday (tomorrow!) at Holocene (not to mention it’s front man Josh Spacek’s birthday) with YOURS and Arch Cape. Make sure to leave a slow spot on your dance card for “I Can’t Be Saved”. – Mike Harper