NYC duo paris_monster is certainly the most self-disciplined band with the name "monster" in it we’ve ever stumbled upon. Like a precise, complex and sophisticated mechanism, their music chugs away, seemingly imperturbable, through bars, verses and choruses, its obvious horse power (read: a monstrous instrumental technique) controlled by infallible superior forces: as we all know now, "with great power comes great responsibilities," and the duo never abuses of it – that’s what good musicianship is. New single "Had Damon Caught His Sloane," a song we are premiering here in preview of their Mercury Lounge show tomorrow (01.07), gives us the impression of a Ferrari running at 25 miles per hour – always a great look when you are not in a hurry stuck behind it. The track’s production, with its clean electronic and industrial references, brings to mind memories of Peter Gabriel (from the "SO" years) and the poppier early Nine Inch Nails records, artists and a genre that have been a little forgotten in the recent years’ obsession with sloppier genres like surf, slacker rock, dream pop and post punk. paris_monster brings those sonic references back to life with an updated sound, thoroughly enjoyable songs, and powerful live presence.
