The Monks - Oh, How To Do Now

Odessey and Oracle

Beechwood Park (Mono Version)

Begin Here

I Got My Mojo Working

(2000) Back to Mine - Everything but the Girl

09 Mary Margaret O'Hara - To Cry About

A Cover of an old monks tune. Put together for a laugh a couple of years ago.

Complication (The Monks)

Pink Flag

It's So Obvious (2006 Remastered Version)

You said
You've tried
You just can't comprehend
What is
That thing
That we're trying to defend
I'm not
Surprised
If there's nothing we could mend 
No one
Can decide
How is this going to end
					
It's in my hot blood
An angst that could flood 
But drenched in wet mud 
Suffocates a blooming bud
					
I can't I can't I can't I can't I can't I can't I can't do it anymore
I can't I can't I can't I can't I can't I can't All my limbs are worn and sore 
I can't I can't I can't I can't I can't I can't I'm helpless after all
But I can't I can't I can't I can't I can't I can't I can’t I can’t
					
(You see it come / You see it go /
You see it bright, keen and unnatural / 
You touch its body / You watch it grow / 
Feeding on a collective ego /
A hint of light/ It starts to burst /
Wither loudly spitting out dirt /
You smile and walk away from things that 
aren't seductive, or pretty, or perfect,
or shiny, or pleasant, or worthwhile)
					
It's nothing more than a stuff toy 
With a smile that's so coy
It's not like you're trying to avoid 
'Cause everything's been destroyed

I Can't

Pinball

Fly Now

Tomorrow never knows (The Beatles)

Legendary UK post-punks The Monochrome Set perform songs from their 2018 album, Maisieworld (Tapete), and classics from 1982's Eligible Bachelors, live in the studio for XPN's Indie Rock Hit Parade.

Produced by Eric Schuman
Photos by Eric Schuman
xpn.org // #IndieRockHitParade

Indie Rock Hit Parade Live Session

The Monochrome Set - The Jet Set Junta (Live at XPN)

08 The Sky Is Burning (& Sam Gopal)

“The Beautiful is that which is well-formed and aesthetically pleasing, whereas the Sublime is that which has the power to compel and destroy us. The preference for the Sublime over the Beautiful drove us to create what sometimes feels out of place. The preference for the Sublime over the Beautiful was what compelled us to extreme emotions that are not commonly desirable; fear, anxiety, deep despair, confinement, mania, exhaustion, lunacy.

Our existence did not come from popular demand and nor the nature of our work will be."


Formed in 2013, Hong Kong, David Boring is named after the unlikely hero from Daniel Clowes's cult classic graphic novel. Signatured with their dirty, experimental noise, male-female interlacing dialogues and the enigmatically cathartic live performances, DB experiments in ways that both confront and empathise with the modern world, revealing a dark, claustrophobic world that either excites or traumatises. Since the release of their debut album in 2017, DB went from being an underground cult favourite, to exploding into the international radar. The band's bold and unique appeal drew the attention of international critics, music lovers, and the cultural crowd.


DAVID BORING is Laujan (vocal), Jason Cheung (guitar, vocal), Jonathan Yang (bass), Kit Yip (guitar), and Underdog (drums).