To fully appreciate local electro duo The New Monarchs, just get lost in the music, letting go of any pretentious need for vague post-modern lyrics.  This  is layers and layers of electronic sound, at times breakbeat, at times ambient, at times hypnotic.  Always fun, and very danceable.

Call it what you will: electro, IDM (Intelligent Dance Music), dance-punk or whatever else.  Whatever the case, please enjoy it, because if you aren’t you are completely missing the point and are probably getting way too tripped up on silly vocals like “we’re hoping to find new order in your joy division”.  If this poses a problem, take two LCD Soundsystems and call me in the morning.

Get down with The New Monarchs for their CD release show on Sunday March 28th at The 501 Club off of Washington Avenue, or catch them at The Nomad pub on the West Bank on April 8th.