PDX band Rare Monk deliver more rock goodness with their latest single “Coronation,” written pre-pandemic though exuding much of the anxieties and uncertainties rampant in society today.
Representing the first track from their upcoming EP, “Coronation” traverses from moody guitar twangs into expansive post-rock grandiosity. The initial lyrics — “guard me from what’s scratching outside the door,” — echoes a swelling fear, with the ensuing chorus sending chills. “Hold me down, for coronation,” the vocals let out, with added blasts of guitar distortion past the three-minute mark fully enveloping.
Impressing in prior years with tracks like “Phosphorescence” and “Space Song,” Rare Monk continue to excel with gripping songwriting and rock-fueled structural escalations.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of March 2023’ Spotify playlist.
The track is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Emerging Indie Rock.
