Yes.

They're not my cup of tea at all, though they are better than Razorlight (marginally). It's just that it annoys me when I hear things like "they've got 12047190 record companies interested in them and are set to tour East Timor with the bassist from Shed Seven's new band" and the like.

I kinda see your point, but again, it doesn't make anything I said less true.

The interest they've had is much more than "a couple of promising coments". As aforementioned, they've been offerred single deals but rejected them in favour of holding out for a full deal.

The band wouldn't dream of boasting about anything, they're the most humble set of boys in a band I've ever come across.

Myself, however, I want to shout from the roof tops how good they are at what they do, cos there's a whole lotta folks out there that will like them given the chance to hear them and I feel they have massive commercial potential.

I'm not afraid of ending up with egg on my face if nothing gargantuan happens for them. Whether they get a major recording contract or not, they have still made- and will no doubt continue to make- music that people dig, and I want to make the people that *will* enjoy their work (their 'target audience' in marketing parlance) aware of who they are and their songs.

I'd do this with any new/unknown/obscure band I like Pour example, I have bigged up Maximo Park and 80s garage rockers the Wolfhounds (my fave band of all time-www.thewolfhounds.co.uk) on here and have no personal association with either band. I'm not crowing saying "look at how good this band are, I'm mates with 'em, aren't I big and clever!". I loath people that try and act cool through association with talented people. I'd much rather concentrate on my own artistic talent (which, incidentally, I'm refining and striving to improve at the mo) than ride on the crest of a mates.

In conclusion, a lot of people who like witty, indie pop are gonna like this band, maybe even fall in love with them. I offer you my sincere apologies for the fact that you won't be one of them.

If you can manage that i'll owe you about three drinks methinks

Jared,
I've just left Shef (left uni) but am always popping back up. Are these monkeys of yours worth a visit back up for? Is there a gig at the Harley as in near the uni tram stop?

i was thinking 'northern libertines' after 10 seconds, and I don't mean that in a bad way, any song that rhymes Summat with Stomach deserves some credit...

They have even more tunes than the four on their site. They have songs called "Choo Choo!", "Mardy Bum", "A Certain Romance" and "Dancing Shoes" that are better.

I never thought of that about Carl before but actually its because he wears so many layers and looks like he'd be selling apples.

KOL are stupidly pretty.

Pete does look chav in Hackett tops and Burberry lined jackets. Plus he has chav hair.

Maximo Park had their image sharpened.

Never said everybody was gonna like them. Apologies. No need to swear at me though peaches :)

However, dismissing bands on the basis of three mp3 clips and 1 full track is quite foolish. And the Libs comparisons are so bloody tired now. *Yawn*. Monkeys can play their instruments fine, you should take the cloth out yer ears.

Gawd, there's so much bitchiness when a new band comes out that makes commercial and accessible indie-pop. The Monkeys better steel themselves for more such criticism cos it aint gonna go away. Being anti-indie pop and anti pop in general is such a bourgeois pretentious music snob trait. It's about as sexy as snot.

Thanks for the tip though, will check out Lyca Sleep if I can find any MP3s.