Riffed

This week RIFFED chatted to MONA. The American rockers are currently working on a new album and were on hand to tell us a little about it and their plans for the future. This is how it went down:

1 Who are MONA?

MONA are a group of humans that gather in secret and in public rooms at the same time to beat, strum, pluck & sing melodies, harmonies and such. Also they have roots that trace back to the Knights Templar and have been commissioned by several secret societies (including James Dean's ghost) to sing and dance for the nations. (Also see monatheband.com for other inquiries about the clans space travel and organic gardening)

2 You've released two albums, the latest being 'Torches & Pitchforks', which of the two has been your personal favourite?

When gardening and album making it is important to know that you can gather nutrients from not just one vegetable but two ...that being said ... Our albums are infused with Nutra-Tunes (patent pending) so it's best to appreciate both... Both being very Nutra-Tonic (patent pending)

3 Can we be expecting a new album in the near future?

Yes we are currently in the studio now and have all kinds of neat Nutra-Tunes (patent pending ) in the crock-pot... It will be finished in a couple months. We would like to collaborate with Michael Jackson , Johnny Cash , Joe Strummer , Jeff Buckley , Lou Reed, Kurt Cobain, and Jim Hendrix/Morrison/Henson .. We are currently waiting to hear back .

4 Any plans for a tour of the UK anytime soon?

"Soon" in time and space travel is not a word we like to use. But in all of our travels we truly love and enjoy the UK. Hopefully we will have our heads in the British bosom ASAP (as soon as possible) (hopefully faster than two shakes of a lambs tail) (warning: Nutra-Tours can not be rushed)

5 What's next for MONA?

MONA would like to try to help the earth secede from the universe with the power of Nutra-Tunes (patent pending) .. we will be releasing another album and back on the road very soon. Thanks for playing and remember always leave a note unless you've already left one and then that would just be ridiculous.

Big thanks to MONA for the interview.

Follow MONA on Twitter: @MONATHEBAND / https://twitter.com/MONATHEBAND

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Like MONA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monatheband

Visit MONA's official webpage and listen: http://monatheband.com/

RIFFED x