Melody Maker, November '99

HOLLY'S DEMO HELL
HOLLY HERNANDEZ "REVIEWS" YOUR DEMOS

I'm on the pulse. My opinion counts. I earned my job. When I slag something off it STAYS slagged off, don't get any funny ideas about having a hit single and making me look like an idiot! Who is John Peel anyway?
MONKEY STEALS THE DRUM
MY CHINESE BURNS

MONKEY don't have a van yet, so they admit being stuck in the Liverpool area for the time being - not necessarily a bad thing. They are a rock ensemble, although punctuating their formulaic, grungy "melodic guiter maelstrom" is large setback - the vocals. Singer Chris may be enamoured by Eddie Vedder and J Mascis, but should try to sing in tune and not like a roadie being throttled with an E-string.

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