LOS MONJO

 

There were a few years around the turn of the decade when LOS MONJO were on the tip of every Bay Area's punk's tongue. I'm still not exactly sure what it was that clicked - they're awesome to be sure, but there are a lot of awesome bands, you know? - and listening to Sencillos this morning I still can't quite pin it down. But ain't that the beauty of punk (sometimes)? That you don't need the why as much as you need the undefinable feeling that this is the shit that I fukkn need right now. Enter: LOS MONJO; four brothers from Guadalajara who built hook after hook upon a foundation of rough Mexican punk, like Meixco's contemporary answer to CRIMINAL DAMAGE or some shit. Listen to "Afiliados A Otras Tierras" and "Reyes De La Destruccion" and then you'll know what's up.

SENCILLOS