No Monster Club Explained

No Monster Club
Origin:Dublin, Ireland
Years Active:–present

No Monster Club is the DIY indie pop project of Irish musician Bobby Aherne,[1] [2] also known as Dublin Duck Dispensary and Sir Bobby Jukebox.[3] [4]

Since their debut release in 2009, they have recorded a number of albums, split releases and EPs, alternating between a solo project and a full band.[5] [6]

The music video for their 2012 single La La Land was named as one of Nialler9's "50 best Irish music videos of all-time".[7] They performed this single on Chic-a-Go-Go in 2013,[8] performed a WFMU session in 2016,[9] and have toured several times with The Polyphonic Spree.[10]

An alternate version of their single Arms Across America was used as the theme song of The Alison Spittle Show podcast.[11] Their 2015 single I've Retired was featured in the movie Let The Wrong One In.[12] They contributed original music to the Dublin Fringe Festival musical Trial of the Centurys,[13] and to the RTÉ Jr Radio series Nero's Class.[14]

Musical style

According to AllMusic biographer Marcy Donelson, No Monster Club "merges retro-minded garage-pop and elements of lo-fi psychedelia with passionate performances and ever-present tunefulness".[15]

In a review of 2016's I Feel Magic album, The Irish Times drew comparisons to the songwriting styles of Kevin Ayers, Syd Barrett and Nikki Sudden.[16] In his 2019 book Perfect Sound Whatever, James Acaster called this album "A good old quirky bit of fun".[17]

Some influences cited by the group include Animal Collective, Lionel Bart and ABBA.[18]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Music at Marrowbone Books: No Monster Club . Cook . Martin . Dublin InQuirer . 28 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Wonderfully Weird: the Charming 60s-Pop World of No Monster Club . Hendicott . James . Hendicott Writing . 12 Nov 2017.
  3. News: Sir Bobby Jukebox: Friendship Gift review – a riot of colour as pop songs . Clayton-Lea . Tony . The Irish Times . 22 May 2020.
  4. Web site: ALBUM OF THE MONTH: NO MONSTER CLUB – PEOPLE ARE WEIRD . Wilson . Danny . Totally Dublin . 5 February 2015.
  5. Web site: The story behind No Monster Club's not-so-posthumous Posthumous Hits . Galil . Leor . The Chicago Reader . 5 October 2012.
  6. News: No Monster Club - People Are Weird album review . Clayton-Lea . Tony . The Irish Times . 13 Feb 2015.
  7. Web site: The 50 best Irish music videos of all-time . Byrne . Niall . Nialler9 . May 3, 2018.
  8. Web site: No Monster Club on CHic-A-Go-Go . . October 26, 2023.
  9. Web site: Prove It All Night! with Pat Byrne: Playlist from October 1, 2016 . . October 26, 2023.
  10. Web site: Polyphonic Spree on touring: 'When it’s happening, there’s nothing better than that' . Ward . James . Irish Mirror . Aug 21, 2015.
  11. Web site: The Alison Spittle Show . Headstuff .
  12. Web site: 'I've Retired' by No Monster Club featured in the vampire comedy 'Let the Wrong One In' . McPartland . Rory . Tremolo Music Publishing . April 4, 2022.
  13. News: Jedward put us up to this, say Trial of the Centurys creators Giles Brody and Bobby Aherne . Murphy . Lauren . The Times . August 19, 2018.
  14. Web site: Podcast Corner: Shows that will entertain and inform listeners of all ages . O'Sullivan . Eoghan . Irish Examiner . October 18, 2022.
  15. Web site: No Monster Club biography . Donelson . Marcy . AllMusic . 2021.
  16. News: No Monster Club - I feel Magic: less cartoon, more drama, and all the better for it . Clayton-Lea . Tony . The Irish Times . 19 Feb 2016.
  17. Web site: 2016 was the best year for music in my lifetime . Acaster . James . JamesAcaster.com . 2017.
  18. Web site: Track Record: Bobby Aherne . Rushe . Loreana . TheThinAir . 2014.
  19. Web site: Walsh . Cian . No Monster Club - Foie Gras Review Album Review . 2024-02-16 . GoldenPlec . en.
  20. Web site: Udell . Phil . February 20, 2015 . No Monster Club – People Are Weird . https://web.archive.org/web/20150405010255/http://state.ie/album-reviews/no-monster-club-people-are-weird . April 5, 2015.

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