Absolute Monarchs (band)

Absolute Monarchs is an American post-punk Music band from Seattle, Washington.[3][4]

Absolute Monarchs
OriginSeattle, Washington,
United States
GenresPost-Punk, Punk
Years active2008 - 2013
LabelsGood to Die Records
Associated actsDas Llamas,
Deadkill,
My Goodness,[1]
Blood Drugs
Website
MembersShawn Kock (guitar)
Joel Schneider (bass/vocals)
Mike Stubz (drums)[2]
Miki Sodos (guitar)

History

The Absolute Monarchs formed in 2009.[5] In 2011, the band was named one of "6 NW Bands You Need to Know" by Spin.com.[6] In 2012 the band was playing in clubs and acting as an opening band at concerts in the Seattle area.[7][8] Absolute Monarchs were featured to perform at the 57th Grammy Award Ceremonies at the 2012 Capitol Hill Block Party.[9] The band released one full-length album through Good to Die Records[10] and one 7" through Big Tea Records (UK) before calling it quits in August 2013.[11][12] Kock and Stubz then went on to form a new band, Blood Drugs.[13] In 2016 the Monarchs reunited to perform at Good to Die Records five year anniversary concert.[14] The group also performed at the 2016 Capitol Hill Block Party[15] and several local venues.

Members
  • Shawn Kock - guitar
  • Joel Schneider - bass / vocals
  • Mike Stubz - drums
  • Miki Sodos - guitar

Discography
  • 1 (2012)[16][17]
  • "To Hell, Let's Masquerade" / "Thinking Thieves" 7" (2012)

References
  1. "My, Oh My Goodness". Seattle Weekly News, Hannah Levin Tue., Apr 5 2011
  2. "Seattle’s DEADKILL Unleashes Debut 7″ Via Good To Die Records", Sleeping Shaman, 23rd May 2012
  3. "All Hail Seattle’s Absolute Monarchs". Consequences of Sound.
  4. "Hannah Levin - Tacoma to today". Northwest Military, by Nikki McCoy on March 6, 2013.
  5. "The Four Best Seattle Bands You Don’t Know". Spin, Jonathan Zwickel // July 27, 2009
  6. "6 Northwest bands you need to know". Spin.
  7. "Absolute Monarchs, Strong Killings, Swayze, and White Coward at The Highline". SSGMusic.by Daniel Ahrendt on February 27th, 2012
  8. "Capitol Hill Block Party 20 - 22 July 2012 - Seattle". Pop Matters, Robert Alford 5 August 2012
  9. "GRAMMYs On The Road With The Absolute Monarchs And Porcelain Raft". July 31, 2012 - grammy.com
  10. "Seattle’s Absolute Monarchs Release Debut LP, ‘1’". Indie Rock Cafe, 2012 Best New Releases, April 20, 2012 Max Hammer
  11. "Absolute Monarchs 1 Rocks Hard and Heavy By Gwendolyn Elliott" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Seattle Weekly, Mar 6 2012.
  12. "Interview: Absolute Monarchs". Verbicide, by Thomas Pizzola | April 2nd, 2012
  13. "A Sausageside Chat with Good to Die's Blood Drugs" Archived 2017-02-04 at the Wayback Machine. Seattle Weekly, By James Ballinger Apr 14 2015
  14. "Weekly Worth It 6-6-16". Seattle Passive Aggressive, June 6, 2016. James Ballinger
  15. "Capitol Hill Block Party 2016 Day Three: Review and Photos". Paste, By Victoria Holt | July 27, 2016
  16. "Good To Die Records: Year One, A Retrospective". Redefine, Oct 11th, 2012. by Thad McKraken
  17. " It's 2012, and Seattle Sounds Like ...". Seattle Weekly, Dec 18 2012.
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