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Mon Frere was an indie rock band from Mountlake Terrace, WA.
Mon Frere’s dance rock comes off like a musical graphic novel; futuristically poppy and full of brash punk energy, mixing dance, heavy rock and jazz into something else. Formed in a subdivision basement by a trio of high-school outcasts, Mon Frere is the kind of band that makes kids clap-their-hands-say-yah and parents scratch their heads.

Mon Frere stunned the Seattle music scene last year, spewing forth from the suburban lawns of Mountlake Terrace, WA, and transforming from underage unknowns to one of the scene’s most exciting draws. Thanks to tastemakers like KEXP DJ John Richards and a rapidly growing fanbase, Mon Frere gained entrance to the hallowed halls of the Northwest’s legendary rock clubs, capping their first year as a band with a packed show at Bumbershoot, the Nation’s largest annual music festival, and shows with Vendetta Red, Minus The Bear, The Gossip, U.S.E., and Visqueen, to name a few.

Mon Frere’s quirky-yet-dark pop sensibility permeates their sound. Frontwoman Nouela Johnston’s voice is both buttery and brutal, able to mowing down an advancing army or seduce a ghost. Her playfully fractured synths run circles around Kyle Swisher’s fuzzy, dinosaur-sized guitar riffs. Drummer Dustin McGhie provides the underlying head-nodding beat of Mon Frere, replacing original drummer David Haasl and rounding out this bassless wonder.
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  • chupachipmunk

    fkn owns

    23 Dec 2012 Reply

  • thornykins

    People Eating People is now just NOUELA. There are some lovely tracks on soundcloud! http://soundcloud.com/nouela

    5 Jun 2012 Reply

  • Flash321_007

    Wish I had the chance to see them live. Love their sound!

    22 Jul 2011 Reply

  • xblurr

    God, I miss them so much.

    31 May 2011 Reply

  • wtfitsRICK

    @gossip_star Thanks for the heads up! I'm about to check it out.

    2 Aug 2010 Reply

  • gossip_star

    if anyone cares to know what nouela the lead singer is up to check out her new band "people eating people." just FYI. MLT FOR LIFE.

    29 Jul 2010 Reply

  • AlexanderSteele

    Why do they only have one album? D: I adore this band!!! The only band I've found that I consider anything like the Schoolyard Heroes. TT_TT

    12 Sep 2009 Reply

  • drowning_kitty

    Her voice reminds me of Sleater-Kinney.

    25 Jul 2009 Reply

  • UnHolyKnight

    Only discovered them recently and loved it :D

    2 Jul 2009 Reply

  • kofi_bass

    i'm so glad i got to see these guys before they broke up. they were so amazing but unfortunately i didn't really appreciate what i was seeing as much as i should have because i totally saw them on accident.

    27 Nov 2008 Reply

  • daseasplitter

    finally got the album and ep (actually got them off amazon lol). Definitly worth it. Such an amazing band I never will get to see live =[

    6 Jun 2008 Reply

  • EvanX

    Yea, but it's discouraging when a band you JUST get into will never put out anything new.

    13 Apr 2008 Reply

  • Invalidation

    @EvanX: That doesn't mean they haven't broken up. You can still buy Beatles albums, but it's no secret that they broke up a while ago.

    25 Feb 2008 Reply

  • Demonice

    thats the crappiest band description i've ever read here on last.fm

    16 Feb 2008 Reply

  • bluetooth38

    I just love this track Blood, Sweat & Swords by Mon Frere.

    16 Jan 2008 Reply

  • LollieRot

    for some reason i cannot download their songs in myspace, everytime i logg in the player doesnt load, and when i logg off the player loads but says you must be logged on to download.. im dying here...

    2 Jan 2008 Reply

  • motionpicture

    So apparently the chick from this band is on the new Say Hi record.

    14 Oct 2007 Reply

  • adirgeforher

    holy they're on amazon for like $2.00

    30 Aug 2007 Reply

  • daseasplitter

    can someone share either of the albums? sharing is caring =)

    30 Aug 2007 Reply

  • EvanX

    Broke up? That's stupid. I just bought the CD.

    5 Apr 2007 Reply
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