Monday’s Problem

Monday’s Problem is a five-piece rock ‘n’ roll band from Manchester. They comprise Josh Smith (vocals), Joe Hart (guitarist), Reuben Drake-Horn (guitarist), Sam Overell  (bass), and Cassian Newsome (drums).

*banner image credit: Gracie Hall

This band of brothers met at college, let’s check out their first two singles:

Black and White

Hell, fire and brimstone rock ‘n’ roll! Guitars that fire out into the night sky like debauched rockets of joy.

Hart and Drake-Horn’s resounding guitars seek danger out with the reckless thrill-seeking of Jack O’Connell’s portrayal of Cook in Skins.

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The raw licks igniting this banger come via The Libertines’ debut and the underrated 22-20s. The jagged licks sometimes roll into the Arctic Monkeys’ debut, but through Smith, they have a frontman who has a broader, more euphoric delivery, which takes their brashness to a more harmonious realm.