MONA kick off 2011 with thunderous new single..‘Teenager’

Having recently been certified as Nashville’s newest and hottest export, Mona return to the UK (for the third time in six months) to perform a series of live shows that coincide with the release of their first single of 2011. ‘Teenager’ will be released on February 28th through the band’s own imprint Zion Noiz Recordings/Island Records on digital download and limited edition 7-inch. ‘Teenager’ is the soundtrack for a new generation, an angst driven anthem with vintage roots. Passion, obsession, longing and desire are the backdrop to this gigantic juggernaut of a song. “All people have desire and need more than just themselves, you love love but can’t find a love” says frontman Nick Brown on the theme of the song. Mona finished 2010 on a high after appearing on Later...With Jools Holland, being tipped by all key music press including the BBC Sound Poll and being selected for MTV’s Brand New For 2011. This is not to mention ‘Trouble On The Way’ being record of the week on BBC Radio 1. The band also recorded a session with The Guardian which you can see here. Following a sell out regional UK tour in December, Mona return to the UK in January / February for a string of live shows. The band have also been confirmed for one of NME’s Award shows at London’s Relentless Garage, a Q Live show and a free show in association with Channel 4 drama ‘Skins’. Mona will be supporting The Walkmen in January and February on tour. Full tour listings below.

January 17th - London - Q Live - Concrete
January 19th - Glasgow - Oran Mor
January 20th - Manchester - Central Methodist Hall
January 21st - Bristol - Trinity
January 22nd - Oxford - O2 Academy
January 26th - London - MTV Brand New - Koko
January 27th - London - Skins Show - Brixton The Coronet

February 16th - Belfast - Auntie Annie’s
February 17th - Dublin - Whelan’s
February 19th - Lancaster - Lancaster Library
February 20th - Wolverhampton - Slade Rooms
February 21st - London - NME Awards Show - Relentless Garage

March 7th - Stoke-On-Trent - Sugarmill
March 8th - Liverpool - O2 Academy 2
March 9th - Glasgow - King Tut’s
March 11th - Leeds - Cockpit
March 12th - Oxford - O2 Academy 2

MONA kick off 2011 with thunderous new single..‘Teenager’ out February 28th
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
“it appears that in Mona we may have found a big-sounding, big hearted rock’n’roll band to believe in again” NME
“Mona are very much rock’n’roll’s great white hopes” The Guardian
“Mona are an act armed with an arsenal of power riff and rip-roaring choruses” The Fly

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