UPSET THE RHYTHM: PEGA MONSTRO - Record, tour and show!!!

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Today is the first time we’ve ever released an album on a Friday! Let’s give it a spin and see what happens. ‘Alfarroba’ is the sophomore album from Lisbon sisters PEGA MONSTRO and today it’s making its way into the world on LP and CD via Upset The Rhythm.

Pega Monstro make rapturous music, it’s brisk, it’s contagious, it laughs at the language barrier and just keeps running headlong into more and more new ideas. ‘Alfarroba’ is not an exhaustive listen given that though, it’s more like an antidote than an endless anecdote, as restless, impulsive and smart as the band that made it. Check out this sporty video for their amazing track ‘Branca’ and you’ll see what I mean.

The album is available from today in all brilliant record shops and also manifest in our webshop here too: http://upsettherhythm.bigcartel.com/

But why not pick up a copy direct from the band if you live in the UK as Pega Monstro are heading here next week? Full details of their London show with SACRED PAWS and ALISTAIR MCKAY follow on next plus here’s a tour poster listing all those relevant dates too, spread the good word good people…

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PEGA MONSTRO

SACRED PAWS

ALISTAIR MCKAY (of DICK DIVER)
Saturday 15 August
The Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Rd, Dalston, E8 3AS
8pm | £6 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/321016

PEGA MONSTRO are sisters Júlia Reis (drums) and Maria Reis (guitar, keyboard), both sing! Born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal, Maria and Júlia have been playing music together since they were 15 and 17 respectively, in other groups first before resolving on becoming a duo. Back in 2010, both sisters started a record label, along with some of their musician friends, called Cafetra Records to document Portugal’s garage punk scene. Cafetra represents a community of like-minded musicians who all help each other, making music that they’d want to hear, powered by enthusiasm. 2012 saw Pega Monstro release their self-titled debut album, making for a raucous record that met with critical national acclaim. Now Pega Monstro have a new album ready for Upset The Rhythm entitled ‘Alfarroba’ and released this month. The name of this second album, it’s title meaning ‘carob’, after the sweet tasting bean that grows in the wild trees that spontaneously spring up along the Mediterranean coast. Maria explains further, “In Portugal there are a lot of carob trees in the Algarve and our mother's side of the family is from there, we spent every summer there as children. The scent is unlike any other. So apart from the phonetic appeal of the word, ‘Alfarroba’ is also a homage to that heritage”. The songs on ‘Alfarroba’ deal with many themes, some universal topics like love and growing up, others focusing on the nature of writing songs themselves, whilst some try to make sense of the world from a female perspective. Expect torrents of energy, snare rolls triggering flights of guitar, and fogs of cymbal shimmer forming steps for their vocals to climb.

https://soundcloud.com/upset-the-rhythm/pega-monstro-braco-de-ferro

SACRED PAWS are a fantastic, intuitive dream punk duo, comprising Eilidh of Golden Grrls and Skeleton Bob on drums, and Rachel from Trash Kit and Shopping on guitar. Raw Soweto high-life riffs and rolling Afrobeat grooves are filtered through post-punk sass and ramshackle K Records charm. It’s an utterly joyous sound, the duo trading giddy melodies and righteous chants over febrile rhythms and chunky, infectious riffage. Rock Action released the band’s debut EP earlier this Spring, go check it out!

https://soundcloud.com/rock-action-records/sacred-paws-03-vince-mstr

ALISTAIR MCKAY from Melbourne, now living in London, plays guitar and sings in Australia’s deep pop thinkers Dick Diver. Dick Diver’s brand new album ‘Melbourne, Florida’ (Chapter Music / Trouble In Mind) pays tribute to Jim Morrison, Kylie, confused travellers, high school quiz nights and much more, all in the space of 12 very beautiful pop songs. For this show Al will performing a rare solo set on guitar and vocals.

http://chaptermusic.bandcamp.com/album/melbourne-florida

In other news this week we’ve also confirmed a show for SHANNON AND THE CLAMS for November, check that out in our listings section that concludes this humble missive. Thanks again to all of you who supported VEXX on their European tour, it really was the best of times and I feel so happy knowing so many of you got to see their whirlwind performance. Have a brilliant weekend, see you soon!

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PEGA MONSTRO

SACRED PAWS

ALISTAIR MCKAY (of DICK DIVER)
Saturday 15 August
The Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Rd, Dalston, E8 3AS
8pm | £6 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/321016

DEERHOOF

PEGA MONSTRO

COWTOWN
Tuesday 25 August
Tufnell Park Dome, 2A Dartmouth Park Hill, Tufnell Park, NW5 1HL
7.30pm | £12 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/313096

FUZZ

FLESH WORLD
Saturday 5 September
Oval Space, 29-32 The Oval, Cambridge Heath, E2 9DT
7pm - 10pm | £14 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/318321

STEPHEN STEINBRINK
JULIE BYRNE
Thursday 10 September
St Pancras Old Church, Pancras Road, King's Cross, NW1 1UL
7.30pm | £8 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/319333

RICHARD DAWSON & ASIQ NARGILE

Monday 14 September

Tufnell Park Dome, 2A Dartmouth Park Hill, Tufnell Park, NW5 1HL
7.30pm | £15 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/322823

DOPE BODY

USA NAILS

Wednesday 16 September

Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern St, Shoreditch, EC2A 3ES

8pm | £8 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/318804

RAT COLUMNS

Thursday 17 September

Montague Arms, 289 Queen's Rd, New Cross Gate, SE14 2PA

7.30pm | £6 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/325345