{"id":355,"date":"2017-09-15T17:14:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T15:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/sa\/?p=355"},"modified":"2017-09-15T17:15:43","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T15:15:43","slug":"monark-shares-details-new-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/sa\/monark-shares-details-new-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Monark share&#8217;s Details about their new music."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Southafrican band sat down with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.channel24.co.za\/News\/Local\/monark-gives-us-the-scoop-on-their-new-album-20170915\">channel 24<\/a> and gave details on their new music.The band has just completed their country wide tour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/09\/Monark.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/09\/Monark-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"541\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/09\/Monark-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/09\/Monark-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/09\/Monark-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/09\/Monark.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is the interview.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How would you describe the mood of this album?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was intense, kinda dark at times, but I was trying to write the light into it, because there\u2019s always hope. Even in the most inhospitable places you find life. This album was an attempt to stay away from false hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your favourite song on it \u2013 and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou Lie: For me it was the most flow that we\u2019ve ever achieved. The lyrics, mood, melodies and production are one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you currently listening to?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRaury, Drake, Chance, Radio-head, Coldplay, Wendy Rene, Anderson Paak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who would you most love to collaborate with?<\/strong>\u201cKendrick Lamar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d<strong>What do you hate most about the pop industry these days?<\/strong>\u201cThe lack of unity in songs; there are a lot of songs that are so purely constructed &#8211; you know it\u2019s like six songs in one. The real trick is to say what you want to say in the way you want to say it and keep it all together and simple. Also that no one writes for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you guys come up with the name Monark?<\/strong>\u201cWhen we were growing up we aspired to be like the 80\u2019s superhero \u2018Monark Starstalker\u2019. He\u2019s the realest after all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s next for the band?<\/strong>\u201cWe are making plans for some trips abroad, writing for other artists, and are making an effort to connect with all our streamers abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southafrican band sat down with channel 24 and gave details on their new music.The band has just completed their country wide tour. Here is the interview. 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