Monster Monster

Monster Monster
Studio album by The Almost
Released	November 3, 2009
Recorded	May 2009 in Seattle, WA
Genre	Alternative rock, emo
Label	Tooth & Nail, Virgin
Producer	Aaron Sprinkle
The Almost chronology
Monster EP (2009) Monster Monster (2009) Fear Inside Our Bones (2013)
Singles from Monster Monster
"Lonely Wheel" Released: September 17, 2009 "Hands" Released: October 2, 2009

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	(80%) [1]
Allmusic	[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
Bring On Mixed Reviews	[4]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[5]
Sputnikmusic	[6]

Monster Monster is the second album by American rock band The Almost, released on November 3, 2009. Like the band's debut Southern Weather, Monster Monster was produced by Aaron Sprinkle. Due to the band's lack of a drummer at the time, lead singer Aaron Gillespie played drums for the record. The first single from the album is "Hands" and it was released onto radio stations October 2, 2009, and it has cracked the Top 5 on the Christian Rock charts. The third track on the album, "No I Don't," debuted on the Christian Rock chart on March 5, 2010.^[7]

After the recording and mastering of the record, Gillespie stated, "This now feels like a real band. Everyone gave up a piece of his own agenda for the good of the final result. And that's how you end up with something special. They supplied the bricks and we built this house together."^[8] The band plans on doing a headlining tour followed by a tour where they support The Used. When speaking of touring, Gillespie noted that "[The Almost] plan on hitting it as hard as we can." Vilardi concurred with "We'd like to leave and not come back for two years."^[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Aaron Gillespie, Dusty Redmon, Alex Aponti & Jay Vilardi.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Monster Monster"	3:20
2.	"Lonely Wheel"	3:14
3.	"No I Don't"	3:54
4.	"Hands"	3:48
5.	"Young Again"	2:58
6.	"Summer Summer"	4:00
7.	"Hand Grenade"	3:51
8.	"Books & Books"	3:31
9.	"Souls On Ten"	3:25
10.	"Want To"	3:30
11.	"Get Through"	3:24
12.	"Monster"	6:16

iTunes Bonus Track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Me & Alone"	3:03

Best Buy Deluxe Edition
No.	Title	Length
14.	"West"	3:40
15.	"Wrong"	3:03

Personnel

The Almost^[9]

• Aaron Gillespie – lead vocals, percussion, rhythm guitar, banjo, keyboards, piano
• Jay Vilardi – rhythm guitar, vocals
• Dusty Redmon – lead guitar, vocals
• Alex Aponte – bass
• Joe Musten - drums

Additional musicians

• John Davis - steel guitar
• Chris Scruggs - steel guitar
• Josiah Holland - keyboards

Production

• Aaron Sprinkle - producer, guitar, vocals, keyboards
• Zach Blackstone - assistant
• Jordan Butcher - art direction, design
• Mike Carr - assistant engineer
• Matt Carter (Emery) - mixing
• Roberto Chamorro - photography
• Brandon Ebel - A&R, executive producer
• Ted Jensen - mastering
• Brian Kroll - A&R
• Ethan Luck - photography
• J.R. McNeely - mixing
• Randy Nichols - management
• Dave Powell (Emery) - drum technician
• Melisssa Sabo - assistant
• Rob "Just Fine" Stevenson - A&R
• Matt Watts - assistant

References

1. "Almost, The - Monster Monster - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
2. Freeman, Phil. "Review: Monster Monster". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
3. Ferris, D.X. (December 2009). "File Under: Alt-Country-Kissed Power Pop". Alternative Press (Cleveland, Ohio: Alternative Magazines, Inc.) (257): 107. ISSN 1065-1667.
4. Pernell Fowler. "The Almost - Monster Monster - Review | So, Bring On Mixed Reviews". Bringonmixedreviews.com. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
5. "The Almost, "Monster Monster" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
6. "The Almost - Monster, Monster (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
7. "Nothing found for 2009 09 07 The-almost-monster-monster-2". Indievisionmusic.com. February 26, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
8. "The Almost Mall Monster – Almost News @". Antimusic.com. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
9. "The Almost - Monster Monster". AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2015.