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Snowdrop

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cnefdt This album is a magnificent triumph. It is more flowing but less hard than the previous 2 albums. Please check out the video on YouTube for 'The story behind the album'. Moving stuff.
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Lukas Kramer Great new MONO LP, they're not reinventing anything but they're confident with their style and execution. The second half of the record really shines with giving itself some space and toning it down a bit. Would love for albums with interludes like Silent Flight, Sleeping Dawn for instance, it just makes for an even better listening experience.
Looking forward to seeing you live again. Favorite track: Hedera.
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Linette This gets my vote for Album of the Year so far. 10/10 stars. I'll be playing this on repeat for a long while. Favorite track: Winter Daphne.
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J. Wright Reviews Carrying on the love-centered theme present on Oath, Snowdrop showcases a reverent, yet transcendent look at grief and how it can inspire you toward gratitude for the time spent with the departed. The way the orchestrations and choir are written gives Snowdrop a celestial, angelic quality to it, which is a perfect companion to songwriting that tries some new things, such as the genuinely intriguing and groove-driven "Shion". Yet another MONO masterpiece to keep on constant loop! Favorite track: Shion.
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davemcrae Another outstanding album by MONO. I missed you the ladt time you came to Scotland, but hope to see you next time ♥️♥️♥️
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Wez Barber Proper chill. Summer bliss out vibes Favorite track: Statice.
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Snowdrop 07:15
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Winter Daphne 05:53
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Gerbera 07:45
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Statice 05:17
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Hedera 04:37
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Shion 05:02
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Bells of Ireland 05:59
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Farewell to Spring 07:31

about

When MONO recorded their previous album, OATH, with longtime production partner and friend, Steve Albini in 2023, they never fathomed that it would be the final studio album they made together. Albini tragically died the following year, and that loss left an incalculable void in the lives of not just everyone who ever knew Steve, but everyone with an attachment to any of the thousands of records he helped bring into world over the past four decades. He brought a clarity to the chaos, and a selfless sense of service to art and artists that was unrivaled. On both a personal and practical level, the loss left MONO faced with profound grief and uncertainty. Albini had become a fundamental part of MONO’s unmistakable sound, and the thought of replacing him was daunting, to say the least. Enter: Brad Wood (Touché Amoré, The Smashing Pumpkins).

Chosen for both his familiarity with MONO’s creative and technical working process – as well as his decades-long friendship with Steve Albini – Brad Wood entered Albini’s storied Electrical Audio studios in September 2025 to record what would become Snowdrop. Once again working with Chicago-based conductor and orchestral musical director, Chad McCullough, MONO enlisted a 10-piece orchestra as well as an 8-piece choir for the eight massive pieces that make up Snowdrop. With the band performing and Wood recording in the same hallowed space where most of MONO’s records had been made in their quarter-century history, the songs on Snowdrop carry an extra weight. Mixed by Wood at his Seagrass home studio in Los Angeles, the album is equally intimate and enveloping.

Where there could easily be a pall hanging over Snowdrop, there is instead an extraordinary air of gratitude. Rather than steep in heartache, there is a poignant appreciation for the resonance of life well-spent with a dear friend – and the yearning for what may come. Snowdrop is the sound of a band turning shock and sadness into hope and wonder – and finding renewed focus in the freedom of unknowing.

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released June 12, 2026

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