O Monolith
The English band’s second album explores big questions with a bucolic, open-ended new sound. Where once they surged forward, now they wander.
Monolith is less radically individual than Field, a still distinct yet replicable template from Squid's enormous potential. Then again, Monolith, like Field, is stylistically far-ranging, the band as adept as ever when it comes to working with…
Bolstered by a sense of self-confidence and appreciation for melody, Squid's second album reveals more of itself with each enchanting listen
Squid arrived at 2021's Bright Green Field with heaps of momentum, surviving the hype to deliver an invigorating debut of manic energy and tension.
For most bands, this tapestry of sounds would flounder and reject its connectivity, but Squid successfully stitch diverse concepts into one brooding work.
After the hype generating watertight live performances on KEXP last year, (RYM’s top video of 2022!) Squid's much awaited sophomore album secures their reputation as one of the most accomplished and daring bands on the UK scene.
Squid’s music is packed with references to literature, art, film, and television, so it feels as if the British quintet can draw inspiration from just about anything.
Squid have been in a state of evolution right from their first show. Darting towards one idea, then another, each project seems to exist in its own realm.
O Monolith by Squid album review: the experimental rock group simultaneously expand and refine their distinctive vision
Squid follow up 2020's 'Bright Green Field' with a tighter, leaner, more refined version of their signature melding of sonic chaos and compositional ambition.
O Monolith by Squid Album Review by Ryan Meyer. The UK band's Dan Carey produced full-length drops on June 9th via Warp Records