HALLOWEEN HORROR HOTLIST ’25 We are back for another ghoulish round of the most unsettling, mind-altering, feverishly diabolical list of Halloween Horror Movies to astound and debilitate your wicked souls. Once again, our most putrescent progeny bestow upon us their favorite spook-tastic picks, answering the age-old question “What is the one horror film that every […]

Out Now: Liquid Cross – Don’t Think EP SM076 “This EP is about everything. It sounds like the Pacific Northwest as the band experiences it.” Liquid Cross is a punk band from Eugene, Oregon, formed in 2025. Starting in a garage with minimal gear the group quickly found a voice in writing fast, abrasive songs […]

Today’s release is a very special one Truculent AKA Dan AKA “Dad” of Mom and Dad is finally releasing a full length vinyl! Hypnotizing guitar arrangements backed by fully formed anti fascist anti capitalist sentiments. This album was a long time coming, in addition to the vinyl you’ll receive a mini zine of Dans pseudo […]

Out Now: Indirect Satisfaction SM074 Shoegaze, slowcore, dream pop, and psych rock converge on Indirect Satisfaction, featuring four of the best underground bands from southeast PA. bands ASSISTED LIVING, Bruise Bath, Droopies, and Tlooth. PROCEEDS BENEFIT:baitulmaal.orgBaitulmaal provides life-saving, life-sustaining and life-enriching humanitarian aid to under-served populations around the world regardless of faith or nationality. ASSISTED […]

Out Now: Dog Lips – Danger Forward & Caleb Flood – Hot Tub Music For Frogs Hailing from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Dog Lips deliver a raw and relentless blend of punk, hard rock, and new wave on their sophomore album, Danger Forward. Channeling the urgency of Mission of Burma, the swagger of Thin Lizzy, and […]

Out Now: Flash Hits – Witch Kids Seek Magic World SM075 Flash Hits emerged in 2012 as a four-track experiment between Damien C. Taylor (The Sounds of Kaleidoscope, Asteroid #4) and Mike Hammel (Lilys, False Tracks). Their creative back-and-forth yielded the sprawling 38-song demo World Tore, with contributions from Jordan Blumling (Gondola). Expanding into a […]

Out Now: Idiot Mambo – Shoot The Star (SM071) Idiot Mambo started as a bedroom project from primary songwriters Benji Davis and Leah G. Their sophomore record, Shoot the Star, is a kaleidoscopic homage to their eclectic influences, from punky pop and thrift-store glam to country sparkle. Joined by Jared Brey, Dan Timlin, and Dan […]

OUT NOW: Tlooth – S/T SM072 Tlooth returns with a new chapter: a self-titled debut full-length steeped in duality, embracing both lo-fi grit and unexpected beauty. When a band falls apart, it usually stays that way—but for Tlooth, dissolution became the catalyst for something new. The result is a record that retains the raw edges […]

Family Garden – Dreams Beyond Control SM066 “It was in the crumbling, labyrinthine depths of Philadelphia-a city steeped in the whispers of forgotten centuries and the weight of unspoken horrors-that I first heard the name Family Garden. This blasphemous triad, composed of three figures who seemed less like men and more like vessels for some […]

Out Now: Fugue State – In The Lurch SM070 Western Massachusetts has a new face of weirdo punk in the likes of Fugue State, who are slated to release their debut LP “In The Lurch” in the spring of 2025 with support from Philadelphia label Strange Mono. Originating in 2022 as a solo project of […]

Actual Pearls – Circle Dance (SM043) We have been waiting a long time to be able to bring this Actual Pearls album to you all. We are so excited to be able to share it today finally. Circle Dance by Actual Pearls Actual Pearls is a tumbling mass of small bytes and bits, pattern upon […]

Out Now: Spesimin – S/T (SM065) Spesimin is a Philadelphia-based Metal band. Blending monstrous riffs and horrific imagery, they concoct a sprawling realm that viscerally explores moral ills and the macabre mysteries of the mind. Equally heavy and infectious, Spesimin provides the cathartic soundtrack necessary for our uncompromising modern hellscape. Spesimin came into being in […]

Snow Caps is the musical project of Philadelphia songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Keller (they/he/she). Andrew’s deeply personal lyrics and bizarre, beautiful melodies combine to create music that transcends genre. Writing songs is a tenet of Andrew’s daily life that has helped them learn more about themself: they consider Snow Caps “diary music.” A friend once […]

Concrete Caveman – War Behind Glass (SM067) CONCRETE CAVEMAN RETURNS WITH THEIR FOLLOW UP EP “WAR BEHIND GLASS” OFFERING FIVE NEW SKULL SMASHING, BONE CRUNCHING, RABID SONGS SURE TO LOWER YOUR IQ AND MAKE YOU DRAG YOUR KNUCKLES ON THE PAVEMENT. NEANDERTHAL WITH A GUN:DEEP UNDERGROUND AT AN  UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, NOT FAR FROM WHERE YOU […]

Halloween Horror Movie Hotlist We know nothing is scarier than looking at your phone right now BUT For this most delightfully ghastly season, we posed a wicked little question to our favorite fiends—I mean, bands: ‘What is the one horror film that every unsuspecting mortal simply must witness?’ The answers, my dear unfortunate souls, have […]

Out Now: Assisted Living – Is Coming (SM061) As the deluge of bandcamp Friday begins we here @strange_mono , in collaboration with our trusted friends @blightrecords, present: ASSISTED LIVING – IS COMING @asstdlvng is available now on the beautiful cassettes you so desperately need, coming soon on COMPACT DISC! At some point alternative music started parodying itself/ But, for […]

Out Now: Webb Chapel – World Cup (SM052) Webb Chapel operates on impulse, chance, and what sounds right. Since 2022’s Moverama, the project’s freewheeling approach to tape recording has yielded an enigmatic collection of raw art rock and guitar pop unattached to any one specific sound or idea. Thus far, primary songwriter Zack Claxton has […]

On September 6, Philadelphia-based band Webb Chapel will release their anticipated new album, World Cup via Strange Mono Records (pre-order).   Formed in 2021 Strange Mono is a charity record label and distro based in Philadelphia, PA. Specializing in limited edition releases, all the proceeds from tapes, and 100% of downloads, go directly to the artists choice of benefit. Webb Chapel has picked […]

Out Now: Diuretic – Zero Days Without Incident (SM053) Strange Mono is proud to announce the release of Diuretic – Zero Days Without Incident. The bands first ever 7″ packs a real punch! Diuretic is taking Grindcore to a new level, with unapologetic grit and tongue-in-cheek gore. This Philly four-piece combines an aural attack with […]

Out Now: Jonathan Patrick – Cascade Moon (SM057) Jonathan, an experimental guitarist from Eugene, Oregon, describes his style as “founded in the navigation of impermanence”. Comparisons can be made to the 60’s and 70’s American Primitive movement out of California, yet Jon’s work is a singular and unique take on the genre. Embracing the freedom […]