Into the Night (The Monotones album)

Into the Night is the first and only studio album by South Korean punk rock band The Monotones. The album was released on 19 November 2015.[1] The album won the Best Rock Album at the 2016 Korean Music Awards.[2]

Into the Night
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 19, 2015 (2015-11-19)
GenrePunk rock
Length54:41
LabelMirrorball Records

Background

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The Monotones announced the recruitment of a vocalist after Kim Seyoung's sudden withdrawal, and a year later, Hoon Jo joined as a new vocalist. Since then, they have started recording their first studio album.[3] During the recording, Park Hyeonjoon left the band, and the band members described the period as a "Recording of hell."[4][3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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IZM     [5]

Lee Sooho of IZM described the album as "It's an album that brought together great talents and produced excellent Garage punk opus."[5] The member of the selection committee for the Korean Music Awards Lee Kyeongjoon reviewed "Into the Night is a clever record that explores the past with agility but never misses modernity."[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Blow Up"3:18
2."A"4:23
3."The Beat Goes On"4:02
4."Popo"4:59
5."Into the Night"5:10
6."Brown Eyed Girl"4:33
7."Watchman"4:28
8."Winter Song"2:28
9."Mr.K" ("K군의 어느 하루")4:07
10."Baby You're So Cold"3:00
11."Glorious Day"4:44
12."Rita"4:44
13."Zero"4:45

References

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  1. ^ Choi, Hyeonjeong (2015-11-27). "모노톤즈 데뷔앨범 'Into The Night' 발매…차승우의 세 번째 밴드". Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  2. ^ a b "더 모노톤즈 (The Monotones) [into the night]". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  3. ^ a b Park, Chaneun (2015-02-23). "더 모노톤즈 `Into the Night` 차승우의 젠틀해진 난폭함". Maeil Economy (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  4. ^ Kim, Gwangseob (2016-03-31). "톰 하디가 선택한 단독 공연의 주인공 '모노톤즈'". Oh My News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  5. ^ a b Lee, Sooho (November 2015). "Into The Night - IZM". IZM (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-12.