Programs at Home: almost monday
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After countless garage jams, D.I.Y. gigs in the back of a surf shop, and innumerable hours writing together, almost monday bottle California sunshine in their funky basslines, ecstatic choruses, and danceable grooves. The San Diego trio—Dawson Daugherty (vocals), Cole Clisby (guitar) and Luke Fabry (bass)—has generated millions of streams to date, sold out shows, and crafted their debut EP don’t say you’re ordinary in Brooklyn and Los Angeles with producers Mark Needham (The Killers, Fleetwood Mac) and Simon Oscroft (The Naked and Famous, DREAMERS). Kicking off 2020, they ignited a string of buzzing anthems, beginning with “parking lot view” and “come on come on.” Meanwhile, the lead single “broken people,” (and the Sofi Tukker remix), crystallized their sun-kissed signature style with a bold bass bounce and empowering refrain as it’s generated nearly 23 million combined audio and video streams so far and became the band’s first top 20 hit at Alternative radio. Along the way, almost monday have attracted a growing fan base through a combination of danceable rhythms and uplifting hooks and were named one of “21 Breakout Musicians To Know in 2021” by GQ, were featured on Amazon Music’s “2021 Artist To Watch” playlist, and Apple Music’s “Shazam Predictions 2021” playlist. Their new single “live forever,” which premiered worldwide on influential tastemaker Zane Lowe’s Apple Music show and was called out by FLAUNT Magazine as “feel-good, funky and danceable… proving why they’re ones to look out for in 2021,” is out now.