Like The Stone Roses collaborating with The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Melbourne, Australia’s Monnone Alone’s new single Dry Doubt is a shuffley, frenetic, expressive rock track with personality by the bucketload.
With expertly executed individual parts combining to make something altogether uncommon in 2025, it harks back to bygone times with style, panache and confidence. The guitar is John Squire all over, the bass is almost Andy Rourke-esque and the percussion could’ve been lifted from a Happy Mondays track. The song has an uplifting, jovial spirit despite seemingly being about the near-death experience of some pet fish.
It’s infectious, instantaneous and impressive and bodes well for the future. Dry Doubt is taken from the forthcoming album Here Comes the Afternoon, out May 2 on Lost And Lonesome, co-released with Meritorio in the EU, Safe Suburban Home in the UK and Repeating Cloud in the US.
Written by Kinda Grizzly
