Music of the Day: Monograms - Listen Up

‘A mesmeric sound... dark and catchy, enhanced by harmonies.' -Stereogum. Monograms is the alias of Brooklyn, NYC's Ian Jacobs, who communicates tones with dynamics and velocity. Pointillism lyrics, lucid beats and angular melodies create a driving backdrop of underground and popular music across an eclectic spectrum; From post-punk to gritty pop, angular psych to new-wave, Monograms' sonic coding points at the heyday of college radio, as well as contemporaries that push and pull from similar threads.