MONARCH

Amber Waves of Cain

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As Monarch surveys their kingdom—newfangled cities beset with old-timey problems, populated by single moms, drug addicts and Joe Six-Packs—they can’t help but smile. The L.A. quintet plays smart, tragicomic country rock—all reverb, twang, shuffling beats and spur-sharp wit. As frontman Jay Sosnicki spins his sorry tales, he neither pities nor mocks the folks he sings about. He knows the world is a complicated place, and while “Keith’s Heartbreak,” with its tawdry blinking-neon sax, is a grim look at New York City guttersnipes, honky-tonk highlight “Company Time” offers clock-punchers everywhere some hilariously spot-on advice for time management. Hint: It involves the workplace bathroom.

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