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= Young Monks = Young Monks are an indie rock band from Canberra, Australia. The band is made up of Matt Santos (lead vocals), Sam Koster (guitar, production, vocals), Stephen Reinhart (keyboards, guitar, vocals), Tommy Caldwell (bass guitar) and Jarrad Stewart (drums). Their style of music has been described as "neo-psych". The band has released four studio singles and will be releasing their debut record "Swamp Creek" on July 29th 2018 via Bad Bad Records & Unified Music Group. ''

Formation
Friends since primary school, they started off writing and producing music at the age of ten, with their names attached to post-hardcore myspace bands The Blaqk Year and Beyond December. After a hiatus, the band reformed in 2015 and became formally known as Young Monks. Together, their shared passion for music led them down “a long road of learning how to produce and experiment with different styles,” they say.

Sound
The band is known for their 'DIY' production, shooting and editing all of their own music videos as well as recording and producing all of their own music.

In a 2015 article, Hhhhappy Magazine said: "There is still a rawness to their sound, implementing acoustic guitar, drums and bass, amongst a wonderfully weird pastiche of psychedelic samples and synthesisers, and fuzzy riffs. The pop poetry delves into topics surrounding the spiritual dimension and problems of humanity."

Influences
When asked where the band draws their influence from they responded, "We draw influence from many artists past and present, and it would be fair to say that our sound is constantly evolving. Growing up we were influenced by our parents records of the late '70s and early '80s, which gave us a great platform to launch and create our own sound." The band have mentioned particular influences such as The Avalanches, Tame Impala, Sticky Fingers, Eagles & Bob Marley.

Current

 * Matt Santos – lead vocals
 * Sam Koster – guitar, vocals production
 * Stephen Reinhart – guitar, keys, vocals
 * Tom Caldwell – bass guitar
 * Jarrad Stewart – drums

Former

 * Zac Gaudie – drums (2015–2016)
 * Ethan Kinnunen – drums (2016–2017)

Discography
Studio Albums


 * Swamp Creek (2018)

Singles


 * Supersonic Melodies (2018)
 * Bayside Suicide (2018)
 * Bad Bad Freddy (2016)
 * Jarmin In The Dark (2015)