Monta releases new Crystal Momentum EP

Monta's latest, the Crystal Momentum EP, hones the Kansas City band's mastery of electrified dreamworld post-punk, presenting four spacious songs to accompany out-of-body explorations. Monta's core players — Mikal Shapiro on vocals, Krysztof Nemeth and Lucas Behrens on guitars, Dedric Moore on electronics, Matthew Heinrich on drums, and Teri Quinn with additional vocals — accompany their visions with a groovy flow that rings with subtle tensions, introspective instrumentation, and chorus-fed uplifts.

Found within are "Everybody's Baby," an otherworldly adoration of unnamed strangers set to transfixing melodies and a snake-like groove; the buoyant "Looking Back," which shines a danceable, sonic brightness through a haze of ecstatic reminiscence; the inspired "Perimeter Dancer," an ode to those who fight for the cause, accompanied by a punky disco beat and a chorus that launches the song upward to a mirror-ball-lit sky. And then there's "Luna Lost In Your Gaze," a righteous desert sleepwalk of a tune that recalls the spaghetti western tones of Monta's past while remaining on the current trajectory.

With the Crystal Momentum EP, Monta grabs the moment, further defining the distinctive mix of synth-pop and dark psychedelia that's become the band's trademark. Take a leap and fall into their world.