The Monks "Black Monk Time" (2025 Reissue) 2025-05-09 Entitled ‘Plays Well With Others’

Entitled ‘Plays Well With Others’

Strike Anywhere

Phoenix and the Jesus and Mary Chain

and Rian Dawson [drums]-congregated together in Nashville at Rian's studio and at a Palm Springs rental house

There is nothing more Pup than a slow and inevitable descent into self-destruction

The Monks "Black Monk Time" (2025 Reissue) 2025-05-09 Entitled ‘Plays Well With Others’Released exclusively in Germany in March 1966, Black Monk Time by The Monks has become a cult classicpraised as a groundbreaking forerunner to punk and krautrock. From the explosive opener "Monk Time" to the fierce "Complication," Black Monk Time rejected flower power for something more urgentanger, humor, and innovation developing a confrontational, rhythm heavy sound. Though the album was overlooked at the time, its bold sound and sharp lyrics have