Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters…

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Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters...
Monsters Eating People FATWF cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released2 October 2020
Length45:07
Label Greenway Records
Producer Frankie and the Witch Fingers
Frankie and the Witch Fingers chronology
ZAM
(2019)
Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters...
(2020)
Levitation Sessions (Live)
(2020)
Singles from Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters…
  1. "Cavehead"
    Released: 10 July 2020
  2. "Sweet Freak"
    Released: 7 August 2020
  3. "Activate"
    Released: 11 September 2020

Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters... is the sixth studio album by American rock band Frankie and the Witch Fingers. It was released on October 2, 2020, by Greenway Records. This is the first album to feature Nicole "Nikki Pickle" Smith on bass and the last to feature Shaughnessy Starr on drums. [1]

Contents

Composition and recording

Following the tour of their previous album ZAM, bassist Alex Bulli left the band, Nicole Smith of Death Valley Girls took his place and the band started recording a new album. [1] [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year90/100
Review scores
SourceRating
The Psych Rock9.5/10
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Clash Music7/10
Narc Magazine4.5/5

The album was met with praise from critics. On the aggregate reviewer site Album of the Year it currently holds a 90/100 from critic scores. [3]

In a 4.5/5 bomb review, Louder than War called it "probably the best psych record of the year!" [4] Clash Music called it a "more polished manifestation of their own sound" in a 7/10 review. [5] In a 9.5/10 review, The Psych Rock said the music "soars from garage rock into psychedelic and experimental territory." [6] Narc Magazine said there were "insatiable grooves permeating through every track". [7]

Reviewers called comparisons to the 13th Floor Elevators, the Grateful Dead, Blue Öyster Cult, Thee Oh Sees, Tame Impala, Talking Heads, Goat, Can, and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. [2] [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Frankie and the Witch Fingers.

No.TitleLength
1."Activate"7:56
2."Reaper"3:46
3."Sweet Freak"4:14
4."Where's Your Reality?"4:17
5."Michaeldose"2:20
6."Can You Hear Me Now?"1:07
7."Simulator"6:03
8."Urge You"2:20
9."Cavehead"4:34
10."MEPEM..."8:25
Total length:45:07

Personnel

Frankie and the Witch Fingers

Additional personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Sterdan, Darryl (2020-10-17). "Now Hear This: Frankie and the Witch Fingers | Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters..." Tinnitist. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  2. 1 2 moofmag (2020-10-31). "Album review: Frankie and the Witch Fingers – Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters". MOOF. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  3. "Frankie and the Witch Fingers - Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters..." Album of The Year. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  4. Whittle, Nathan (2020-10-27). "Frankie And The Witch Fingers: Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters... - album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  5. Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; ClashMusic (2020-10-02). "Frankie And The Witch Fingers - Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 2025-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. 1 2 "Frankie and The Witch Fingers Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters Eating People Eating 9.5 / 10". ThePsychRock.com. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  7. "ALBUM REVIEW: Frankie & The Witch Fingers – Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters" . Retrieved 2025-07-02.