External links
- No Monster Club discography at Discogs
- No Monster Club at AllMusic
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| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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No Monster Club is the DIY indie pop project of Irish musician Bobby Aherne, [1] [2] also known as Dublin Duck Dispensary and Sir Bobby Jukebox. [3] [4]
Since their debut release in 2009, they have recorded a number of albums, split releases and EPs, alternating between a solo project and a full band. [5] [6]
The music video for their 2012 single La La Land was named as one of Nialler9's "50 best Irish music videos of all-time" [7] and was screened as part of Adam Buxton's series, BUG: The Evolution of Music Video, at the BFI. [8] The band performed on Chic-a-Go-Go in 2013 [9] and performed a WFMU session in 2016. [10] Their song The Trundling Path featured in a 2025 episode of Welcome to Night Vale. [11] They have also toured several times with The Polyphonic Spree. [12]
An alternate version of their single Arms Across America was used as the theme song of The Alison Spittle Show podcast. [13] Their 2015 single I've Retired was featured in the movie Let The Wrong One In. [14] They contributed original music to the Dublin Fringe Festival musical Trial of the Centurys, [15] and to the RTÉ Jr Radio series Nero's Class. [16]
According to AllMusic biographer Marcy Donelson, No Monster Club "merges retro-minded garage-pop and elements of lo-fi psychedelia with passionate performances and ever-present tunefulness". [17]
In a review of 2016's I Feel Magic album, The Irish Times drew comparisons to the songwriting styles of Kevin Ayers, Syd Barrett and Nikki Sudden. [18] In his 2019 book Perfect Sound Whatever, James Acaster called this album "A good old quirky bit of fun". [19]
Some influences cited by the group include Animal Collective, Lionel Bart and ABBA. [20]
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