monocene break down what remains on More Than I Own

monocene’s More Than I Own arrives on 14 June as a debut with a proper emotional thesis: what remains when everything material falls away? The German-Croatian band’s album was created with producer Mike Jordan between 2024 and 2025, and its Bandcamp description places it between alternative rock, post-grunge and indie. That combination makes sense for a record built from wide guitar walls, characterful vocals and themes of xenophobia, loss and survival. Post-grunge can become a tired word when it means vague heaviness, but More Than I Own sounds more interesting because the pressure appears tied to real subjects. This is not just distortion for nostalgia’s sake. It is a band using heaviness to ask what identity, belonging and value look like when the comfortable answers collapse. For listeners who still want rock music to wrestle with uncomfortable things, monocene deserve a look.

Source: https://merchbox.bandcamp.com/album/more-than-i-own