The Dialtones' latest single, "Monk," unfurls a metabolically intricate, sonically rapturous peeling back of the curtain on human progress or the lack thereof. "Monk" reflects its thematic depth with an equally meditative and jangling atmosphere, where rumination and disquiet run parallel. It's a song that needs to be heard and felt.
"Monk" is a philosophical confrontation that raises whether our so-called evolution from egalitarian hunter-gatherers to hierarchical, industrialized societies has been for the better. Taking cues from the writings of Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung, "Monk" unravels the snarled thread of modern life, exposing just how "unmoored" we've become from the roots that set us down to the earth.
For almost 300,000 years, humans flourished and had a harmonious relationship with nature, in which no one was left behind. Fast forward to the present day, and we are surrounded by wealth, technology, and convenience, yet suffering abounds. We see homeless encampments that remind us that progress has left too many behind. Have we progressed, or have we just exchanged one brand of survival for another? "Monk" makes us look backward in a world that always seems to be pushing ahead, but maybe that's just what we need.
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