The Sighs of Monsters' fourth album 'Present'
A project in Chatham, UK by The Sighs of Monsters000days
:
00hours
:
00minutes
Funding Successful
Available on CD, cassette or special edition box set. All backers get a Kickstarter exclusive mixtape!
Backers: 30
Average Pledge Per Backer: £40
Funded: £1,210 of £600
Dates: Apr 19th -> Jun 2nd (45 days)
Project By: The Sighs of Monsters
Backers: 30
Average Pledge Per Backer: £40
Funded: £1,210 of £600
Dates: Apr 19th -> Jun 2nd (45 days)
Project By: The Sighs of Monsters
£1,210
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 2 @ 19:06 -0400 GMT
201%
of goal
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
Now you can share!
Help your backers reach your daily goals and help others see how you're doing. It's easy, with Kicktraq Mini.Here are a few quick snippits of code you can use to embed your personalized widget on your website, in your blog, and even on your favorite forum.
HTML for websites & blogs
Copy HTMLBBCode for forums
Copy BBCodeReddit code for... well, Reddit
Copy Reddit CodeSpecial Note: Kickstarter recently disabled remote embedding for images on project pages, so embedding code doesn't work on project pages (yet) - just everywhere else.
You can read more about it here.
Latest News
Absent... at the emotional heart of Present 
May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
As we go into the final weekend of our album Kickstarter launch, here is another song from the album. The album, of course, is called 'Present', and this song - at the emotional heart of it - is called 'Absent'.We'd like to take this opportunity to... (Read More)
"Neddy" - The Bass behind the grooves on 'Present'
May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Brett tells the story of one of his favourite basses , "Neddy", a 1971 Fender Precision modified into a "PJ" configuration by his late uncle, Neilson Hall. This is the bass featured on 11 or the 12 tracks on 'Present'. (Read More)
Present - A Look Inside
May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
The Sighs of Monsters talk about the themes and experiences that inspired their new album, 'Present'. "To be present is to kind of be there in the moment, sort of being there when things happen..." (Read More)
Backyard Worlds closes "Side A"
May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
This is "Backyard Worlds" - the 'Side A' closer. As those who are familiar with our previous albums are aware, we construct albums around the "classic album" formula, celebrating 'The Album' as a great 20th Century artform; that is to say, divided... (Read More)
Creative Sparks!
May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
This is a cover of ‘Popularity’, from the Sparks 1983 album ‘In Outer Space’. We like this song a lot. Whistle along with us (Dean could use the help!) . Like R.E.M. (we covered 'Wolves, Lower' recently), Sparks is another of the bands we... (Read More)
It's "Sad Song", the song that started our 'Present' journey!
May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Here is another track off the album! With just over a fortnight to go before this album launch campaign ends, we're so grateful for your support. Please tell your music-loving friends and neighbours and encourage them to take a listen. Here's an... (Read More)
Proper Motion (Performance)
May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's another cut from 'Present' to enjoy in anticipation of our June release. Just three more weeks to go! Here's an extract from the notes accompanying the song in the Immersion Edition book: "In a jam in Feb 2022, Brett played a basic... (Read More)
We've reached a milestone!
May 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We've hit our Kickstarter target! Massive THANKS to everyone who supported us so far! To celebrate, we've done a cover, 'Wolves, Lower'. ‘Wolves, Lower’ is an early song by the inimitable REM. We’re big fans, and songs like this were definitely... (Read More)
I Was Not What I Seem Like
April 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's a video documenting the recording of "I Was Not What I Seem Like", the fourth track of The Sighs of Monsters's new album, 'Present', in our loft studio. Dean has finished writing short 'essays' for each song to be included in the Immersion Box... (Read More)
Abdication - the third track from the album
April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Here's another loft performance, today presenting the song Abdication. "Most of the camera’s imageis swallowed up in darkness -the unlit green.But along the top - see? - a terraceand in the top, right hand corner -just away from the houses,a flare... (Read More)
"You Have Left Us No Alternative"
April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Here is a performance of another track from the album Present called "You Have Left Us No Alternative". (Read More)
Performing 'Alibis' - the opening track of the album
April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Here we are performing 'Alibis', the first track on our album. It acts as a sort of overture, setting out the themes and the tone of the album which follows. (Read More)
If you have additional news that doesn't appear here, shoot us a link!