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MONO – Snowdrop

Please note this is a pre-order item due for release12th June 2026

Tracklist:

1. Snowdrop
2. Winter Daphne
3. Gerbera
4. Statice
5. Hedera
6. Shion
7. Bells of Ireland
8. Farewell to Spring

When Mono recorded their previous album, ‘Oath’, with longtime production partner and friend Steve Albini in 2023, they never imagined it would be the final studio album they made together. Albini tragically died the following year, leaving an incalculable void in the lives of not only everyone who knew him, but also everyone with an attachment to any of the thousands of records he helped bring into the world over the past four decades. He brought clarity to chaos and a selfless dedication to art and artists that was unrivaled. Where a pall could easily hang over ‘Snowdrop’, there is instead an extraordinary sense of gratitude. Rather than steeping in heartache, the album holds a poignant appreciation for a life well spent with a dear friend – and a yearning for what may come. ‘Snowdrop’ is the sound of a band transforming shock and sadness into hope and wonder, finding renewed focus in the freedom of the unknown.