Red Monkey (band)

Red Monkey
Origin	Newcastle, England
Genres	Post hardcore, riot grrrl, post-punk
Years active	1996–2005, 2008
Labels	Slampt Troubleman Unlimited Kill Rock Stars
Associated acts	Pussycat Trash Avocado Baby Matter Of Exact Milky Wimpshake Do The Right Thing The Guise Month Of Birthdays Chronicity Kodiak Bilge Pump Spinach
Past members	Pete Dale Rachel Holborow Marc Walker Joe Mask

Red Monkey were a English DIY post-hardcore, post-riot grrrl band, active from 1996 to 2005. The band are notable for their political lyrics.

Red Monkey was formed by Rachel Holborow, Pete Dale and Marc Walker in 1996, following on from Rachel and Pete’s earlier bands, the riot grrrl four-piece Pussycat Trash, and lo-fi duo Avocado Baby. Both acts had released records on the duo’s own record label Slampt, based in their adopted home town of Newcastle. Marc had previously drummed for Newcastle-based Post Hardcore/Rock bands Spinach and Kodiak.

Red Monkey’s first release was the "Do What You Feel"EP on Slampt, followed by "The Time Is Right" EP on US label Troubleman Unlimited and then their debut album Make The Moment. Allmusic praised the album for its "melodic appeal" and the band’s "ability to make entirely political lyrics work in a personal, intelligent manner", while the group’s sound was compared to Gang of Four.

In 1998 the band toured the US to support the stateside release of the album, and a third single followed on Kill Rock Stars records, including two tracks performed on the band’s Peel Session earlier the same year. Tours of Ireland and Europe followed before the band recorded their second album Difficult Is Easy, released in 1999. The record received more mixed reviews than the first; it was praised by the NME but Popmatters criticised the album for failing to capture the live energy of the band, albeit while making favourable comparisons to both Minutemen and Fugazi, the latter of whom Red Monkey supported on their American tours.

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