Menomena Archives

2013 and 1/3: The Best Albums of the 2010s (So Far)

Inspired by the third installment of The Naked Gun, we decided to compile our favorite albums over the first 3…

11 years ago

Last month ALARM presented its 50 favorite albums of 2012, an eclectic, rock-heavy selection of discs that were in steady…

12 years ago

Another year, another torrential downpour of albums across our desks. As always, we encountered way too much amazing music, from…

12 years ago

As the opener on Menomena’s Moms -- possibly the best pop album of 2012 -- "Plumage" is a stark announcement…

12 years ago

Following the departure of a key member, Moms should’ve been the sound of quirk-rock trio-turned-duo Menomena unraveling. Instead, it's arguably…

12 years ago

Following last week's announcement of Menomena’s Dark Side of the Moms laser show, Portland wins again: Old Man Gloom has…

12 years ago

Despite downsizing from a trio to a two-piece, Menomena is back with its full arsenal of pop quirkiness. And to…

12 years ago

Quirky pop-rock band Menomena has downsized to a down. The Portland-based group will release a new album, titled Moms, via…

12 years ago

Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented…

14 years ago

From September 29 to October 3, the ninth annual Pop Montreal international music festival runs in dozens of venues and…

14 years ago

Menomena’s enthusiasm to put out a new record couldn’t overcome its penchant for precision, and with Mines, its newest recording,…

14 years ago

NOMO, the alternative Afrobeat collective from Ann Arbor, Michigan, marches to its own beat, or more accurately, to the beat…

16 years ago