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Evil Monkey is an indie band from New York City whose dry and satirical lyrics have won them a large fan base as well as a sizeable wall of enemies and critics. Founded in 1994, the band released 4 albums in the 90's before taking a "forced hiatus" in 2001 for an unnamed cause. They temporarily disbanded and not much was heard of them until their reunion in 2008, when they released an EP and toured the east coast of the United States. They are looking for an up-and-coming record company to "support". They say they "can pretty much pull it all off on their own", but that they want to "help a new independent record company to fame and fortune". Whether this statement is ignorant altruism or arrogant bravado is your call.

Evil Monkey's songwriting is deeply rooted in the 90's college rock scene of New York. Although not all incredibly talented, their drummer is very well known in alt-rock circles and was listed as #32 on IndieScene's "Top 50 Alternative Rock Drummers". Their lead singer has a shrill, whiny voice that many describe as "a monotone squeak". One particularly nasty critic remarked that it sounded "halfway between Geddy Lee and Kurt Cobain". However, their fans will tell you otherwise. They have a huge fan base that continues to grow by the year, and their old records are still big sellers online.