Monda is what happens in Mike Maietta’s New Jersey basement, but doesn’t stay there. For the past seven years or so, he’s been writing and recording catchy lo-fi tunes, sometimes solo, sometimes with the support of friends. Monda’s latest is titled Waiting For Your Mistake and flies through 16 songs in 25 minutes. If anything, it shows a typical Monda song respects your attention span, in and out before your brain even has time to wander.

At times, Monda sounds like a more groovy and danceable version of Terry Malts, especially in the first half. The second half offers more punk-leaning basement pop. Overall this is a varied record, and DJs have plenty to pick from for their next radio show or Mixcloud playlist.

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