Pitchfork

Monster Bobby, as the Brighton-based man prefers to be known, is one lucky bloke. As principal songwriter for cutie-troupe the Pipettes and guitarist for mysterious Pipettes backing band the Cassettes, Bobby gets to hang with Becki, Rose, and Gwenno, like, all the time.

But when all those polka dots get to be too much for the man, he goes to a hidden place to record sample-happy, lo-fi-ish tunes under his own name. Monster Bobby has churned out plenty of them in this fashion, and just signed to New York-based Hypnote Recording Concern with the intention of unleashing more upon the world.

Monster Bobby's latest three-track 7" single, "Heaven Hides Nothing", gets proper release October 23 via Remake/Remodel in the UK, and Hypnote in the U.S. It was previously available with limited distribution, and you can check out its title song below. He also has a split 7" in the works, to see release through U.S. label Total Gaylord Records, the lo-fi/indie pop imprint that gave us a holiday compilation titled (seriously) Cwistmas Twee.

Even better, Hypnote's previous signings include Wolfgang, a (seriously) "robot designed with the capacity for human feeling as well as the ability to write hit songs."

Monster Bobby also has a flair for the academic, and that Pipettes B-side Pitchfork recently shared with y'all, "The Burning Ambition of Early Diuretics", is a cover of one of his tunes. He is also intent on following through on his own burning ambition to become a "serious composer."

Bobby got his start arranging club nights in Brighton, and hopes to soon record an album of entirely new material to see release next year.

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01 Heaven Hides Nothing
02 It's Over (I Miss You)
03 My Debts Spiral Out of Control