Menomena: “Heavy is as Heavy Does”

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Portland's Menomena have been rocking in refreshing and experimental ways since the turn of the century. Guitarist Brent Knopf programmed software called Digital Looping Recorder, which the band uses to craft a...
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Menomena

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"Taos"from the album Mines2010iTunesYou know, Menomena probably doesn't get the respect they deserve. The band is fresh off three critically acclaimed albums in a row, but their fourth, Mines, was almost invisi...
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Menomena

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"Queen Black Acid"from the album Mines2010iTunesMenomena is an inventive Portland, Oregon, trio with a solid 10-year history and now four full-length albums. The new one, Mines, has been a long time in the maki...
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Menomena

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"Five Little Rooms"from the album Mines2010iTunes"Five Little Rooms" begins with the line "this is a play that takes place in freezer" sung hauntingly by Menomena drummer Danny Seim, excellently beginning the n...
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Menomena

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"Wet and Rusting"from the album Friend and Foe2007iTunesMP3 - "Wet and Rusting" When Menomena followed up their highly praised 2003 pop/experimental/electronic debut I am the Fun Blame Monster with the fantasti...