The Last Monarchs of Fall - The Last Monarchs of Fall EP (2024)

The Last Monarchs of Fall build melodies from the humid sun and burning fields of the Arkansas Delta. Weaving together folk, rock, and indie music, their songs celebrate the intricate facets of human experience, harnessing the power of love, loss, joy, and the profound beauty of life's most ordinary moments. Band members include Justin Castro (vocals, acoustic guitar, lap steel, ) Presley McLain (vocals, guitar, keyboard, harmonica),and Ian Sloan (drums, percussion, vocals).

“Gone Again” starts out with a little percussion that sounds like it could be a springtime frog, and then the dual vocalists harmonize the mournful lament: “the air is cool but the field is on fire… gone, gone again.” “Love is War” has a catchy rhythm about trying to catch up: “poor in cash and rich with songs, traveling friends with lonely hearts…”

“Extradition” tackles that sick feeling that happens when you have to handle the law when you’re just trying to live your life: “how far is Atlanta from Juarez, Mexico…? I got a letter from the state, I need to go, I’m tired of hiding.”

“Delta” is an uptempo song that references things that have fallen by the wayside and not gone our way, but it’s sung against a backdrop of moving along anyway: “a paperback book dropped in the rain at the best part.” Just keep moving along, that’s life in the delta, and everywhere else too.