photos by Anna Bechis
Songs Of Abandon, the new LP from THE MON – the solo project of Urlo, vocalist/bassist of Ufomammut and co-founder of the Malleus Rock Art Lab poster art collective and the label Supernatural Cat – is out today and streaming everywhere alongside a track-by-track examination of the record.
THE MON’s double-album Embrace The Abandon is structured in two complementary chapters – Songs Of Abandon and Songs Of Embrace – the project depicting a journey of duality: loss and surrender on one side, acceptance and rebirth on the other. The first chapter of this journey, Songs Of Abandon is perhaps the most intimate and vulnerable work Urlo has ever created. Born in a moment of solitude and personal darkness, the album originated from a radical exercise: writing one song a day, for nine consecutive days, using only acoustic guitar and voice. Later, these sketches were shaped into fully realized tracks, with lyrics and subtle layers of sound – not to overwhelm, but to underline the fragile, raw atmosphere that pervades them. The result is a stripped-down, emotionally charged collection that embodies an inner search: the power of music as a tool to face abandonment, to dig into oneself, and ultimately to glimpse the possibility of an embrace.
With Embrace The Abandon, THE MON reaffirms itself as one of the most personal and uncompromising projects. It is a body of work that fuses vulnerability and strength, speaking directly to the listener with sincerity, leading them through shadow towards light. An intimate yet powerful sound experience, intertwining the minimalism of acoustic folk with the dark, visionary tension that has always defined Urlo’s artistic path.
Both albums were written, performed, produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Urlo at The Howl, Italy, between 2023 and 2025, and as with all Supernatural Cat releases, completed with artwork by the Malleus Rock Art Collective, who also created the animated videos.
Urlo writes, “It’s time to let go of Songs Of Abandon, finally released. I’m truly happy and a little overwhelmed. Every time a record is revealed to the world, the thought that someone out there will listen to it, that it might become part of someone’s life, is a deeply moving feeling. I hope Songs Of Abandon gets what it deserves. It’s a very important record for me, born in a moment of solitude and reflection, a chapter of my life that I wanted to capture through music. Thank you for listening, for sharing, and for being part of this journey.”
THE MON’s Songs Of Abandon is streaming at a new release page where Urlo breaks down the album with a track-by-track narrative alongside its three videos RIGHT HERE.
Songs Of Abandon is now available digitally, on CD, and in standard and limited LP pressings at the Supernatural Cat webshop HERE and in the USA at A Thousand Arms HERE.
The second chapter, Songs Of Embrace, is an instrumental counterpart – darker, ambient, and ritualistic – and it will be unveiled in the Spring of 2026.
In the days ahead, THE MON will embark on a short European tour in support of the new album, followed by a more widespread tour with Kariti in March and April. All confirmed dates are listed below, with more currently being booked.
THE MON Tour Dates:
11/30/2025 Circolo Gagarin – Busto Arsizio, IT
12/09/2025 HD Rock & Metalbar – Dresden, DE
12/10/2025 Neue Zukunft – Berlin, DE w/ OvO
12/11/2025 Arena – Wien, AT w/ Kariti
European Tour w/ Kariti:
3/18/2026 Mochvara – Zagreb, HR
3/24/2026 Deep Sound City @ Hühnermanhattan – Halle, DE
3/26/2026 Lygtens Kro – Copenhagen, DK
3/27/2026 Lilla Nalen – Stockholm, SE
3/28/2026 Mausoleum Vigeland – Oslo, NO
3/31/2026 Stumpf – Hannover, DE
4/01/2026 The Pit’s – Kortrijk, BE
4/02/2026 Chapel Of Our Lady Of Fever – Leuven, BE
4/03/2026 Effenaar at ’t Rozenknopje – Eindhoven, NL
4/04/2026 TBA – Utrecht, NL
4/05/2026 P8 – Karlsruhe, DE
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