Maisieworld

The Monochrome Set’s Maisieworld is a compact, surrealist pop capsule—witty, wonky, and strangely comforting. Four decades on from their formation, Bid and co. continue to sound like a band beamed in from a parallel dimension where arch detachment and melodic precision reign supreme. This isn’t a record that reinvents their sound—it refines it.

From the theatrical shimmer of “Give Me Your Youth” to the sinister lilt of “Oh, Yes, I’m Going To Be In Your Dreams Tonight,” Maisieworld revels in its oddness. Lyrics flirt with the absurd, carried by arrangements that evoke baroque pop, indie jangle, and carnival noir all at once. There’s a confidence here—earned, not forced—that comes from a band who’ve never chased trends, and who still sound like no one else.

It’s not revolutionary, but that’s not the point. In a landscape flooded with algorithmic sameness, Maisieworld is a reminder that indie can still mean idiosyncratic. A small, strange joy.