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The Monologue Bombs is the solo project of sinner-songwriter Scott David Phillips, a 30-year veteran of the Raleigh NC music scene. His live solo performances are dynamic and intimate affairs, with Phillips switching from piano to accordion to guitar and back. His voice has garnered praiseworthy comparisons to <a href="spotify:artist:2CvCyf1gEVhI0mX6aFXmVI" data-name="Paul Simon">Paul Simon</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:7ITd48RbLVpUfheE7B86o2" data-name="The Decemberists">The Decemberists</a>' Colin Meloy. Phillips' songs combine a poetic eye for detail; a strong sense of character; and a bracing, emotional honesty. Lyrical influences include <a href="spotify:artist:3eqjTLE0HfPfh78zjh6TqT" data-name="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6vrwcJbfs2QyRtApdx1hXX" data-name="Richard Buckner">Richard Buckner</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5hW4L92KnC6dX9t7tYM4Ve" data-name="Joni Mitchell">Joni Mitchell</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:5li5GfWFVl73vu7r2bGitu" data-name="The Promise Ring">The Promise Ring</a>, while the music occupies a more overtly lo-fi indie space (<a href="spotify:artist:2wrhBKGC3DTNNNDRJPaxW6" data-name="Sebadoh">Sebadoh</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2LXeJdQVcFkhkWydphLI74" data-name="Liz Phair">Liz Phair</a>), with nods to folk rock (<a href="spotify:artist:74ASZWbe4lXaubB36ztrGX" data-name="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a>) and chamber pop (<a href="spotify:artist:4MXUO7sVCaFgFjoTI5ox5c" data-name="Sufjan Stevens">Sufjan Stevens</a>). Collaborators include <a href="spotify:artist:3hyGGjxu73JuzBa757H6R5" data-name="The Mountain Goats">The Mountain Goats</a>' <a href="spotify:artist:4gr2Ch28GZa93iTGDnrfjS" data-name="Matt Douglas">Matt Douglas</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4SvVZW9Hpl9QBXGo7THYXe" data-name="Kate Rhudy">Kate Rhudy</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3M2LPcqyD4PxbOFvtF05R7" data-name="Chatham County Line">Chatham County Line</a>'s John Teer, <a href="spotify:artist:0tyLMmQvEuyQR4qjGBdbem" data-name="Whiskeytown">Whiskeytown</a>'s <a href="spotify:artist:2lMw9KHEs2ymoFBRuSrMHk" data-name="Caitlin Cary">Caitlin Cary</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3hVOaBl5P7ahklEn3mG89L" data-name="Schooner">Schooner</a>'s Reid Johnson, and <a href="spotify:artist:1IPkfvwK04p6i8GVuyiL5l" data-name="Rachel Kiel">Rachel Kiel</a>, among others from his beloved North Carolina. Potluck Foundation released The Monologue Bombs’ bedroom pop coming-of-age song cycle Orchard EP in 2020, as well as the full-band roots-rocking Reaves EP in 2022. Phillips is currently playing a lot of shows and writing a 14-song concept album (Night Before the Plague) to be recorded in 2025.
