Them Flying Monkeys

A band that accepts no compromises: Them Flying Monkeys grab noise rock by the ankles and turn the genre on its head until all the lint has trickled out of their trouser pockets. The five-piece from Sintra, Portugal, master powerful avalanches of fuzz with frightening precision but also add laconic lyrics with reverbs and neo-psychedelic melodic peaks for maximum auditory impact. As if they had never done anything else, on this year’s album, ‘Best Behaviour’ (2025), Them Flying Monkeys succeed in translating a rock style that is mainly established in small clubs onto the big festival stages. On their debut, ‘Golden Cap’ (2017), they worked with warm and organically produced dream pop reminiscent of the 70s – just as successful, just as stylistically confident. Album number two – ‘Under The Weather’ (2020) – was something of a transition from one style to the next, which only speaks in favour of the band and their songwriting process. It is therefore difficult to predict where the journey will take them. What is certain, however, is that they have reached the zenith of their work to date with this year’s opus and are therefore ideally equipped for an immersive live gig with us.