Sound-Bites on Monarchs...

“Disarmingly soulful"
-The Austin Chronicle   

“Griffin says music is her family. Maybe that’s why listening to Monarchs feels like both a revelation and a homecoming."
-Blackbook Magazine

“Griffin's voice is at once smooth without sounding overly polished... The songs are profoundly personal and can get dark, which gives the music a strong emotional foundation."
-Austin American Statesman

“The Rise and Fall (is) an illuminating testament to Griffin’s spirit and storytelling."
-KUT Austin, 90.5

“Celeste Griffin sings like a dancer."
-Mobile Press-Register

"It's like rock and roll on a cloud"
-Laurie Gallardo, KUT Austin Radio and Texas Music Matters

"Intensley personal and universal at once" 
-Flagpole Athens

"Can't brush off Monarchs as another "pretty-girl-with-achingly-satisfying-vocals-fronting-tight-indie-outfit" no matter how hard you try."
-Austinist

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