The new single and video from New York based hard rock meets punk band MONTE. Entitled “I Hate Me More”, the hard-hitting punk track narrates a broken heart by channeling high, raw energy!
The song, written by singer and guitarist Caitlin Montclare, takes us on a journey of crude self-awareness while we are at our lowest points. Whether it is the result of a toxic relationship, obsessively comparing yourself to others, or feeling unliked, everyone has those moments of low self-esteem or self-consciousness. The song consists of aggressive vocals, ripping riffs and a heavy bass solo. The track was produced by Grammy nominated Barb Morrison and mixed by Jonathan Jetter.
“Maybe you hate me, well, baby I hate me more”‘
MONTE was formed by singer and lead guitarist, Caitlin Montclare in 2017, later adding drummer and audio engineer, Ismael Baiz, and bassist Meghan Rose to the official line- up. Since becoming MONTE, the band has released several singles, two EPs and performed more than 50 shows throughout the United States, including renowned New York venues such as “The Knitting Factory” and “The Bowery Electric” MONTE will be announcing streaming dates and live tour dates for the summer 2022 in addition to their single and upcoming EP This is MONTE.
MONTE is influenced by a lot of bands from the late 80’s and early 90’s such as punk bands The Lunachicks, NOFX, Bad Religion, The Offspring and metal bands like Motörhead, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Plasmatics. Montclare takes an old school sound and puts her own spin on it with the band adding interesting chord changes, riffs, and song structure. Drummer, Ismael Baiz likes to call this “The MONTE pocket”