This week is a very exciting one in Monkeyland as our brand new CD “The Antiquated and the Arcane” was released on the 1st November, and we are also halfway through a 20-date headline tour of the UK, so there’s plenty to tell you about.

We thought that we would like to give you an insight into the world of the 3 Daft Monkeys this week, and at the same time introduce you to our new songs from the CD. We have interview footage taken while we were at the Borderline in London last week, where we talk about the new album, exploring lots of different aspects of our lifestyle and our music, and also answering questions sent in by our audiences.

There’s a track-by track description of the new songs, how they were written and the influences behind them, and a free track to download.

We also talk about how we have remained a small and independent cottage industry, and how we maintain this ethos. We also thought you might like to meet the team, the friends in Cornwall who use their own special talents to help us manage all the different aspects of the music business.  We therefore interviewed our own team, which we hope will give you a fresh insight into the way we work, our history and our influences.

We’ve just finished the first 8 dates of our 20-date tour, and I’ve written a tour diary for this week, to let you into the deep and dark secrets of life on the road (wait ‘til we reveal the shocking truth about how many cups of tea we drink, and how many charity shops we may have visited in a week!) It’s all fresh in my mind as I literally got home an hour ago, and we leave again tomorrow, back on the road for another 13 dates.