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MONOXIDE BROTHERS - MANIC PIXIE DREAM POP (2025)
Release date: Friday 28 November 2025
Available on Digital, Limited Edition Casette Tape & USB - KIKI002
Manic Pixie Dream Pop is the first EP from Monoxide Brothers, released on Kikimora Records.
The release is a cathartic collection of their singles ‘Spine’ and ‘Horses’ as well as tracks ‘Final Girl’ and ‘£3.40’. With one eye on the crumbling walls of Britain’s economy and another on the social injustice that leaks into its streets, Manic Pixie Dream Pop allows Monoxide Brothers to navigate the harrowing daily nightmare of male violence and misogyny all the way to the trials and tribulations of eating sandwiches and sending emails.
"Monoxide Brothers are here to make you think, move, and rage – don’t miss it."
- LOUD WOMEN
"A playful sense of humour runs through what they do and balances out the earnestness of (their) song’s subject"
- ECHOES & DUST
ABOUT THIS RELEASE
You may have already encountered these songs in and around Birmingham’s DIY music spaces - whether loved, loathed, or half-heard while swaying with a pint in hand. All responses are valid.
Manic Pixie Dream Pop is the Monoxide Brothers’ first EP, released on Kikimora Records. For them, the release is a cathartic collection featuring their singles “Spine” and “Horses,” alongside “Final Girl” and “£3.40.” With one eye on the crumbling walls of Britain’s economy and the other on the social injustice seeping into its streets, the duo uses these songs to navigate everything from the harrowing daily reality of male violence and misogyny all the way to the trials and tribulations of eating sandwiches and sending emails.
At its core, the EP is a collaborative, DIY cluster of electronic beats, harsh bass, sleazy synths and bittersweet pop hooks - born from lyrics scrawled in Sophie’s iPhone, captured in a Digbeth lock-up, and lovingly mixed in a friend’s home studio.
These tracks embody everything the Monoxide Brothers are and have always been: brash, bold, weirdly catchy and teeming with anxiety.
Monoxide Brothers extend their thanks to B.B. Kaizo, House Cloud, Tom Richards, Sam Frank Wood, Rosie Tee, Rose Davies, Jacob McDonald, Leon Trimble, The Big Hell, Tim Mobbs and Deb Grant for their unwavering support. Without them, there would be no dream pop - or mania*. Emily & Sophie also thank YOU the listener, for supporting DIY music and helping make this strange hybrid a reality.
*No cables were broken in the making of this record.
MERCH INFO
Cassette Tapes - limited edition run of 50
Hot Pink Cassette Tapes presented in a high-quality printed paper O-Card. Features artwork by Emily Doyle and the four EP tracks.
USB + Bracelet - limited edition run of 25 [SOLD OUT]
Hot Pink 1GB USB Drive with bracelet including the EP audio and surprises! The charm bracelets attached (all unique - lucky dip!) were all hand beaded by Monoxide Brothers whilst sat on the floor listening to Charli xcx
CREDITS
Written & performed by Emily Doyle and Sophie Hack
Recorded & Mixed by B.B. Kaizo and Emily Doyle at The Lombard Method
Mastered by Stuart-Lee Tovey (Matters/House Cloud)
Artwork by Emily Doyle
TRACK LISTING
Spine
£3.40
Final Girl
Horses
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