"The Humanist Queen" was just reviewed at Pop Matters:

Angel and the Love Mongers, The Humanist Queen (Rock Snob)
Knoxville, Tennessee is probably not the first place one would look for melodic, melancholy ‘80s influenced rock in the vein of groups like The Smiths, Depeche Mode and The Cure. Yet against the backdrop of the Smoky Mountains, Angel and the Love Mongers have recorded an album that brings the UK to mind. The band imbues their music both with the charcoal gray hues of overcast English skies and with a bit of bounce and vigor that keeps their sound from completely dominated by ominous tones ("Speak Straight to Me or Die” is a perfect example of this synthesis). Led by frontman Angel Zuniga, the band draws on their influences without sounding unoriginal; Zuniga’s versatile vocals recall Dave Gahan ("Let It Be Done") and Morrissey ("Sideways") while exhibiting his own charisma. The album’s best tracks include “Sideways” and “What Do I Know” with its delightfully retro brand of guitar pop and call-and-response vocals from Zuniga. The band’s lyrical commentary on social and religious behaviors adds an interesting dimension to what is an already attention-worthy project. [PopShop, Amazon, Amazon UK]

hmmm... attention-worthy -- we'll take that. Thanks Pop Matters. Be sure to check out the their site at www.popmatters.com.

Angel and the Love Monger's Alter ego - THE VIBRASLAPS will be doing a special rendition of Queen's Greatest Hits this coming Saturday at the World Grotto in Knoxville. For those that haven't seen Angel in his full on Freddie Mercury costume - you will be in for a suprise. Opening the show will be The Black Cadillacs.

Angel and the Love Mongers will be playing the Preservation Pub on Friday October 5, 2007. Opening the show will be The Nim Nims from Chattanooga Tennessee. This show will be the full Angel and the Love Mongers audio/visual experience with all the video content from the cd release show. So come on out and be dazzled...

Allmusic.com - the definitive guide to music has recently given a glowing review of "The Humanist Queen." Here is what William Ruhlmann had to say about Angel and the Love Mongers second album:

Knoxville's Angel Zuniga and Eric Nowinski, d/b/a Angel and the Love Mongers, are a duo that recalls the British synth-pop duos of the early 1980s, particularly Soft Cell of "Tainted Love" fame. In this regard, singer/songwriter/guitarist Zuniga plays the Marc Almond role, with Nowinski, who is billed as a drummer but also plays other instruments, arranges the songs, and co-produced the record with the legendary Mitch Easter, cast in the supporting David Ball role. Nowinski surrounds Zuniga with clever pop arrangements full of interesting instrumental combinations and choral parts, which only serves to place the spotlight even more precisely on the singer. And Zuniga proves to be a drama queen in a long tradition of self-regarding frontmen including not only Almond but also Bryan Ferry and David Bowie, among many others. It's no surprise that he's a former actor and model, since he seems to sing, in his smooth, rhythmic tenor, as if staring into a mirror, his lyrics full of a sort of theatrical introspection; his emotional turmoil, clearly, is at least partly (and probably primarily) for show. And, as with any star, somehow his vanity is compelling instead of being off-putting. It helps, of course, that the music is so catchy. By the end, when Zuniga wishes for a "Tornado Wind" to pick him up and take him away from his troubles, it's obvious what he has in mind. Like generations of star-struck androgynous young men before him, he wants to be Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.

The original review can be found here.

The Humanist Queen has debuted at #182 on the CMJ charts. Thanks to the following stations who have "The Humanist Queen" in their top 30 charts:

CHMR St. Johns NL-Canada #21
KCUR Kansas City MO (C) (M) #25
KXUA Fayetteville AR (M) #5
WBIM Bridgewater MA #24
WFDU Teaneck NJ (C) #2
WIXQ Millersville PA #28
WSIA Staten Island NY (M) #4
WTSR Ewing NJ (C) #11
WUTK Knoxville TN (C) (M) #26

Please call your local station and request Angel and the Love Mongers!

As of September 4, 2007 our new record "The Humanist Queen" has officially been released. If you want a physical copy of the record you can order it from www.cdbaby.com, www.notlame.com, and www.joerockhead.com. For digital downloads you can get it at iTunes, Napster and a variety of other digital download sites. Be sure to pick up your copy today...

Our new record "The Humanist Queen" hits college radio stations all across the US and Canada this week. If you like the band, and it would appear that you do since you are reading our website right now -- please call your favorite college and/or community radio station and reqest Angel and the Love Mongers. And feel free to do this as often as you like. Thanks!!!

One of the perks of playing Bonnaroo was the opportunity for a photo session with the Danny Clinch. Danny Clinch is a legend in the world of pupular music photography. He has photographed a wide range of artist, from Johnny Cash to Tupac Shakur, from Bjork to Bruce Springsteen. Well now he can add Angel and the Love Mongers to his resume. Above is a polaroid taken by Danny at Bonnaroo this year.

Please check out Danny's site for more information regarding his work.

Although it's a little dark here is a video of "The Dance Hall" from Bonnaroo 2007.

A special thanks goes out to the My Loueyville blog for their review of our Bonnaroo 2007 tent performance...

"Angel and the Love Mongers: In the tiny Troo Music Tent, this Knoxville band was so good that for the first three or four songs, I was sure they were playing covers. Lead singer is a former model and actor, and his on-stage strutting and preening and pouting seemed a parody of rockstar-dom. But, alas, he was dead serious. Still and all, his voice made up for the silliness, and the whole set led Roommate to comment “there weren’t bands like this when I lived in Knoxville” on several occasions."

Keep spreading the love...

We are absolutely thrilled that Angel and the Love Mongers were one of the few tent bands to have pictures of their show posted on the official Bonnaroo web site. Go here to the official Bonnaroo site and navigate to to the left hand side of the page -- Friday - Page 3.

Also, drop us a note and let us know what you think of Chuck's Bonnaroo overalls. Rummor has it that he wore them all 4 days and that they could stand on their own by the end of the Festival...

Legendary scenester Beatle Bob not only made an appearance at Angel and the Love Mongers' Bonnaroo performance, he stayed and danced for the entire set. Knoxville News Sentinel blogster Randall Brown just happened to catch Beatle Bob doing "The Boxing Nun." Be sure to check out the 360 degree spin towards the end of the clip...

And a special thanks from the band to Beatle Bob for shout out - uh... (dance out)

http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/brown/

The Humanist Queen, the new CD from Angel and the Love Mongers, is now officially available at CD Baby. Buy it now!

Angel and the Love Mongers would like to thank Stephen Blickenstaff for creating and painting "The Humanist Queen" album cover for our upcoming album of the same name. Stephen has done album covers in the past for The Cramps and They Might Be Giants. Needless to say, we were delighted that he agreed to creat "The Humanist Queen" for us. Please check out his other work here or at myspace.

Hello! In anticipation of our upcoming Bonnaroo performance, Lauren at the Knoxville News Sentinel has posted a short video blog of the Love Mongers practicing for Bonnaroo. You can check it out at http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/bonnaroo2007/