Wet Future make off with the Mona Lisa in their new pop-rock single and romantic heist video — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
With sweeping vocals and euphoric nods to vintage pop-rock, Mona Lisa makes an exciting statement in the band’s ever-evolving discography — and is based on truth to boot. “It’s loosely about this story of Vincenzo Peruggiain, a guy who stole the actual Mona Lisa,” Sean Lyons explains. “He became so possessed with the painting that he stole it, and the song became about tapping into the things we become obsessed over.”
Spoiler alert: One of their shared obsessions is music. Growing up across Vancouver Island, the future bandmembers found music both a grounding point and a source of excitement within their humdrum environs. “I used to get into a lot of trouble,” Lyons says of his adolescent years. “I used to get kicked out of school, I even got expelled, but I found I always excelled within any onstage environment. I became infatuated with The Beach Boys and The Beatles when I moved to Vancouver after high school. My roommate at the time had introduced me to their music, and from there, I began writing my first songs.”
Miles McLaren has a similar origin story. “I couldn’t stop tapping things when I was a kid,” he admits. Being forcefully enrolled into drumming lessons by his parents in Grade 3, his initial urge to not sit still soon became a grounding point for him as he progressed into musical drive. “After a year of drums, I went to bass guitar, and after a year of bass, I went into piano. Music became a strong presence in my life.”
Brett Attig says his musical ambitions were tethered to financial realities. “I went to this concert when I was in Grade 11, and it was so exhilarating experiencing live music. I ran home and told my parents, and they said I should get a job so I could purchase a drum set. I got a job at McDonald’s, bought my first drum set and fell in love with playing.”
After rrelocating to larger centers like Vancouver and Victoria, Lyons and Lucas Bosma started recording the band’s debut album Under The Weather in their home studios. “We began to take the music more seriously at that point,” Lucas states. Now, they’re driven to push new boundaries with their sound.
Watch the video for Mona Lisa above, hear more from Wet Future below and find them on their website, Instagram and Facebook.
