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THANK YOU SCIENTIST

Prog brainiacs’ jaw-dropping rock experiment

Thank You Scientist make a brainily unhinged mash of prog rock, psychedelia, jazz, metal and pop punk. At the core of it all is guitarist and band leader Tom Monda who, like the rest of his group, is a player of voracious technique, inspiring energy and bounding range.

“It’s an amalgam of my musical journey thus far,” he tells TG of his playing. “I cut my teeth playing in punk