THE four-piece band’s southern US church upbringing is apparent in the music, but it’s a thin line between rock’n’roll and religion in the intense, sharp, dueling-guitar euphoria of these charismatic punk preachers.

Mona keep the faith by imbuing secular music with honest passion and true grit seen best in standout tracks Trouble On The Way and Teenager brimming with adrenalinpacked choruses. Originally recorded in a Nashville basement, and mixed by Rich Costey (Muse, Foo Fighters), the self-titled debut album follows a series of sold-out shows across the UK and a slot on Later with Jools Holland.

They make sing-your heart-out, arm pumping, vein pumping sounds which comes across just as well on the album as they do live.Out now.