Once upon a time, Saam Hagshenas, Pete Dougherty (now Moon Boots), and Jonathan Marks made up Hey Champ, a funky Chicago-based synth-pop band. Hey Champ toured the world and composed Hype Machine rocking hits such as “Cold Dust Girl:”

But Pete left Hey Champ to pursue his career as Moon Boots, and Jonathan and Saam are now focusing their sights on a new target: MONAKR.

Jonathan and Saam teamed up with Grammy-nominated vocalist Matthew Santos and Dan Brunelle of Gemini Club to form MONAKR in February. Though MONAKR is young, their sound is full-grown. If you were captivated by the magical music of Hey Champ, take a listen to MONAKR’s first two singles – these tracks will cast a spell on you:

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