i liked stump a lot and am also enjoying the monkeys a lot, but that doesn't mean they're anything like each other at all. they're not. of course, they should probably give up making music after this first *glorious* album but for now, i'm absolutely loving them. they're young, full of fun, not trying to be anything they're not. it's totally rock 'n' roll, pretty biting but endearingly innocent at the same time and that's a tough balancing act to pull off. the best thing about them,fro me, though, is their sheer enthusiasm. you can you can almost hear them thinking "FUCK I'M IN A BAND AND MAKING A RECORD - THIS IS GREAT!!!!" right the way throughout the album. i'm pretty convinced that most people who are saying they're rubbish are doing so for reasons of indie contrarianism and have to say that for people who apparently so dislike indie music, dissensus is a pretty damned indie community.