The Monorchid was a hard act to ignore. Forming around guitarist Chris Hamley and ex-Ignition bassist Chris Thomson, both veterans of the Wisconsin-born/Dischord-bred aggro outfit Circus Lupus, the quintet supplied D.C. ears with a hopped-up, agitated mix of fiery post-punk, jagged art rock, and weird mutant blues. Their noise was menacing, confrontational, and unsettling, but compelling and exceedingly catchy.