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left , nick brown and zach lindsey in dayton , oh to , 2011 right : jordan young , vincent gard nick wilson brown alex lindsey zach lindsey jordan young justin http://www.monatheband.com/ 2007 & ndash ; - present zion noiz recordings island records mercury records mona -lrb- band -rrb-
 group_or_band post-indie , alternative rock , indie rock dayton now based in nashville , tennessee -rrb- , ohio , bowling green , kentucky -lrb- mona
mona -lrb- band -rrb-

mona is an american rock band from dayton , ohio and bowling green , kentucky who is based in nashville , tennessee .
the band rose to fame appearing as part of the bbc 's `` sound of 2011 '' poll ; which was revealed on 5 december 2010 .
the band were also crowned the `` brand new for 2011 '' title at the mtv awards .
their debut album was released on may 16 , 2011 in the uk through zion noiz recordings/island records and was released on february 28 , 2012 in the us through zion noiz recordings/mercury records .
