# INTERVIEW: Moni Jitchell On Becoming Their Best Selves On New Album ‘Aware’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/interview-moni-jitchell-on-becoming-their-best-selves-on-new-album-aware/
- Published: 2026-10-23T14:31:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T15:42:03+00:00
- Original publisher: Rock Sound
- Original article: https://rocksound.tv/features/interview-moni-jitchell-on-becoming-their-best-selves-on-new-album-aware
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, Research, Science

## Key points

- Moni Jitchell’s second album, ‘Aware’, takes a more cohesive direction.
- Grant Donaldson drew on Jean Piaget’s work for its lyrics.
- The Glasgow band makes a large sound as a two-piece.

## Summary

Glasgow prog duo Moni Jitchell have released ‘Aware’, their second album, with a more cohesive and streamlined sound. The record combines unusual guitar work and swaggering choruses with introspective lyrics, marking a new stage in the band’s exploration of different musical influences.

The album’s themes grew partly from frontman Grant Donaldson revisiting psychologist Jean Piaget’s work after a difficult period following the pandemic. The band began as a planned four-piece in 2019 but settled into a two-person lineup after lockdown, using backing tracks while keeping the rest of their setup simple. Donaldson and guitarist-bassist David Scott say the deliberately awkward band name came from a group-chat spoonerism of Joni Mitchell.

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