Mono Puff was a briefly active side project of John Flansburg of the brillaint pop-pranksters They Might Be Giants.
Mono Puff formed in the mid 90s as a quick EP, but morphed into a full-fledged side project with 1996's Unsupervised. Their sound wasn't too far away from what They Might Be Giants were doing at the time.
What set Mono Puff apart was the fuller sound they had. TMBG often simply revolved around the two Johns, their vast array of musical talent, and studio tools, with a huge touring band following them as they trekked around the globe. Mono Puff was a full band with an impressive resume.
The band, of course, was fronted by John Flansburgh, and also featured Steve Calhoon of Enon and Skeleton Key, Yulav Gabey of Soul Coughing, the legendary singer/musician Trini Lopez, plus actresses Mary Birdsong, Kate Flannery and Elina Lowensohn, amongst others.
Mono Puff stuck around for about 2 years, releasing 4 EPs and 2 full length LPs. The band is on hiatus due to many members moving out of the New York City area, but John F has said he'd love to revive the band some time down the line.
"Unsupervised, I Hit My Head" is from their full length debut, Unsupervised, released on Rykodisc in 1996.
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