When asked why he moved to Brooklyn in 2004, Mikey Monteiro has a
pretty standard answer, "it's that small town suburban sprawl
disconnect thing. I started running off to the city from Connecticut at
15 to drink in the Lower East Side. Moving here seemed like the right
way to get out for good." Couch crashing, odd jobs, and endless
bands brought Monteiro and Riverwild to the place they are now. "A lot
of what I love with music is anthemic yet hazy, dark yet euphoric,
where the songs are concerned with redemption either by God,
substance, or women, and often, the confusing embrace of what feels
like all three at once.