almost monday Finds New Light on THANK GOD IT’S ALMOST MONDAY

almost monday is a band that has earned its optimism.

Released September 9, THANK GOD IT’S ALMOST MONDAY finds the San Diego trio working through a period of constant movement, distance, and personal weight without losing the bright energy that has always made its music feel immediate. This is not optimism as avoidance. It is optimism as a choice: the decision to keep showing up, keep moving, and keep making room for joy even when life is less simple behind the scenes.

Since 2024, almost monday has built real momentum through international touring, festival appearances, and the success of “Can’t Slow Down.” But an increasingly busy schedule has its costs. Vocalist Dawson Daugherty spent long stretches away from his wife, and the band faced personal challenges that made the process of making—and continuing to make—music feel more deliberate.

That tension gives the album its shape. THANK GOD IT’S ALMOST MONDAY is full of release, but it never feels weightless.

Finding the Small Stuff

The album is most convincing when almost monday follows a small moment all the way through.

“Superprism” began with Daugherty getting prescription prism lenses and suddenly seeing the world with greater sharpness and color. Instead of turning that experience into a sweeping metaphor, the band lets the feeling become the song: loose, funky, and full of spontaneous energy. It is a reminder that not every meaningful moment needs to be dramatic. Sometimes a shift in perspective is enough.

A different kind of spark came during a European tour stop at Le Bikini in France. Watching the crowd lose itself in the set, Daugherty saw the kind of pure, collective release that only happens when a room is fully inside the music. That experience informed “French Kids,” a disco-leaning track that captures the feeling of being swept into something bigger than yourself. It is not really about looking back; it is about being present enough to let a moment take over.

“Leaving Is Easy” carries some of the album’s heavier emotional context, but it refuses to stay there. The song recognizes that walking away can be tempting when things get difficult. Its real focus is the harder choice: continuing to invest in a dream, a relationship, or a version of yourself that still matters.

Brightness With Weight

almost monday’s sound has always been built for motion—bright guitars, easy rhythm, and choruses that invite a crowd in. On THANK GOD IT’S ALMOST MONDAY, that familiar lift is expanded by more synth-forward moments, danceable grooves, and an emotional openness that gives the record extra depth.

Working with Simon Oscroft and Chase Lawrence, the trio stretches its palette while holding onto the sunlit alt-pop and indie-rock edge that first made the band feel so accessible. Recorded across Los Angeles, Nashville, and San Diego, the album carries the restlessness of a group moving between studios, cities, venues, and home.

Lead single “No More Regrets” captures the record’s forward push in its clearest form. The premise is simple: stop waiting for the ideal moment, stop letting anxiety call every shot, and live the life in front of you. In another context, that message might feel generic. Here, it lands because the band gives it enough urgency—and enough perspective—to feel earned.

“Skinny Dip” offers a quieter kind of momentum. Rooted in Southern California memories of teenage love, fast drives, and the uncertainty of whether someone else remembers a night the way you do, the song carries a sense of home that has become more meaningful as the band travels farther from it. almost monday is not simply nostalgic for San Diego; it is finding ways to bring that place with them.

Still Moving Forward

The record closes with “Better Late Than Never,” a shimmering synth-pop reminder that you do not need complete certainty to move toward what you want. You can be exhausted, homesick, unsure, or still figuring it out—and choose forward motion anyway.

That is the real strength of THANK GOD IT’S ALMOST MONDAY. almost monday is not trying to convince listeners that life is uncomplicated. The band is making a more useful case: difficult moments and bright ones can exist at the same time, and optimism can be an active, honest response to both.

Nearly a decade after forming in San Diego, almost monday sounds less interested in proving it belongs than in continuing to grow in public. The hooks are still there. So is the momentum. But the real appeal of THANK GOD IT’S ALMOST MONDAY is the perspective behind it: even when things get heavy, the band still makes room for light.

On Tour

almost monday will bring THANK GOD IT’S ALMOST MONDAY on the road this fall, beginning with an appearance at Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg before a North American headline run.

EUROPE

September 16 — Hamburg, Germany — Reeperbahn Festival 2026

CANADA

October 2 — Montréal, QC

October 3 — Toronto, ON

October 4 — Hamilton, ON

October 6 — London, ON

October 9 — Winnipeg, MB

October 11 — Edmonton, AB

October 12 — Calgary, AB

October 14 — Vancouver, BC

UNITED STATES

September 27 — Hartford, CT

September 29 — Amherst, MA

September 30 — Portsmouth, NH

October 16 — Seattle, WA

October 17 — Boise, ID

October 19 — San Francisco, CA

October 20 — Los Angeles, CA

October 22 — San Diego, CA

October 23 — Phoenix, AZ

October 24 — Albuquerque, NM

October 26 — Oklahoma City, OK

October 27 — Dallas, TX

October 28 — Austin, TX

October 30 — Nashville, TN

October 31 — Atlanta, GA

November 1 — Charlotte, NC

November 4 — Silver Spring, MD

November 6 — Boston, MA

November 7 — Philadelphia, PA

November 8 — New York, NY

November 10 — Grand Rapids, MI

November 11 — Columbus, OH

November 13 — Chicago, IL

November 14 — Minneapolis, MN

November 15 — Madison, WI

November 17 — St. Louis, MO

November 18 — Kansas City, MO

November 19 — Denver, CO

November 21 — Salt Lake City, UT