DUCK-BILLED

The Monotremes (who borrowed their name from Earth-designated, species classification nomenclature) were a mystifying bunch. Not their music per se, we'll get to that in a moment, but the fact that they were egg-laying, duck-billed, multi-beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammals that did not jive with the rest of their peers in the Milky Way Galaxy. Had science created their unique, and unbelievably cute, appearance? Or had evolution passed its cruel wand across their genes? Whatever the case may be, their short arms, and multiple tails aided in their unique sense of stomping, deliberate beats. You can hear it in the thumping bass and the slightly sloppy note changes as lead keyboardist Winston used his appendages to slip and slide (their stage shows almost always featured a water tank feature) across the black and whites. Never one to shy away from a good time, they became a powerhouse in the Surfside Revival of the mid-3300s. A bit more progressive in their melodies, they would veer into experimental when it suited the moment, The Monotremes found success off the foundation that This is Gordon had built some 600 years earlier. Though they did not carry around a blue duck with them, they had already evolved into their own bills (which sometimes they would paint blue in honor of the progenitors as they played their tribute song "This Was Gordon"). This comfortability inspired them to build massive, air-controlled synthesizers which they would honk into, allowing them to create their most memorable beats and, dare we say, evolve them!