Moneen is a Canadian indie rock band from Brampton, Ontario. Moneen formed in 1999 after the dissolution of another band, called Perfectly Normal. The founding members were singer/guitarist Kenny Bridges, bassist Mark Bowser, drummer Peter Krpan and singer/guitarist Chris Hughes. The band recorded their first EP Smaller Chairs for the Early 1900s in Kenny's basement. They then re-released it on Smallman Records with their second album "The Theory of Harmonial Value", the band's next release was Are We Really Happy with Who We Are Right Now in 2003. The album appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 chart in August, 2003. Bowser was replaced by Chris Slorach (Nu Chris), who left the band after the release of The Theory of Harmonial Value.[3] Erik Hughes (who played bass for the band on their first Canadian tour) later became the permanent bass player for the band.