Thanks to an awesome reader, today was my first listen of San Francisco’s psych / funk outfit Monophonics. Today, the band released their album In Your Brain, and based on this single, it deserves further inspection. Implementing sounds of psychedelic soul with influences from the late 60’s but keeping themselves rooted in our own era, Bang Bang seems to be the perfect amalgam for fans of Sly & the Family Stone or Funkadelic looking for something new and exciting. The song oozes reverby goodness, soulful vocals, and a totally funky vibe. From what I’ve read, the band will be in…
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The Tallest Man on Earth – 1904 I couldn’t be more excited about the idea of a new record from Kristian Mattson (The Tallest Man on Earth). And its right around the corner (6/12). For now, we’ll settle (yeah this is settling) for a single. Released today on Rolling Stone, 1904, the first single from his upcoming record, There’s No Leaving Now. The track is very much his style, a personal, kind of somber sounding songwriters track but elevated with major chord strumming that creates an interesting balance between the two. Check out the single, and grab yourself a preorder…
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Mornin’ Old Sport – When The Bomb
If you are in need of a time machine, read HG Wells, or just turn on Mornin’ Old Sport, a Berklee alum band bringing back sounds of yesteryear… in fact way back to the days of the Great Gatsby. A time in history before the war, a little ragtime, a little vaudevillian. It’s catchy, breezy, and actually a wonderful sound for the warm weather that’s headed our way.
Look for the arrival of their forthcoming debut album Mornin’ Old Sport, out July 10th 2012
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Give a listen to multi-instrumentalist Ryan Monroe (of Band of Horses) and the first listen of his single “Turning over Leaves,” an interesting pop-oriented soul influenced track off his upcoming album A Painting of a Painting on Fire. This is definitely not what I was thinking I’d hear from a BoH alum, but I’m really digging the smoothness and delivery of this track. It’s really damn catchy. Look for A Painting of a Painting on Fire 6/12.
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