The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band
The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band is the third full-length studio album by American rhythm and blues group Menahan Street Band.
Reception
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Mark Deming writing the "music frequently plays like a collection of soundtrack pieces to forgotten movies and television shows of the '70s" and "the vintage-style compositions, arrangements, and production are almost spooky in their accuracy". In Spill Magazine, Gerrod Harris gave this album a 4 out of 5, calling it "a sound that could set the tone and atmosphere of a Tarantino film" that has "a complete vibe that while founded on nostalgia and reminiscing for the past, is driven by excellent musicianship and strong songwriting". In a 7 out of 10 review for Under the Radar, Mark Moody called The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band "a cohesive listen" while criticizing some tracks as weaker than others.Track listing
- "Midnight Morning" – 2:57
- "Rainy Day Lady" – 3:18
- "The Starchaser" – 2:48
- "Silkworm" – 3:17
- "Cabin Fever" – 2:37
- "Rising Dawn" – 2:15
- "Glovebox Pistol" – 1:08
- "Queens Highway" – 1:07
- "Snow Day" – 4:00
- "Parlor Trick" – 1:36
- "The Duke" – 2:46
- "Stepping Through Shadow" – 2:01
- "Devil’s Respite" – 3:51
- "There Was a Man" – 4:09
Personnel
Menahen Street Band- Thomas Brenneck – bass guitar, guitar, Mini Moog, organ, percussion, piano, engineering, [Audio Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing (recorded music)|mixing]
- Mike Deller – organ, piano
- Dave Guy – trumpet, guitar, tambourine
- Leon Michels – tenor saxophone, organ, percussion
- Nick Movshon – bass, drums
- Homer Steinweiss – drums
- Mike Deller – Farfisa organ on "The Duke"
- Daniel Foder – bass guitar on "Parlor Trick"
- Daniel Gneiding – lettering
- JJ Golden – mastering
- Simon Guzman – tape operation
- Jens Jungkurth – engineering
- Todd Malconfone – engineering
- Bosco Mann – bass guitar on "Midnight Morning"
- Ray Mason – trombone on "The Duke"
- Ariana Papademetropoulos – art direction, photography
- Brian Profilio – drums on "Parlor Trick"
- Elizabeth Pupo-Walker – congas on "The Starchaser"
- Ray Mason – trombone
- Gabriel Roth – mixing, executive production
- Neal Sugarman – executive production