With a deep connection to the Brooklyn soul scene and a lineup
comprising members of the Budos Band, El Michels Affair, Antibalas, and
the Dap-Kings, it would be easy to assume that Menahan Street Band plays soul. That the group also backed throwback soul singer Charles Bradley on his 2011 debut, No Time for Dreaming, co-written
and produced by MSB co-founder Thomas Brenneck, only bolsters that
assumption. Formed of a desire to play music outside the strict
disciplines associated with the Brownian soul revue of the Dap-Kings or
the Kuti-fueled Antibalas, Menahan’s music incorporates elements often
associated with the likes of Neil Young and RZA’s early Wu-Tang
productions to reveal a sound that is as much indebted to the influence
of classic rock and hip hop as it is to the Godfather, the Black
President, and historic labels like Stax/Volt. Complete review HERE.
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