Fuzzed out and psychedelic covers of rare and classic tracks performed by San Francisco’s Monophonics.
\nMonophonics are back with a six-song EP that fuses the complimentary and explosive soul, rock and funk influences, proving themselves to be the rightful inheritors of the Bay Area\u2019s impressive psychedelic soul sound. Mirrors is comprised entirely of cover tunes, except that I doubt you\u2019ve ever heard of half the deeply funky and soulful originals that inspired these soulful, tastefully produced, and timeless Monophonics treatments. \u201cWe wanted to do a couple songs that were more familiar to people and then shine some light on groups we\u2019re big into,\u201d lead singer, keyboardist and co-producer Kelly Finnigan explains. It takes a lot of guts to cover your favorite songs, your van jams, that song you play as a shot of inspiration to break-up a marathon studio session. \u201cNot only are these great songs, but these are artists that we listen to and are influenced by.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not about making records that sound old, it\u2019s about making records that sound cool,\u201d Kelly says. Not that he and the other five members of Monophonics mind if you confuse their albums for classic-era recordings. Even musician friends regular mistake a sweaty and greasy Monophonics original for an unheard Bar-Kays\u2019 side, or a deep soul cover tune might pass for an original to a novice ear, except that Kelly makes sure to give credit where credit is due, which is what they do explicitly on this EP, Mirrors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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