Rock jam band New Monsoon are back in the self-released business. Their firth studio album V is made by yet another different line-up, consisting of - you guessed it - five players. The San Franciscan outfit has been working the live circuit with hundreds of shows, slowly expanding their fanbase.
V sounds more commercial than its predecessor The Sound. They are still a West Coast band, but they are drifting Southern Rock. Song For Marie is an instrumental following the blueprints of Jessica, the Allman Brothers classic. Copper Mine could have been a song by The Band. Things get more interesting if they break out of the mold in songs like Neon Block (with a reggae back beat), The Other Side (funk) and the instrumental Romp with a bouncy banjo that will get live audience on their feet for sure.
New Monsoon:
Bo Carper: acoustic guitar, banjo, dobro, vocals
Jeff Miller: electric guitar, vocals
Ron Johnson: bass
Phil Ferlino: piano, organ, keyboards, vocals
Marty Ylitalo: drums
Buy V from iTunes or CDBaby
Tracks:
- Greenhouse
- Song for Marie
- Copper Mine
- Neon Black
- Water Vein
- The Other Side
- Romp
- Alaska
- Rattlesnake Ride
- White Sky Rain
MP3: New Monsoon - Song For Marie
MP3: New Monsoon - Copper Mine
Tour dates:
- 10/25 Magnolia Festival, Live Oak, FL
- 10/26 Magnolia Festival, Live Oak, FL
- 10/27 Las Tortugas Festival @ Yosemite, Evergreen Lodge, CA (w/ TLG, ALO, BTS and more)
- 10/28 Las Tortugas Festival @ Yosemite, Evergreen Lodge, CA (w/ TLG, ALO, BTS and more)
- 11/02 WOW Hall, Eugene, OR All ages
- 11/03 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
- 11/05 Crytal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, NV
- 11/16 Belly Up, Solana Beach, CA
- 11/17 The Mint, Los Angeles, CA
- 12/07 19 Broadway, Fairfax, CA
- 12/08 19 Broadway, Fairfax, CA
- 12/28 Ogden Theater, Denver, CO (opening for Leftover Salmon)
- 12/30 Club 115, Austin, TX
- 12/31 Club 115, Austin, TX
- 01/14 Jamcruise to Honduras and Mexico (thru 01/09), Fort Lauderdale, FL
- 01/12 Ski Jam, Steamboat Springs, CO
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