{"product_id":"kelly-finnigan-monophonics-a-lover-was-born","title":"KELLY FINNIGAN (MONOPHONICS) - A Lover Was Born","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistance as a measure of time and place informs \u003cstrong\u003eKelly Finnigan\u003c\/strong\u003e’s ‘\u003cem\u003eA Lover Was Born\u003c\/em\u003e’ with a grit and grace that turns passion into virtue. The latest solo release from \u003cstrong\u003eThe Monophonics\u003c\/strong\u003e frontman roots itself in the best traditions of midwest soul labels like King, Curtom, Dakar, and the Bodie Recording Company. ‘\u003cem\u003eA Lover Was Born\u003c\/em\u003e’ is a testimony that these deep cut grooves are not resigned to nostalgia, instead, they are at the burning heart of longing and hope. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe journey Finnigan takes listeners on over Lover’s eleven tracks echo the state of motion and growth since his solo debut, ‘\u003cem\u003eThe Tales People Tell\u003c\/em\u003e’ (2019). These two records bookend a prolific period of output, including a pair of Monophonics albums, a Christmas album, a mixtape, and a full slate of producing other artists (The Ironsides, Alanna Royale, the Sextones). “There’s nothing like making records,” says Finnigan. “It feels like that’s my purpose — the reason I was put on this earth.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in California, Ohio, and Staten Island, Kelly Finnigan collaborated with old friends in and outside the studio. “I enjoy working alone but it’s not how you want to make a record…almost everybody I brought in for this album I’ve worked with, toured with or spent a great deal of time with.” \u003cstrong\u003eMax\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Ramey\u003c\/strong\u003e (The Ironsides), \u003cstrong\u003eJimmy James\u003c\/strong\u003e (Parlor Greens), \u003cstrong\u003eSergio Rios\u003c\/strong\u003e (Orgone), \u003cstrong\u003eJoey Crispiano\u003c\/strong\u003e (Dap Kings) and \u003cstrong\u003eJay Mumford\u003c\/strong\u003e (aka J-Zone) all contribute to the overall sound of ‘\u003cem\u003eA Lover Was Born\u003c\/em\u003e’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDramatic influences like Isaac Hayes (check out the piano on “\u003cem\u003eBe Your Own Shelter\u003c\/em\u003e”) and \u003cstrong\u003eJerry Ragovoy\u003c\/strong\u003e are chopped and folded into Northern Soul uptempo numbers to create stompers like “\u003cem\u003eGet a Hold of Yourself\u003c\/em\u003e” or “\u003cem\u003eChosen Few\u003c\/em\u003e”. Finnigan’s take on Deep Soul is captured brilliantly on “\u003cem\u003eWalk Away from Me\u003c\/em\u003e” and “\u003cem\u003eLove\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eYour Pain Goes Deep\u003c\/em\u003e)”, while Boom Bap pervades on hard hitters “\u003cem\u003eHis Love Ain’t Real\u003c\/em\u003e” \u0026amp; “\u003cem\u003eCold World\u003c\/em\u003e”. Slower songs such as “\u003cem\u003eLet Me Count the Reasons\u003c\/em\u003e”, the emotional “\u003cem\u003eAll That’s Left\u003c\/em\u003e”, and the soul-stirring album closer “\u003cem\u003eCount Me Out\u003c\/em\u003e” show the honest and tender side that has become Finnigan’s calling card. All the while, the voice is raw and earthy — in the best tradition of R\u0026amp;B shouters like Otis Redding, Lee Moses, and David Ruffin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe songs on ‘\u003cem\u003eA Lover Was Born\u003c\/em\u003e’ reconfigure the spliced and sampled DNA of hip hop (extracted by crate diggers like Dilla and RZA) to create something new, underscoring both the spectrum and depth of soul while making a case to the timelessness of Finnigan’s sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Colemine Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49092949541209,"sku":"SDZ-19308","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Kelly_Finnigan_-_A_Lover_Was_Born_-_2024.jpg?v=1723556687","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/kelly-finnigan-monophonics-a-lover-was-born","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}