Men Of North CountrY
Having worked closely with Men Of North Country throughout their two brilliant albums on Acid Jazz Records; Well Suspect Records are proud to claim them as the label's latest signing.
Men Of North Country - 3
'3' is the third album by Men Of North Country and the first on Well Suspect Records. Moving away from the pure soul sounds of their previous two acclaimed albums on Acid Jazz Records, delving fearlessly into more eclectic territory, mapping their musical influences into a stirring collection of irresistibly melodic songs.
Featuring wistful jangle-pop 'Out on the Hills', the rollicking and celebratory 'Happy Birthday, Child', sweeping anthemic bravado in 'There is Light', a romantic indie love ballad 'They Don't Know' (the Kirsty MacColl's classic) plus sexy rock'n'roll 'Since I found my Love'.
Oh, and they haven't abandoned their Northern Soul roots – just sprinkle some talcum powder on the floor and soar away to the sound of 'Ravens', plus a brilliant down-and-dirty rendition of Sam Dees's dance-floor filler 'Lonely for You Baby'.
Opening with the soulful soundscape of 'Titanic' and closing with their dark version of Californian 60s garage-rock gem 'Rari' by The Standells – this album is a ride through diverse musical territories, all the while retaining the melodic heart and soul of the band.e.
Men Of North Country - I Can Feel It / Ravens
The single version of Men Of North Country’s - Ravens, is a different mix to that of their album ‘3’; featuring sumptuous strings and a radio friendly edit.
Licensed from Well Suspect Records by Germany’s Legere Recordings, it’s the perfect flip side for this dance-floor friendly double-sider.
Recorded for the Northern Soul Special on the BBC’s Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show in the summer of 23, this cover of Carl Carlton’s classic I Can Feel It packs all of the horn lead punch that the band deliver so well.
Men Of North Country - ravenS
From the forthcoming long player '3', the band's third album, out on 28th April – Well Suspect Records present the single by Men Of North Country - Ravens.
More on the Edwyn Collins tip than Gloria Jones; elegant horns and sweeping strings (real ones) meet swaggering electric guitars on a 'Northern Soul indie-dance-floor crossover anthem'. Shall we say sophisti-soul?
Men Of North Country - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHILD
Leading up to their long awaited third LP - ‘3' (to be released April 28th on Well Suspect Records) – MONC deliver the rollicking 'Happy Birthday, Child.'
This less-than-three-minute carefree joyride was written to celebrate the band's 10-year anniversary last year and finally gets its well deserved release, complete with a beautiful celebratory stop-motion animated video.
The world hasn't seen a decent birthday song for more than four decades. It's time.
Men Of North Country - Out On The HillS
Taken from their third and forthcoming studio album; influenced by the Laurel Canyon jingle-jangle and with a wide-screen Morricone feel, Men of North Country create a soulful soundscape for the great open-spaces, Out On The Hills.
Out now through Well Suspect Records, on all digital platforms, MONC seem to be growing up gracefully into, well, men. Look out for the limited edition vinyl album '3 ' scheduled for May Twenty Twenty-Three.
Men Of North Country - TITANTIC
Two new tracks from Men Of North Country.
Is Titanic a cruise ship or a shipwreck? Is there a difference? Or is it a metaphor for the western world? Is Titanic the highest grossing blockbuster made up to its time, or a beautiful stop-motion animated short? Is the band in the song Robbie Robertson's The Band or a band of walruses? Do selkies really exist?
Titanic was written at a time of confusion and insecurity, when questions arose, and it all seemed to go down the drain. This called for a big vessel. We need a bigger boat.
Rari is an all-time live favourite, an epic of almost ten minutes, it's has been a show stopper and set closer for quite some time. A desperate tale of lust and longing by the great Californian 60s garage-rock band the Standells, written by the brilliant Ed Cobb of Tainted Love fame.
Having worked closely with Men Of North Country throughout their two brilliant albums on Acid Jazz Records; Well Suspect Records are proud to claim them as the label's latest signing, with a third album imminent.
Men Of North Country - They Don't KnoW
MONC have always worn musical influences on their sleeve, both in their original songs and choice of covers. Always pointing at the giants on whose shoulders they stand as if trying to zoom out of the shot, to capture the bigger picture, not just a selfie.
Kirsty MacColl's 'They Don't Know ' - is no exception. Kirsty was and always will be the queen of songwriters, ruling many a genre. No one sang like her, no one was sassier and no one softer; and sadly no one had a more tragic ending. Twenty years after her untimely death, MONC had to cover one of her tunes; her crown jewel, one of those 'best songs ever'. A tune that refines that feeling of 'us against the world', and of course, somehow manages to transcend it. The perfect pop song and a taster of things to come – a new MONC album due for release on Well Suspect Records.
GENERATION MOD
A collection of tunes inspired by modernists
Generation Mod shows the genre in rude health, compiling new and recent mod-inspired bands with an eclectic and contemporary musical reach that will appeal to most mod tastes, soul, ska, beat and psych. Featuring: Dogtooth - Get In Get Out; they are only 13,14 and 16 years of age and they rock! A band to watch. Dave's Doors of Perception; south London's nastiest noisiest garage psych band, make their Farfisa drenched debut with Falling. Motown legend, Martha Reeves, called Samuel S. Parkes "the genuine spirit of Northern Soul," Samuel opens side one with Let Me Go. Dirty rock slags, The Get Go, turn their attentions to the Ike and Tina Turner classic, Nutbush City Limits. Italy's finest, The Mads,offer the melodic stomper What I Need. French Boutik, reinvent the torch song with Mieux Comme Ca. Men Of North Country get extra Northern with They Don't Know.