“Friday” is the latest Monkey House album on Alma Records, released on July 26, 2019. The band played to a standing-room-only audience at Hugh’s Room Live in Toronto on July 22, 2019 to celebrate the release of “Friday.” We will be posting one song a month from that concert. Enjoy!
“Nine O’Clock Friday” may be the most fully realized Monkey House song yet. I like the non-riffy verse/chorus form, and the long, freestanding instrumental section. That (Lydian-flat7) intro figure came to me in a dream; I basically woke up with it in my head one morning. That, and the opening lines about overthinking being a form of suicide, were the original germ of the song. It’s a riot playing material from “Friday” live as a seven-piece, because it all came together in layers in the studio! -DB
The Band:
Don Breithaupt - lead vocals and keyboards
Justin Abedin - guitars
Mark Kelso - drums
Pat Kilbride - bass
John Johnson - saxes
William Sperandei - trumpet
Ian Jutsun - background vocals
Produced by Peter Cardinali and Don Breithaupt
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