The Midnight Moan are the dose of old-school rock we’ve been sorely missing since the 60’s and 70’s, with just enough modern edge to keep them free of nostalgia saturation. Frontman Andrew Paine Bradbury spent the early 2000’s writing about nightlife and restaurants in NYC, while making music on the side. After a night in New Orleans, APB ended up on a few stages and decided to pursue making music full time. Back in NYC, he was joined by long-time buds Joe Sweeney (Bass) and Brian Baker (Guitar/Back Vocals), along with Steve Cuiffo (Guitar), Ricky Gordon (Drums). The Midnight Moan’s latest collaboration fuses a variety of styles, but their latest offering, premiering exclusively on Crave, is a welcome slice of Stones influence that warms the classic-rock heart.
“Mulberry” it’s the opening track on The Midnight Moan’s upcoming album Comes In Phases and features Tom “Bones” Malone (former SNL band, currently in Letterman’s band) on saxophone. “Mulberry” was inspired by Lou Reed and Velvet Underground, and was actually written on Mulberry Street during a four month stint of homelessness while Bradbury was crashing at an illegal sublet with no electricity during a brutally hot summer. Like the rest of the record, the track was produced by Eddy Offord (best known for his work with YES and Emerson, Lake & Palmer) who came out of a 20 year retirement after seeing them live. Check it out, exclusively on Crave:
Comes In Phases will be self released on May 20th, 2014. Pre-order it here, and keep up with the band on their official site, as well as on Facebook.
