Menahan Street Band is an amalgamation of various musical disciplines spanning years of collective musical exploration by its individual members: Thomas Brenneck(Budos Band, The Expressions, Los Yesterdays), Dave Guy (The Roots, Late Night House Band, The Dap-Kings), Nick Movshon(Lee Fields and the Expressions, The Black Keys, The Avalanches), Leon Michels (Big Crown Records, El Michels Affair, The Black Keys) and Homer Steinweiss (The Dap-Kings, Holy-Hive, Lee Fields and the Expressions) - each contribute a unique perspective and approach. Set against the backdrop of their home base of New York City, they have yielded a signature sound that has been the foundation for some of modern hip-hop's most successful beats; their music has been sampled by the likes of Eminem, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, 50 Cent, Curren$y, CULTS to name a few.
CRITICAL PRAISE FOR RECENT SINGLES
“Seamlessly fuses elements of funk, R&B, hip-hop, and rock into an instrumental stew." - Rolling Stone on “Midnight Morning”
“A fresh spin on vintage, instrumental psychedelic soul.” - Brooklyn Vegan on “The Duke”
“Their most cinematic soundtrack fixed in its members’ deeper multi-genre roots of soul, funk, jazz, and hip-hop." - American Songwriter
”Glorious sounds in the vein of late seventies extravagant funk and soul.” - Glide
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