KID CONGO POWERS & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS - Swing From The Sean DeLear 12" prog For an album so heavy

For an album so heavy and visceral

there nevertheless is something strikingly new sounding about this music

with saxophones and arrangements that made them sound like they were auditioning to be Rufus Thomas’ backing band

Four of Samantha Keely Smith's incredible consciousness memory landscapes grace the album sleeve artwork

Greek freak-rock has finally slithered its way into the Black Gladiator stable after years of us trying to keep everything as America-centric - as the birthplace of rock’n’roll - as possible

KID CONGO POWERS & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS - Swing From The Sean DeLear 12" prog For an album so heavyNew four song 12" on In The Red. It celebrates a dreamlike bridge between life and memory. Recorded and mixed with Jim Waters (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Sonic Youth, etc.), the track Sean DeLear is a tribute to the late, magical, and ubiquitous Los Angeles underground institution named Sean DeLear. This rocking song uses the metaphor of those passed on as swinging from a chandelier, a festive image everyone hopes is true! Side two is a fourteen