Skip to main content

Maverick Ad

Home

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Cover Stories
  • Features
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Cashbox Legacy Awards
  • Past Covers
  • Weekly Archive
Stony Plain Records Set to Release New Vinyl LP MonkeyJunk– It’s Time to Roll

Breadcrumb

  • Home
  • Stony Plain Records Set to Release New Vinyl LP MonkeyJunk– It’s Time to Roll
Stony Plain Records Set to Release New Vinyl LP MonkeyJunk– It’s Time to Roll
Fri Mar 24, 2017
Cashbox Canada

Stony Plain Records has announced a March 31 Canadian release date for the vinyl LP edition of Time to Roll, the fifth album by award-winning Canadian blues/rock trio, MonkeyJunk.

Time to Roll is unique in that it incorporates elements of all four oftheir previous recordings with added maturity insongwriting and instrumentation, cementing MonkeyJunk’soriginality and sound as its own. It is also progressivefor the band, as they’ve added electric bass on most of thesongs. No MonkeyJunk recording to date has included bass,but they felt that it would be a welcome addition toMonkeyJunk’s sound. In another precedent, the band alsorecorded one acoustic track for the first time on the newalbum.

Comprised of Steve Marriner on vocals, baritone guitar,bass, harmonica and organ; Tony D on lead guitar; and MattSobb on drums, MonkeyJunk is one of the hardest workingbands on the scene today, performing at venues andfestivals around the world for over eight years.Continually pushing boundaries and blurring genre lines,the Ottawa, Ontario-based trio has added an edge to theirmusic by incorporating swampy blues and rock withthoughtful and intelligent lyrics.

Time to Roll was recorded at Signal Path Studios in Almonte, Ontario,and mixed and mastered in just over two weeks spanningacross two months. “The writing and recording process wasdifferent on Time to Roll in manyaspects,” says Matt Sobb. “All of the past records havebeen made over periods of six months to a year - startingand stopping many times over those longer time frames. Thistime, we were only in the studio for about three weeksall-together and that is BY FAR the fastest and shortesttime we’ve ever made a record…but it was intentional to doit that way. We wanted to push ourselves to work hard andto work efficiently and focused - to see what we could comeup with in a shorter period of time.”

MonkeyJunk has delivered 10 top-notch tracks that areconsistent with the quality and passionate delivery theyare known for. Heading back to their blues roots anddrawing on inspiration that runs from John Lee Hooker and Lightnin’ Hopkins to J.J. Grey & Mofo and The Meters, Time to Roll showcases deepgrooves, fervent vocals and soulful, original material, plus a cover of Albert King’s classic, “The Hunter.” Time to Roll wasco-produced by Ken Friesen, who also doubles as aco-songwriter. Kelly Prescott, Tom Wilson and Stony Plainlabel-mate Paul Reddick also lent their songwriting talentsto the recording.

No strangers to awards ceremonies, MonkeyJunk has won acollective 20 Maple Blues Awards, two Canadian IndependentMusic Awards, a Blues Music Award (USA), and have beennominated twice for a JUNO Award, winning the award forBlues Album of the Year in 2012. Favourites of Elwood Blues(aka Dan Aykroyd), MonkeyJunk has received great supportfrom the syndicated radio program, The BluesMobile.

Press & Publicity: Sarah Frenchsarah@sarahfrenchpublicity.com

Websites: http://monkeyjunkband.com/| www.stonyplainrecords.com

Features
Music
MonkeyJunk
Month: Jun 2021
Paul Saunders Says “It’s About Time” to Have “Courage” Jun 04
How Do You Get Picked For A Showcase Festival? Jun 04
Month: May 2021
BTW This Week-Joan Armatrading, Lana Del Ray, Lily Frost, We Were… May 28
Why Do Bands Not Get Paid On A Showcase Festival? May 28
Who Is Bonnie Dobson? May 28
Merck Mercuriadis - Catalyst for Change May 28
Showcase Festivals for Dummies May 21
Here Comes the Sun! May 21
BTW-Martha Wainwright, Death From Above 1979, Rodney Crowell,… May 21
BTW - Flying Lotus, The Spare Parts, The Damn Truth, Toosii, Alyson… May 14
The Fake Entrepreneur May 14
Melleefresh Invincible May 14
The Iconic Band Release “The Crickets And Their Buddies” with… May 14
Chris Birkett’s Mission to “Save Our Beautiful World,” One Stunning Song… May 14
BTW - Art Bergmann, Julia Stone, Jenn Grant, St. Vincent, River Town… May 07
Canadian Funk Legends Crack of Dawn Release New Hit Single with “… May 07
What is Famous? May 07
Women In Song Reflect on Losing Loved Ones to Alzheimer’s in… May 07
Month: Apr 2021
Trust and Loyalty are Very Important In the Music Industry Apr 30
BTW - Jesse Maxwell, Alex Cuba, Marie-Véronique Bourque, Jupiter… Apr 30

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹ Previous
  • …
  • Page 31
  • Page 32
  • Page 33
  • Page 34
  • Current page 35
  • Page 36
  • Page 37
  • Page 38
  • Page 39
  • …
  • Next page Next ›
  • Last page Last »

CEO/PUBLISHER/EDITOR IN CHIEF
SANDY GRAHAM

email:sandygrahamemg@gmail.com 

Canadian Journalists:

Contributing Journalist - Canada and Global
Don Graham
email: dongrahamwriter@gmail.com

Contributing Journalist - Canada and Global
Lisa Hartt
email: lisahartt87@hotmail.com

Contributing Journalist - Canada 
Michael Williams
email: greydread@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

International Journalists:

Contributing Journalist - Sweden
Malin Osth
email: malin@musicdays.se

Contributing Journalist - Sweden
Jonas Tancred
email: jonas@musicdays.se

Contributing Journalist - USA
Rob Durkee 
email: rockster2746@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web Developer/Technical Support
Chris Wardman

email: info@chriswardman.com
website: chriswardman.com

Cashbox Cover Design and Graphic Artist
Jain McMillan

email: jainmcmillan@gmail.com

Contributing Photographer 
Tracey Savein - South Paw Productions
southpawproductions@rogers.com

 

 

 

Footer menu

  • Home
  • Features
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Cashbox Archive
  • Issue Archive
  • Past Covers