The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Mark Deming writing the "music frequently plays like a collection of soundtrack pieces to forgotten movies and television shows of the '70s" and "the vintage-style compositions, arrangements, and production are almost spooky in their accuracy".[1] In Spill Magazine, Gerrod Harris gave this album a 4 out of 5, calling it "a sound that could set the tone and atmosphere of a Tarantino film" that has "a complete vibe that while founded on nostalgia and reminiscing for the past, is driven by excellent musicianship and strong songwriting".[2] In a 7 out of 10 review for Under the Radar, Mark Moody called The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band "a cohesive listen" while criticizing some tracks as weaker than others.[3]

1. "Midnight Morning" (Thomas Brenneck, Dave Guy, Leon Michels, and Homer Steinweiss) – 2:57
2. "Rainy Day Lady" (Brenneck, Guy, Michels, and Steinweiss) – 3:18
3. "The Starchaser" (Brenneck, Guy, Michels, Nick Movshon, and Steinweiss) – 2:48
4. "Silkworm" (Brenneck, Guy, Michels, Movshon, and Steinweiss) – 3:17
5. "Cabin Fever" (Brenneck, Guy, Michels, Movshon, and Steinweiss) – 2:37
6. "Rising Dawn" (Brenneck, Guy, Michels, and Steinweiss) – 2:15
7. "Glovebox Pistol" (Brenneck, Guy, Michels, and Steinweiss) – 1:08
8. "Queens Highway" (Brenneck, Guy, Michels, Movshon, and Steinweiss) – 1:07
9. "Snow Day" (Brenneck, Guy, Michels, Movshon, and Steinweiss) – 4:00
10. "Parlor Trick" (Brenneck, Daniel Foder, Guy, Michels, and Brian Profilio) – 1:36
11. "The Duke" (Brenneck, Adam Feeney, Guy, Michels, Movshon, and Steinweiss) – 2:46
12. "Stepping Through Shadow"(Brenneck) – 2:01
13. "Devil’s Respite"(Brenneck, Guy, Michels, and Steinweiss) – 3:51
14. "There Was a Man"(Brenneck, Guy, Michels, Movshon, and Steinweiss) – 4:09

Menahen Street Band

• Thomas Brenneck – bass guitar, guitar, Mini Moog, organ, percussion, piano, engineering, mixing
• Mike Deller – organ, piano
• Dave Guy – trumpet, guitar, tambourine
• Leon Michels – tenor saxophone, organ, percussion
• Nick Movshon – bass, drums
• Homer Steinweiss – drums

Additional personnel

• Mike Deller – Farfisa organ on "The Duke"
• Daniel Foder – bass guitar on "Parlor Trick"
• Daniel Gneiding – lettering
• JJ Golden – mastering
• Simon Guzman – tape operation
• Jens Jungkurth – engineering
• Todd Malconfone – engineering
• Bosco Mann – bass guitar on "Midnight Morning"
• Ray Mason – trombone on "The Duke"
• Ariana Papademetropoulos – art direction, photography
• Brian Profilio – drums on "Parlor Trick"
• Elizabeth Pupo-Walker – congas on "The Starchaser"
• Ray Mason – trombone
• Gabriel Roth – mixing, executive production
• Neal Sugarman – executive production

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