The Mommyheads – Coney Island Kid (Mommyhead Music/Fanfar! Records in Europe, 2023)
Coney Island Kid is the upcoming album by an outstanding band called The Mommyheads. Their finely-crafted music defies boundaries and definitions. Notably, the band elaborates captivating songs with progressive rock arrangements, psychedelia, a small dose of eccentricity and more. However, you won’t find long pieces and epics except for the charming track 1 which has deep Genesis influences.
Overall, the music on Coney Island Kid is deeply satisfying and nuanced, with captivating, accessible and elegantly constructed vocals. Furthermore, even on the shorter songs, you can tell that the band members are highly skilled and give you peeks of their capacity as instrumentalists.
This is the first-ever venture into the world of concept albums by The Mommyheads. Indeed, Coney Island Kid revolves around Coney Island (an entertainment district in Brooklyn, New York) imagery express motifs of urgency and introspective exploration.
Musicians: Adam Elk (Adam Cohen) on vocals, guitar, keyboards; Dan Fisherman on drums and vocals; Michael Holt on keyboards and vocals; Jason McNair on bass; and Jackie Simons on guitar, keyboards, vocals.
Buy the album from mommyheads.bandcamp.com/album/coney-island-kid