Distance as a measure of time and place informs Kelly Finnigan’s A Lover Was Born with a grit and grace that turns passion into virtue. The latest solo release from The Monophonics frontman roots itself in the best traditions of midwest soul labels like King, Curtom, Dakar, and the Bodie Recording Company. A Lover Was Born is a testimony that these deep cut grooves are not resigned to nostalgia, instead, they are at the burning heart of longing and hope.
The journey Finnigan takes listeners on over Lover’s eleven tracks echo the state of motion and growth since his solo debut, The Tales People Tell (2019). These two records bookend a prolific period of output, including a pair of Monophonics albums, a Christmas album, a mixtape, and a full slate of producing other artists (The Ironsides, Alanna Royale, the Sextones). “There’s nothing like making records,” says Finnigan. “It feels like that’s my purpose — the reason I was put on this earth.”
Tracklist:
1. Prove My Love
2. Be Your Own Shelter (dig. 2)
3. Cold World
4. His Love Ain't Real
5. Get A Hold Of Yourself
6. All That's Left
7. Love (Your Pain Goes Deep) (dig. 1)
8. Let Me Count the Reasons
9. Chosen Few
10. Walk Away from Me
11. Count Me Out (Street Day Focus track)
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