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- Summary: The sixth full-length release for the San Francisco psychedelic soul band Monophonics is a concept album of songs set at the fictional Sage Motel.
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- Record Label: Colemine
- Genre(s): R&B, Neo-Psychedelia, Retro-Soul, Alternative R&B
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Jun 30, 2022While sincerity emanates from Finnigan in every song before it ["Crash & Burn"] -- the singer's empathy enables him to personify characters convincingly -- the words and emotion here pour out, like they had to be released, requiring no imagination.
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UncutJun 30, 2022From the creeping “Let That Sink In” to growling “Warpaint”, Sage Motel is super stuff: check in at your earliest convenience. [Jun 2022, p.31]
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Jun 30, 2022As a whole Sage Motel is a tone record of restrained, warbling, retro veering, psychedelic soul but there is one standout that should be heard on its own.
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Classic Rock MagazineJun 30, 2022Atmospheric, evocative, the psychedelic soul concept work you never knew you needed. [Summer 2022, p.79]
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Jun 30, 2022Without stronger, more diverse material, the whole frustratingly becomes less than the sum of its parts. Notwithstanding its good intentions, Sage Motel doesn’t resonate as forcefully as it should, especially in light of the amount of work clearly instilled into its creation.