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Down For Days
Munkafust
Pinch Hit Records, 2000
REVIEW BY: Christopher Thelen
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 10/05/2000
More often than not, you can find major-label quality talent onlabels you've probably never heard of. Count Munkafust among thosebands whom you're probably not familiar with... but if there's aGod above, you will soon.
Veterans of the indie-rock scene, their latest disc Down For Days is a solid effort showing off this band's goodchops and songwriting - only to fumble the ball at the end zone.But more on that in a moment.
The band - vocalist/guitarist Evan Brau, guitarist Tony Gray,bassist/vocalist Jens Funke and drummer Matt Rimer - seems to be across between light reggae (a la The Police) and the popsensability of the BoDeans. They're a group who show that not onlyare they having fun with the music, but they're not above pokingfun at their own fate. (The cover art illustrates the fire whichgutted their tour van... but left the band uninjured.)
The first time I ever heard Munkafust's music, I had beenlistening to a different disc, and the automatic changer went to Down For Days, the next disc in line. Within the first 30seconds of the opening track "Control Of My Heart," I had stoppeddead in my tracks, and found myself wondering who these guys were,and why I hadn't dug this disc out of the "To Be Reviewed" pilesooner.
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