Ian Brown Unfinished Monkey Business (180 Gram Vinyl) [Import] Folk Before Butch Walker produced and/or

Before Butch Walker produced and/or wrote for such huge acts as (gulp) Pink

which went Top 30 and scored a huge hit with its cover of New Order’s “Blue Monday

Join the avant-garde

Hush" to remind us this is indeed Elvis Costello

The Velvet Underground finally decided to call it quits in 1970

Ian Brown Unfinished Monkey Business (180 Gram Vinyl) [Import] Folk Before Butch Walker produced and/orReleased in 1998, Ian Brown's first solo album, UNFINISHED MONKEY BUSINESS, finds the ex Stone Roses frontman alternately attempting to escape the shadow of his lauded former band, and conjuring up its groove loving ghost. The disc's shimmering first single, "My Star," recalls the Beatles (via Oasis), and showcases Brown's raspy croon; while the acoustic, chill out vibe of "Corpses in Their Mouths" makes it one of the record's pleasant surprises.