BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.3//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2346@scala.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250129T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250129T220000 DTSTAMP:20250128T143450Z URL:https://scala.co.uk/events/kelly-finnigan-the-atonements/ SUMMARY:Kelly Finnigan & The Atonements at Scala - Wednesday 29th January 2 025 - 7:00 pm until 10:00 pm DESCRIPTION: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 virt ue. The latest solo release from The Monophonics frontman roots itself in the best traditions of midwest soul labels like King\, Curtom\, Dakar\, an d 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.\n\nThe journey Finnigan takes listener s on over Lover’s eleven tracks echo the state of motion and growth sinc e 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 and engineerin g 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.”\n\nWritten in C alifornia\, Ohio\, and Staten Island\, Kelly Finnigan collaborated with ol d friends in and outside the studio. “I enjoy working alone but it’s n ot how you want to make a record…almost everybody I brought in for this album I’ve worked with\, toured with or spent a great deal of time with. ” Max and Joe Ramey (The Ironsides)\, Jimmy James (Parlor Greens)\, Serg io Rios (Orgone)\, Joey Crispiano (Dap Kings) and Jay Mumford (aka J-Zone) all contribute to the overall sound of A Lover Was Born.\n\nDramatic infl uences like Isaac Hayes (check out the piano on “Be Your Own Shelter”) and Jerry Ragovoy are chopped and folded into Northern Soul uptempo numbe rs to create stompers like “Get a Hold of Yourself” or “Chosen Few ”. Finnigan’s take on Deep Soul is captured brilliantly on “Walk Awa y from Me” and “Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)”\, while Boom Bap pervade s on hard hitters “His Love Ain’t Real” &\; “Cold World”. Slo wer songs such as “Let Me Count the Reasons”\, the emotional “All Th at’s Left”\, and the soul-stirring album closer “Count Me Out” sho w the honest and tender side that has become Finnigan’s calling card. Al l the while\, the voice is raw and earthy — in the best tradition of R&a mp\;B shouters like Otis Redding\, Lee Moses\, and David Ruffin.\n\nThe so ngs on A Lover Was Born reconfigure the spliced and sampled DNA of hip hop (extracted by crate diggers like Dilla and RZA) to create something new\, underscoring both the spectrum and depth of soul while making a case to t he timelessness of Finnigan’s sound. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://scala.co.uk/s/wp-content/uploads/2024/10 /kelly-finnegan-jan-29-scaled-e1738074883820.jpg CATEGORIES:Live Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR