Chosen by Monk
My latest selection is the latest solo offering from the frontman best known for his work with outfits such as The Role Models, The Loyalties and most recently, The Digressions. Yes, Rich Ragany is delivering us ‘A Pleasant Fiction’ with the first cut from his forthcoming album. The lead track features a very special guest in guitarist Ken Mochikoshi-Horne of Los Angeles punk legends The Bronx.
Ragany told us a bit more about the song:
It’s a song about addiction and where it leaves the person struggling through it. Where it leaves that person’s loved ones. How emotionally both parts of the experience are very close in the emotional landscape. The attempts of chasing the horrors away, while struggling to embrace the foundations desperately needed, while maybe being chased away by others. The musical backdrop gives a strut and hope, with an uplifting and tough melody to embrace the idea that sometimes singing or sharing your life, reaching out, can give one the strength to stand again. There’s hope.
It’s amazing to have Ken play guitar on the track. We’ve been friends for years and always spoke about doing a fun collaboration. Upon hearing the song, he immediately got the streetwise strut and gritty feel. I have been a fan of his from The Dragons to The Bronx, so grateful for our friendship. His playing really adds something special to the song, and to the whole vibe.
- ‘You Can Get Dark With Me’, en songs of heartfelt soul searching and rousing anthems that are uniquely personal to Ragany and really get to the core essence of his personality, will be released on 14 June via Barrel And Squdger Records.