Music Video Monday has been psychedelicized!
Peabody Records was an independent label created by Sid Selvidge, an influential Memphis folk singer and member of the legendary supergroup Mud Boy and the Neutrons. It played a big part in keeping Memphis music alive when things were looking bleak in the 1970s.
Now, Sid’s son Steve Selvidge has resurrected the imprint and is releasing new music. You might know Steve as lead guitarist for The Hold Steady, or as one of the founding members of Memphis funksters Big Ass Truck, or from his extensive solo work. He and some of his oldest friends got together during the pandemic to record some funky new music under the name MEM_MODS. The two compatriots are Luther Dickinson, Selvidge’s fellow Son of Mudboy and the fantastically versatile guitarist of North Mississippi Allstars fame, and prolific multi-instrumentalist Paul Taylor, most recently of New Memphis Colorways.
Since Dickinson has decamped to East Nashville, and Taylor is in rural Wisconsin, the collaboration which became MEM_MODS was done remotely in their home studios. The resulting music is a true Memphis melting pot of styles—funky, spacy, and gritty all at once. The full album won’t drop until February, but the first single “Capricorn Catastrophe” is out with an animated music video by Jake Vest, with contributions from Winston Eggleston. It’s a perfect little psychedelic snack for a Monday.
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