Menahan Street Band are craftsmen, the kind who when they build something it fits together just right and lasts forever. On their 2026 album Illusions, the all-star group of retro soul musicians come together to create music that’s both pleasingly familiar and fresh out of the box shiny. Utilizing all their skill sets, the players dig into late night funk, cinematic soul, laid back almost tropical grooves, and even the odd bit of Italian soundtrack music. It’s the same basic formula they’ve been using for years, both together and on their side projects, but it still works like a charm. Credit goes to the arrangements done by Arthur Verocai, which are always well-sculpted and voluptuous, the players who know when to get dramatic and when to drop out, and the production…

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