One of the electro-soul pioneers, Colorado's own Michal Menert has been working hard expanding his sound over the past year and has formed an entirely new band respectively being called Michal Menert & The Pretty Fantastics. It features 5 frequent collaborators (Marcelo Moxy, AC Lao, Daniel De Lisle, Will Glazier and Matt van den Heuvel) for a new 6 piece project.
Michal acts as the front man of the group producing all of the tracks and even lending his vocals on some of the tracks. This is a step in a more indie rock direction for Michal, while he still manages to carry over his signature beat driven electro-soul style. He channels various influences from hip-hop to various forms of rock, funk, soul and more for a unique live electronic hybrid that is a perfect extension of the Menert sound we've come to love.
We are excited to premiere the debut full release 1 EP with a full stream and coinciding free download. Listen below and grab a copy. Enjoy!
To all our U.S. readers: You can also see the group as Michal hits the road for a 36 date full length tour, see all te dates below.
Michal Menert And The Pretty Fantastics – Self Titled Album | Free Download
Tour Dates:
(ST) = Support from StarRo (Soulection)
(RL) = Support from Russ Liquid
Philadelphia, PA – Coda – Oct 1
Darlington, MD – Luna Light Festival – Oct 2
Buffalo, NY – Waiting Room Studio – Oct 3
Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe – Oct 4
Portland, ME – Asylum – Oct 6 (RL)
Providence, RI – Fete Ballroom – Oct 7 (RL)
Burlington, VT – Higher Ground – Oct 8 (RL)
Boston, MA – Middle East – Oct 9 (RL)
New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre – Oct 10 (RL)
New Haven, CT – Stella Blues – Oct 12 (RL)
Charlottesville, VA - The Southern – Oct 13 (RL)
Richmond, VA – The Broadberry – Oct 14 (RL)
Asheville, NC – New Mountain in AVL – Oct 15 (RL)
Atlanta, GA – Terminal West – Oct 16 (ST)
Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge – Oct 17 (ST)
Louisville, KY – Diamond Pub – Oct 18 (ST)
Bloomington, IN – Kilroys/Dunkirk – Oct 20 (ST)
St. Louis, MO – 2720 – Oct 21 (ST)
Madison, WI – Segredo – Oct 22 (ST)
Kalamazoo, MI – The Mix – Oct 23 (ST)
Rockdale, TX – Art Outside – Oct 24
Fayetteville, AR – George's Majestic – Oct 25
Albuquerque, NM – Stereo Bar – Oct 27
Durango, CO – Animas City Theatre – Oct 28
Aspen, CO – Belly Up – Oct 29
Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium - Oct 30 (ST)
Live Oak, FL – Hulaween – Oct 31
Seattle, WA – Barboza – Nov 5 (ST)
Portland, OR – Star Theatre – Nov 6
Eugene, OR – Cozmic – Nov 7
Arcata, CA – The Jam – Nov 8 (ST)
Tahoe, CA – Whiskey Dick's – Nov 10 (ST)
Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst – Nov 11 (ST)
Los Angeles, CA – Club Bahia – Nov 12
San Luis Obispo, CA – SLO Brew - Nov 13 (ST)
San Francisco, CA – Hawthorn – Nov 14 (ST)