The mysterious Brooklyn collective Standing On The Corner released a new album last year, but you probably didn’t hear it. You had to really work to hear Standing On The Corner II, since the LP has never appeared on a streaming service or anything. Instead, it was only available as a $50 DVD that you could buy from some guy with a bag full of them in Times Square on 9/11. That was it. Their song “Mr. Postman, wait!” was on that DVD, so it’s technically not a new track. It’s just new to the vast, overwhelming majority of people on the planet.
Last month, Standing On The Corner released the two-pack of “Gimme My Gun” and “Show Me The $.” “Gimme My Gun” had previously appeared on a CD-only single, but again, that’s how they do things. Now, Standing On The Corner drop two more way-out psychedelic lo-fi funk tracks. As far as I know, “Splitting Moonlight” hasn’t been on any of their past releases, but god knows I could’ve easily missed it.
Solange Knowles apparently had something to do with “Mr. Postman, wait!” She’s in the YouTube credits like this: “Unknown: Solange Knowles.” Is it possible that she sings the lead vocal? There’s distortion all over it, so it’s hard to say, but I guess it could be her. Standing On The Corner did work on a bunch of tracks from her 2019 album When I Get Home. Listen and draw your own conclusions below.
“Mr. Postman, wait!” b/w “Splitting Moonlight” is out now on XL.
