- 7inch
- Recommended
- New Release
Shawn Lee & Kelly Finnigan
Say It Again / Harpsichord Rock
Colemine Records - Cat No: CLMN253lp
- updated:2025-10-01
A collaboration between Kelly Finnigan, vocalist of San Francisco-based funk/soul band MONOPHONICS, and multi-instrumentalist/soul producer Shawn Lee has come to fruition!
Track List
The highly anticipated collaboration from Shawn Lee and Kelly Finnigan is here.
The A-side on this 45, Say It Again, features Kelly on vocals and piano. It's a smooth, soulful tune, pulling references from Bobby Caldwell and FM radio. Shawn says of the track "there has always been a mutual admiration society between myself and Kelly. Over the years I’ve had the pleasure of playing on both the Monophonics and Kelly’s solo records in the studio and live onstage. This is the first I’ve had Kelly on something that I’ve put together. Good things come to those who wait…and here it is!"
The instrumental B, Harpsichord Rock, comes straight out of some sort of lost 1970’s Italian movie. Entirely written and recorded by Lee, it's a hypnotic jam with a groove. The mood: funk.
The A-side, "Say It Again" (sample 1), delivers a dramatic arc with Shawn Lee's guitar work steeped in AOR-tinged melancholy and Kelly Finnigan's vocals moving between soft and hard. The B-side features "Harpsichord Rock" (sample 2), a gritty cut that plays like the soundtrack to an '80s cop drama — exactly what you'd expect from Shawn Lee, a connoisseur of library music. (Original Japanese text by AYAM)