THE MONKS KITCHEN – THE WIND MAY HOWL

(AU magazine September 2007)

(1965 Records)

Dealing in the psychedelic pop normally associated with the Summer of Love, listeners would be forgiven for imagining they’ve taken a step back in time with The Wind May Howl.
Although this is the London band’s debut release, the presence here – as founder member – of Alfie’s Lee Gorton tells you all you need to know about sweet harmonies aplenty and melodies refracted through youthful memories of exuberant days in the park with friends.
The Monks Kitchen’s way of taking the innocence of the 1960s and planting it in NOW! will either delight or exasperate. Let heart rule head and it will be the former.