The Current

Great Music Lives Here ®
Listener-Supported Music
Donate Now
Local Current Blog

Sifu Hotman, Tropical Depression, Mark Mallman: This week’s Minnesota record releases

by Aaron Bolton

July 22, 2014

Sifu Hotman

Tropical Depression

[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/146891390" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /]

Mark Mallman

[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/157597990" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /]

Though his new single "is actually a summer jam," says Mark Mallman in a press release, "it's actually the result of cabin fever. My friends and I would stay inside dancing all night from to anything from 'Miss You' to 'Ashes to Ashes.' Then, the next day, I'd wake up around 3 p.m., down a gallon of water and ibuprofen, and start writing songs based off of what we were partying to. 'Monster Movies' came out of those sessions."

This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.