Black Velvet from The Stranger by Menahan Street Band Featuring Victor Benavides

The Menahan Street Band are back! This time with Los Yesterdays front man, Victor Benavides. "Black Velvet" the moody, atmospheric instrumental ballad on the flip garnered the attention of Victor and his long-time collaborator/WC soul luminary, Mike Noriega, inspiring the pair to craft "The Stranger''- a pleading tale of anguish and heartbreak, elevating the track to vertiginous soulful heights. Between Mike's pen, Victor's voice and MSB's otherworldly ability to craft instrumental bangers, you got yourself another playbox sureshot.

In addition to their role as the official house band for Brooklyn-based Dunham Records, Menahan Street Band has received critical praise for their oft-sampled 2008 debut album Make The Road By Walking and for backing Charles Bradley. “Vibe is a quintessential element in what I’m going for,” says MSB co-founder, multi-instrumentalist and producer Thomas Brenneck. “Vibe, mood and emotion.”