Beefheart & McQuinn - (PRESALE 6/12/26) Midtown Downtime (VINYL) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

    Midtown Downtime
    Artist: Beefheart & McQuinn Format: LP Release Date: 6/12/2026 

    Label: We Are Busy Bodies
    Vendor: Redeye Distribution
    Distributor: AMPED
    UPC: 634457258419
    Genre: Folk
    Release Date: 6/12/2026
    Product ID: WABB234.1

    Weight: .5 lb

Description

Beefheart & McQuinn is the new project from UK artist Moby Beefheart aka William Murray (formerly of UK outfit Fur) and Melbourne / Naarm musician Winter McQuinn (Sunfruits, jade imagine). Coming together after a chanced coffee meetup, the musical connection between the two artists is palpable. Sharing a love for the folk and rock sounds of yesteryear without pastiche obsession, Beefheart & McQuinn make contemporary psychedelic folk / soft rock, a rich sonic tapestry of vocal harmony blends and deft musicianship / production.
Midtown Downtime is a debut album which explores the tensions of time and productivity in late-stage capitalism. The album is a collection of 10 songs that explore the genres of contemporary psychedelic folk / soft rock, with stacked harmonies over syncopated guitars and occasional synth / drum outbursts. The album has a sound that is familiar yet unique, harkening to both Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young and Luke Temple/Carol King. Lyrically the album covers a lot of ground with songs about the squeeze of capitalism coupled with the feeling of isolation and anxiety that the modern world's political landscape can engender, alongside songs of love, friendship and nostalgia. There's a high energy feeling that runs through the 27-minute album's core, an energy that goes hand in hand with the modern era's ever-changing focus & diminishing attention spans, the record asks you to sit down and listen to it all in one go.

    Tracks
    Credits

    1 Yellow Is the Colour of My Love
    2 On the Line
    3 Do It Again
    4 Ride on Right
    5 Melting
    6 Waiting for the Rain
    7 Dreams Die
    8 Fill My Cup
    9 Yesterday and Younger Days
    10 Six Feet Under

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: Folk
• Released: 2026-06-12
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: FOLK
• Format Type: LP
• Released: 06/12/2026