Brooklyn-based, psychedelic soul band Ghost Pal’s newest single is a sprawling eight-minute medley of the traditional folk song “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” and the Toots and The Maytal’s soul classic “Time Tough”. Augmented by a choir of label-mates from Mama Coco’s Funky Kitchen, the track feels like a big party for the label/studio/collective. The song rises and falls with swells of banging drums, thick organ chords, and aggressive guitars. The layered vocals add to the gospel quality of the songs, which is complimented interestingly with the psychedelic-rock style.

Normally, it’s pretty difficult to keep an audience’s attention for eight-minutes with only three chords, but Ghost Pal pulls it off expertly here. The arrangement and production by Mama’s ringleader Oliver Ignatious (who also supplies bass on the track), keeps the song interesting and exciting throughout.

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