Apart from being a truly exceptional jack-of-all-trades musician, Oakland’s Captain Monk also has a seemingly effortless cool that makes everything he releases just plain fun.   

“Feds” is the third single from what looks to be another killer record - and as you’re inevitably singing the earworm chorus to yourself, it’ll easily be the most fun you’ll ever have uttering the words “the Feds crawled up my ass”.

Crunchy, funky, airtight, and full of swagger, the first thing that comes to mind when “Feds” kicks in is that, somewhere, Prince is smiling.

The comparison holds up in a number of ways - the melodic sensibility of the chorus, chiefly, the way the arrangement is stacked in the verses, and the one-man-band aspect of these recordings.

Everything Captain Monk has ever released is huge, professional, and worthy of being widely heard. For now, we’re glad there’s still a bit of elbow room on this bandwagon.