Timothy Monger State Park

Timothy Monger State Park is a rock band from Southeast Michigan fronted by namesake, singer, and guitarist Timothy Monger. Released in 2021, their debut EP, Knight Errand, presented a luminous amalgam of psych-layered power pop and folk-rock in the tradition of crafty melodic forebears like Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians and Michael Penn. Formed in 2010, just as Monger's longtime group Great Lakes Myth Society was entering a prolonged hiatus, State Park's initial role was primarily that of a live band, gigging around the state with an occasionally rotating staff of seasoned musicians culled from Southeast Michigan's vibrant indie scene. During its first decade, members of bands like Starling Electric, Saturday Looks Good to Me, Matt Jones & the Reconstruction, and Lightning Love all made their mark in the group with many of the players also contributing heavily to Monger's solo albums. In early 2020, invigorated by a lineup of new recruits and core members, State Park recorded its first proper studio sessions as a band. Inspired by the abstract lyricism of Guided by Voices, British folk-rock, and the softer sides of psychedelia, the band captured the three-song suite Knight Errand live to tape in a single afternoon. Issued as a musical/ephemeral collaboration with Philadelphia designer Dan Shepelavy, Knight Errand was released in October 2021 by Northern Detective and Universal Exports of North America.
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