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Standing On The Corner – “Mr. Postman, wait!” & “Splitting Moonlight”
Brooklyn collective Standing On The Corner have announced a proper release for their album SOTC ("II"), which was previously only sold as a $50 DVD from a street vendor in Times Square last year. The record will now come out on 9 September 2026 (US date "9/11"), exactly a year after that unconventional debut, giving wider access to a project that had until now been deliberately hard to hear.
The 15-track album features collaborators including Solange, Danny Brown, Styles P of the Lox, and Digable Planets' Ladybug Mecca, and includes the previously released single "Gimme My Gun". To mark the announcement, the group have shared two new psychedelic lo-fi funk tracks, "Mr. Postman, wait!" (which appears on the album) and "Splitting Moonlight" (which does not); Solange is credited on "Mr. Postman, wait!", though it remains unclear whether she provides lead vocals given the track's heavy distortion. SOTC ("II") will be released via XL Recordings.
In short
- Standing On The Corner's album gets a wide release on 9 September 2026
- Previously only sold as a $50 DVD in Times Square
- Features Solange, Danny Brown, Styles P; two new songs shared
Explained simply
Standing On The Corner is a Brooklyn collective that released an album called SOTC ("II") in September 2025 through an extremely restricted distribution method: $50 DVDs sold solely from a street vendor in Times Square. This approach meant the record remained almost entirely inaccessible to mainstream audiences.
The 15-track album features collaborations with prominent artists including Solange, Danny Brown, Styles P of the Lox, and Ladybug Mecca from Digable Planets. The music is characterised by psychedelic, lo-fi funk sounds and reflects the collective's unconventional approach to both creating and distributing their work.
The group's highly restricted distribution was a deliberate artistic strategy rather than a commercial necessity, distinguishing their release from conventional music industry practices. This limited availability meant the album became known primarily within underground hip-hop circles.
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