Monkey vs. Shark is an EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 released by Thee More Shallows

Thee More Shallows

Thee More Shallows are a three-piece San Francisco based experimental indie rock band formed in 2001, consisting of song-writer Dee Kesler, Chavo Fraser and Jason Gonzales...

 in 2006. It features two original unreleased tracks, followed by a cover of The Temptations

The Temptations

The Temptations is an American vocal group having achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music.Formed in Detroit,...

 hit song "I Can't Get Next to You

I Can't Get Next to You

"I Can't Get Next to You" is a 1969 number-one single recorded by The Temptations and produced by Norman Whitfield for the Gordy label. The song was the number-one single on the Billboard Top Pop Singles chart for two weeks in 1969, from October 11 to October 25, replacing "Sugar, Sugar" by The...

" (in stark contrast with the original version) and a remix of "Freshman Thesis" from the bands 2004 album More Deep Cuts

More Deep Cuts

More Deep Cuts is the second album by Thee More Shallows. Later printings were released with an alternative cover.-Track listing:#"Post-Present" – 1:38#"Pre-Present" – 3:29#"Freshman Thesis" – 5:02#"Int" – 2:18#"Ave Grave" – 2:42#"Cold Dis" – 0:53...

. The remix was mastered by Odd Nosdam

Odd Nosdam

Odd Nosdam is a musician, DJ, artist, and co-founder and ex-art director of record label/collective Anticon.Nosdam was first noticed for the drone and warped pop of his former group cLOUDDEAD ; he has worked closely with Mike Patton on his Peeping Tom project and remixed tracks by a variety of...

 and Why?, who are both part of the anticon. hip hop

Hip hop

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 collective. Thee More Shallows would go on to release their next studio album, Book of Bad Breaks

Book of Bad Breaks

Book of Bad Breaks is the third full-length album by Thee More Shallows, and their first release under independent label anticon.-Track listing:# "D...

, with anticon. in 2007.

Track listing

1. "Monkey vs. Shark"
2. "Dutch Slaver"
3. "I Can't Get Next To You"
4. "Freshman (remix by Odd Nosdam with Why?)"