Most of us became aware of Benny Trokan’s solo work via his debut 45 for Wick Records in 2018. The b-side “Turn Back You Fool,” a 12-string-centric ballad becoming a much passed around record in the Souldies scene of Southern California. However, the recording was only the beginning of the latest chapter for Trokan, who’s been performing in bands for over 20 years. Do You Still Think of Me is the New Yorker’s first solo full-length release.

Trokan made his entry into the recording field as part of the band Robbers on High Street, releasing three LPs before hanging it up in 2011. That’s when the calls for his bass skills started coming in. Benny quickly joined the ranks of some of his favorite bands – Lee Fields’ Expressions, The Jay Vons, Reigning Sound, and Charles Bradley’s Extraordinaires. He also had a brief stint in Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and more recently was drafted by stalwart Austin rockers, Spoon, contributing to their Grammy-nominated album Lucifer on the Sofa.