Neal Francis - In Plain Sight - VINYL LP

I just wanted to be honest about everything, from my musical influencesto my story,Inch muses Neal Francis. After years of dishonest living-consumed by drugs, alcohol, and addiction-such sincerity is jarring fromthe 30-year-old Chicago-based musician. Liberated from a selfdestructive past and born anew in sobriety, Francis has captured aninspired collection of songs steeped in New Orleans rhythms, Chicagoblues, and early 70s rock n' roll. There is a deep connection betweenFrancis's childhood-his obsession with boogie woogie piano, his father'sgift of a dusty Dr. John LP-and the songs he's created. The result is anastonishing collection of material without parallel in the contemporaryfunk and soul scene. The influences are unmistakable the vocal stylingsof Allen Toussaint and Leon Russell; the second line rhythms of TheMeters and Dr. John; the barroom rock 'n' roll of The Rolling Stones; thegospel soul of Billy Preston; the roots music of The Band. Francis paystribute to the masters but has his own story to tell InchIt's the life I've lived sofar. Album Tracks 1. This Time 2. She's a Winner 3. How Have I Lived 4. These Are the Days 5. Changes, PTS. 1 & 2 6. Lauren 7. Can't Live Without Your Love 8. Put It in His Hands

NEAL FRANCIS / RETURN TO ZERO Acclaimed singer-songwriter-pianist Neal Francis is ringing in the new year with his eagerly anticipated third studio album, Return To Zero. Francis' first full-length studio effort in more than three years and most extravagantly realized work so far, Return To Zero sees the Chicago-based singer-songwriter-pianist creating a beautifully strange entangling of timeless rock 'n' roll and '70s-era dance music. Merging supremely heavy guitar riffs with rich and pulsating grooves, Francis constructed the album sans digital programming in keeping with his long-standing devotion to all things analog. The album is heralded by today's premiere of the gorgeously sprawling power pop anthem, InchWhat's Left Of Me,Inch available everywhere now. A piercingly candid reflection on life on the road co-written with chart-topping Nashville-based songwriter Chris Gelbuda (Sabrina Carpenter, Meghan Trainor, Zac Brown Band). ATO RECORDS Album Tracks 1. Need You Again 2. Don't Wait 3. Broken Glass 4. Back It Up 5. What's Left of Me 6. 150 More Times 7. Dance Through Life 8. Dirty Little Secret 9. Already Gone 10. Can't Get Enough 11. Return to Zero

Album Tracks 1. Madison 2. Baby 3. Someone to Love 4. Pictures of You 5. New Fascination 6. Valentine 7. To Live and Drive in L.A 8. Hard Dreaming Man 9. Posse Cut