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The latest album from Neal Francis, "Return To Zero", emerged from the kind of visionary fever dream that only the most masterful and inventive artists are capable of bringing to life. Amid a grueling tour schedule that found him playing nearly 400 shows from 2021 to 2024, the Chicago-based singer/songwriter/pianist immersed himself in creating a beautifully strange entangling of timeless rock & roll and ’70s-era dance music, merging supremely heavy guitar riffs with lush and pulsating grooves—all constructed sans digital programming, in keeping with his devotion to all things analog. Worlds away from the glitzy fantasia of archetypal disco, Return To Zero inhabits a far moodier atmosphere and ultimately makes for the most thrilling manifestation of Francis’ peerless musicality yet.
Funk In The Hole - Roy Ayers cover
CREDITS
Neal Francis - vocals, keys
Austin Koenigstein - guitar, vocals
Mike Starr - bass, vocals
Collin O'Brien - drums, vocals
Daniel Villarreal - percussion
Dom Frigo - keys
Improvement Movement - vocals
Lucas Ellman - tenor sax
Kiku Enomoto, Molly Fletcher, Jonathan Dinklage, Sita Chay - strings
Carter Blackstone - Live Sound and Recording Engineer
Mixed and Mastered by Ryan Nasci
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