Neal Francis
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Jack Karnatz/Courtesy of the artist
Neal Francis
Jack Karnatz/Courtesy of the artist
“How Have I Lived” “What’s Left of Me” “Want You Once more” “Damaged Glass”
Neal Francis has at all times appreciated a throwback.
Again in 2022, the long-haired piano-playing songwriter appeared on World Cafe to speak about recording the album he launched that yr, In Plain Sight.
It was recorded totally to tape in an outdated church and took cues from ’70s rock and R&B. Now, Francis is again with a brand new album referred to as Return To Zero, the place he retains exploring the rock music of that decade, this time by means of the lens of disco and funk.
Like all of his previous work, Francis recorded it with none digital programming. On this session, Neal Francis performs songs from Return To Zero, and a few older cuts, in entrance of a reside viewers at WXPN’s Free At Midday live performance in Philadelphia.
