This new album from Neal Francis is pure soul. "How Have I Lived" is a fave track from the record and why wouldn't it be? Vocally he's playing it cool, meanwhile the band is boiling hot and tone-time traveling with 70's era swagger in modern time. The man knows his way around a clavinet (as you can hear) and the sax jam that appears later in the song will have you looking to the nearest person in the room saying: "That's what I'm talkin' bout."
This stuff was produced by Sergio Rios of Orgone so there ya go. It's an honest, locked-in composition, and an ideal representation of this Groove You playlist. Neal's work is highly recommended, and it seems he is just getting started. I'm suggesting making this the track that shifts your dinner party into a dance party.
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About the Curator - Matt McCalpin
Musician/Guitarist/Vocalist/Teacher/Songwriter/Producer/Music Collector. Matt McCalpin lives a life committed to music. He was born with a guitar in his lap, and soul in his heart. A funkified odyssey that began with an accomplished education from Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, has refined into a relentless amount of music created, stages played, students taught, and friendships formed. Currently Matt lives in Michigan with his wife, daughter, and pup. When not spending time with his family, he is avidly collecting music, performing, recording, and producing the Funk band Medicinal Groove. "Music is the best!"
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