Neal Francis "In Plain Sight" surf Byrds and Beach Boys

Byrds and Beach Boys

and the influences of Neil Young

and Al Pike

The KVB do a deep dive into their record collection and uncover several gems

" "Here's A Quarter

Neal Francis "In Plain Sight" surf Byrds and Beach Boys"In Plain Sight" Neal Francis' sophomore album offers up a body of work both enchanting and painfully self aware. Recorded entirely on tape and mixed by GRAMMY winner Dave Fridmann (Spoon, Tame Impala,) the record spotlights his refined yet free spirited piano playing, an instrument he took up at age 4. The songs came to life over the course of a tumultuous year spent living in a (possibly) haunted church in Chicago. The result: a portrait of profound