Neal Francis "Francis Comes Alive" 2023-12-01 with Hello Nasty the Beasties

with Hello Nasty the Beasties have returned to the kind of old-school beats and rhythms that defined their groundbreaking 1989 album

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the location proved to be the perfect setting for clearing the noise and creating such a record

(2xLP - Deluxe Edition

2023 via Napalm Records

Neal Francis "Francis Comes Alive" 2023-12-01 with Hello Nasty the BeastiesFrancis Comes Alive is the first official live recording from acclaimed musician Neal Francis. Recorded live at a sold out show at Chicago's Thalia Hall, Francis Comes Alive is an electric body of work. Francis expanded his normal quartet into an eleven piece freight train of a band featuring a horn section, percussion, backup vocalists, and keyboards. Ever the analog purist, the album was recorded direct to 1" tape, mixed by Chris Connors (Bartees