Name: Don't Call Me No More
Brand: Neal Francis

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

KCR112C1

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Colour

pink

Colour details

Opaque Pink

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Indies Only

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-07-16

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cargo

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

0674862655540

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1 / 7" / Extended format: Yes / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / pink

Artist

Neal Francis

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

Karma Chief Records / Colemine Records

“I just wanted to be honest about everything, from my musical influences to my story," muses Neal Francis. After years of dishonest living consumed by drugs, alcohol, and addiction such sincerity is jarring from the 30-year-old Chicago-based musician. Liberated from a self-destructive past and born anew in sobriety, Francis has captured an inspired collection of songs steeped in New Orleans rhythms, Chicago blues, and early 70s rock n' roll. There is a deep connection between Francis's childhood his obsession with boogie woogie piano, his father's gift of a dusty Dr. John LP and the songs he's created. The result is an astonishing collection of material without parallel in the contemporary funk and soul scene. The influences are unmistakable: the vocal stylings of Allen Toussaint and Leon Russell; the second line rhythms of The Meters and Dr. John; the barroom rock 'n' roll of The Rolling Stones; the gospel soul of Billy Preston; the roots music of The Band. Francis pays tribute to the masters but has his own story to tell: "It's the life I've lived so far."

Don't Call Me No More

Music GB