Aaron Frazer Introducing... [LP]

Dead Oceans

£25.18

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: DOC220LP
Barcode: 0656605152011
Release Date: 9th June 2021 (back in)
Genre: Blues

 Soft-spoken with the look of a slightly disaffected 1950s matinee idol, Aaron Frazer possesses a unique voice that’s both contemporary and timeless. On ‘Introducing...’ - his debut solo album produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach - Aaron melds mid-60s soul with Auerbach’s particular sensibilities (‘Over You’), songs with a message
in the key of Gil Scott-Heron (‘Bad News’) and uplifting tales of love told through a blend of disco, gospel and doowop (‘Have Mercy’).
 The Brooklyn-based, Baltimore-raised songwriter first came into the international spotlight as multiinstrumentalist and co-lead singer of Durand Jones & The Indications but he’s more than a revivalist act. “I didn’t want ‘Introducing...’ to be an exact recreation of an era or a style,” Frazer says. “I’m excited to keep breaking some of the expectations around what exactly I’m supposed to be artistically and musically, or what this scene as a whole can be.” On ‘Introducing...’, Aaron expertly calibrates consciousness-raising and the desire to be enveloped by love.
 Where previous records were written in a partial state of turmoil, Aaron’s debut LP shows maturation and range.
‘Introducing...’ is both loving and gracious, critical without losing hope and a showcase of a young artist on a seriously soulful ascent.
 ‘Introducing…’ features an all-star ensemble including players with the likes of Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, Dolly Parton and Charles Bradley.
 Available to independent retailers on ‘Translucent Pink Glass’ coloured vinyl.

Tracklisting:
You Don’t Wanna Be My Baby
If I Got It (Your Love Brought It)
Can’t Leave It Alone
Bad News
Have Mercy
Done Lyin’
Lover Girl
Ride with Me
Girl on the Phone
Love Is
Over You
Leanin’ on Your Everlasting Love