If you liked Springsteen's Nebraska, then Robert Francis is going to butter your bread; and I'm talking real butter, none of that margarine crap.
There's no shortage of folky singer-songwriters making great music these days. In fact, I'd go so far as to say it's one of the most competitive--if only because it's the most saturated--genre on the scene. So while it can be a bit difficult at times to separate the wheat from the chaff, one's efforts pay off when engaged with artists like Robert Francis. It's not solely I who believes this, though. The Huffington Post recently raved that "...Robert's writing style emulates Ry Cooder's and, occasionally, Bruce Springsteen's... Performance-wise, Robert's sound takes a young, 21st century run at The Band". Francis also got a pat on the back from Washington Times:
During a recent performance...Mr. Francis howled his way through a 45-minute set of heartland rock 'n' roll... he struck a balance between intimacy and boisterous showmanship, crooning in a wounded falsetto one minute and unleashing a loud, full-throated chorus the next.
Francis's new album, Before Nightfall is out digitally on 3 October, and everywhere 20 October. In the meantime, listen to the single "Playground" off the album
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