Lady Blackbird - Black Acid Soul (Foundation)

WHAT YOUR EARS SAY & THE ALBUM COVER LOOKS LIKE

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WHAT WE SAY

Pull up a chair in your favourite dimly lit, late night basement jazz club, Lady Blackbird will be on stage shortly with her intimate, 20th century yet timeless take on sparsely accompanied vocal jazz for Foundation Music.

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WHAT THE RELEASE NOTES SAY

With a voice that has stopped critics in their tracks, Lady Blackbird is a revelatory new talent with music that transcends the jazz scene through which the LA-based artist is rooted. Reflecting influences as varied as Billie Holiday, Gladys Knight, Tina Turner and Chaka Khan, with critics drawing comparisons to Adele, Amy and Celeste, Lady Blackbird’s distinct and beguiling talent is not one to be missed. 

Honouring the great's has come as a musical process to Lady Blackbird, having recorded her highly anticipated debut album Black Acid Soul in legendary Studio B (Prince’s room) in Sunset Sound, produced by Grammy-nominated Chris Seefried. 

Minimal yet rich, classic yet timely, the album connects backwards to Miles Davis (his pianist, Deron Johnson, plays Steinway Baby Grand, Mellotron and Casio Synth throughout) and forwards to Pete Tong (he made the Bruise mix of ‘Collage’ his Number Two Essential Selection tune of 2020) and, yes, Victoria Beckham – Matthew Herbert’s remix of second single ‘Beware The Stranger’ soundtracked the designer’s Spring/Summer 2020 Fashion show. 

Its 11 tracks have a sound, feeling and attitude that speak of Lady Blackbird's deep experiences in music.
CreditsProduced by Chris Seefried 
A&R by Ross Allen 

Deron Johnson playing Steinway Baby Grand, Mellotron, Casio Synth 
Jon Flaugher playing Double Bass 
Jimmy Paxson playing Drums, Percussion 
Chris Seefried playing Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar 
Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews playing Trumpet 

Recorded and Mixed By Seth Atkins Horan 
Mastered By Bernie Grundman, At Bernie Grundman Mastering LA CA 
Recorded at Sunset Sound LA CA 
Mixing at Gnu Gnome LA CA​

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