Robert Francis
Robert Francis' fourth studio album “Heaven” is a feverish hydroplane through the emotional tumult of youth. Through it all, he is calmer than he's ever been; self-possessed in the face of uncertainty. Francis dances through genres on Heaven, but never escapes his distinct vision of self. His hallmark voice is urgent and bewitching, melding a great spectrum of music and emotion into something distinctly personal and immediate.
Francis was born in Los Angeles, California and is 26 years old. He released his first album One By One at the young age of nineteen. NPR praised the album by saying, “Francis has laid himself out in song," and that "the music feels like it's coming from a place of freedom and essential truths. Not many people can manage to do that, its a rare gift.”
With a fresh outlook on music, Francis formed a new backing band called The Night Tide. They began recording in Woodinville, Washington in a barn an hour outside of Seattle. The journey then took them to Laguna Beach where they recorded in a beach house. Soon after, Francis built a studio in his Mt. Washington home and finished the album there. The album was recorded by Mark Rains (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club) and Howie Weinberg (Jeff Buckley, Nirvana).
“Heaven is an idea, place or feeling in which all of us are after yet cannot fully understand. Most of the songs on this album are concepts dealing with things that are much bigger than us. Love Is A Chemical copes with the desire to be in control while coming to terms with ones fate -- that we're victims to the cards we're dealt. Blue, in a similar sense, ponders over the notion that we are alone in a dense world in which our choices have already been made - yet we are defined by how we manage them.”
Robert Francis has proven a special, though slightly inscrutable, talent among folk singers. His mellifluous vocals, knack for unpredictable arrangements and exacting lyrics have made those albums true long-players rather than singles machines - Kevin Bronson - Buzzbands.la
Heaven is a beautiful collection of folksy pop songs that sound hard-won. - SPIN
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