Black Pumas

by Black Pumas

Overview

Faintly psychedelic, wholeheartedly vintage-sounding Cali-Tex soul duo Black Pumas consist of multi-instrumentalist/producer Adrian Quesada and singer/guitarist Eric Burton. Quesada, an Austin music scene veteran with assorted projects on the boil and in the past -- he won a Grammy with the Latin funk orchestra Grupo Fantasma and was behind Look at My Soul: The Latin Shade of Texas Soul -- laid down the preliminary work in 2017 with some instrumentals. In need of a vocalist, he was put in touch with California transplant Burton, also a guitarist and songwriter. Burton's background in church, musical theater, and busking cuts through these ten studied originals, which are filled out with a supporting group of musicians covering the rhythm section, additional guitar and keyboards, plus horns, strings, and background vocals. The singer testifies with conviction, embodies roles ranging from troubled everyman to enamored lover -- with grit in varying grades -- and applies his experience in turning surprised heads within earshot. Quesada and Burton doubtlessly know and understand the source backward and forward. They're at their best when they diverge a little, like when they drag Willie Mitchell's Hi Records sound across the Texas landscape ("Black Moon Rising") or deliver stoned folk-soul on the level of Love and Rotary Connection ("Sweet Conversation"). ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	07/09/2021
Label:	Ato
UPC:	0880882452513

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Black Pumas   Primary Artist
Lucius   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble   Primary Artist
John Speice   Bass,Drums
Stephen Bidwell   Drums
Lauren Cervantes   Vocals (Background)
Scott Morning   Trumpet
Adrienne Short   Violin
Spencer Garland   Keyboards
Elijah Clark   Trombone
JaRon Marshall   Keyboards
Eric Burton   Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Art Brown   Sax (Tenor)
Angela Miller   Vocals (Background)
Derek Phelps   Trumpet
Josh Levy   Sax (Baritone)
JJ Johnson   Drums
Trevor Nealon   Keyboards
Ulrican Williams   Trombone
Alexis Buffum   Violin
Scott Davis   Bass,Keyboards
Brendan Bond   Bass
Jenavieve Varga   Violin
Josh Blue   Drums,Guitar
Adrian Quesada   Guitar,Keyboards,Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Jay B. Flatt   String Arrangements
Jacob Sciba   Recording
Tracy Chapman   Composer
Sixto Rodriguez   Composer
Vince Chiarito   Mixing Engineer
Greg Giannukos   Photography
Anthony Cazade   Recording
Marcel Andrie Pean   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Michele Santucci   Producer,Executive Producer
Alexander Dubois   Engineer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Jon Kaplan   Mixing,Producer
John Lennon   Composer
Daniel Walsh   Composer
Eric Burton   Composer,Lyricist
Oscar Zambrano   Mastering Engineer
Arthur Penhallow, Jr.   Management
Bobby Hackney   Composer
Ryan Matteson   Management
JJ Golden   Mastering
Nicolas Quere   Recording
Josh Blue   Composer
Harvey Price   Composer
William Garrett   Producer,Executive Producer
Erik Wofford   Recording
Stuart Sikes   Recording
Adrian Quesada   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Recording
Dave Davies   Composer