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, co-released
on Easy Eye Sound and Dead Oceans -- 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
doo-wop (‘Have Mercy’).
The Brooklyn-based, Baltimore-raised songwriter first came
into the international spotlight as multi-instrumentalist and colead
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.
SIDE A:
1. You Don’t Wanna Be My Baby
2. If I Got It (Your Love Brought It)
3. Can’t Leave It Alone
4. Bad News
5. Have Mercy
6. Done Lyin’
SIDE B:
7. Lover Girl
8. Ride with Me
9. Girl on the Phone
10. Love Is
11. Over You
12. Leanin’ on Your Everlasting Love
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, co-released
on Easy Eye Sound and Dead Oceans -- 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
doo-wop (‘Have Mercy’).
The Brooklyn-based, Baltimore-raised songwriter first came
into the international spotlight as multi-instrumentalist and colead
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.
SIDE A:
1. You Don’t Wanna Be My Baby
2. If I Got It (Your Love Brought It)
3. Can’t Leave It Alone
4. Bad News
5. Have Mercy
6. Done Lyin’
SIDE B:
7. Lover Girl
8. Ride with Me
9. Girl on the Phone
10. Love Is
11. Over You
12. Leanin’ on Your Everlasting Love