California-based singer-songwriter Quinn DeVeaux wanted his new album Leisure to feel like a front porch swinging in a hammock, and he succeeded wonderfully. The LP features ten original soul songs laced with blues, funk and gospel elements, ten well-produced songs with attractive hooks and melodies played by a packed line-up* of star musicians, fertile ground for pleasant vocals that provide earworm choruses. Laid-back, sun-kissed and charming as can be, here’s your soundtrack for this summer.
Leisure, produced by Matt Ross-Spang and Lech Wierzynski, is out now digitally, on CD and vinyl LP, through SofaBurn Records. *Featuring Quinn DeVeaux (vocals, guitars, bass), Jerry Pentecost (drums, percussion), Nick Otis (drums), Dave Guy (bass), Christoffer Andersen (bass), Lorenzo Loera (bass), Robbie Crowell (keys), Jacob Smolowe (keys), Tony Owen (guitar), Lech Wierzynski (guitar), Micah Hulscher (organ, clavinet), Patrick Sweany (guitar), Alexis Saski (backing vocals), Laura Mayo (backing vocals), Talia DeVeaux (backing vocals), Arthur Edmaiston (sax), Kirk Smothers (sax), Marc Franklin (trumpet), Emmanuel Echem (trumpet) and Jake Botts (sax).