CRUSHED VELVET AND THE VELVETEERS - LOVE & TRUTH
LIMITED EDITION VINYL RELEASE
Heavyweight vinyl.
Alan Evans, multi instrumentalist and co-founder of acclaimed band Soulive releases a powerful soul album ‘Love & Truth’, as his alter ego Crushed Velvet and the Velveteers.
The album evokes the classic 60s and 70s Soul & Funk sound of Chicago, Detroit, Memphis and NYC. It blends a retro sound with a modern sensibility, strong songwriting and powerhouse vocals.
The songs feature an all star line-up of acclaimed guest vocalists including Kim Dawson (Pimps of Joytime, Matador Soul Sounds), Saundra Williams (Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Saun & Starr), Lyle Divinsky (The Motet), Yanick (After Funk), Brother GoodLove (Aztec Sun). Evans handles guitar, bass and drums with guests such as Darby Wolf & Neal Evans on keys and the horn section members from the BT ALC Big Band
‘Love & Truth’ is an album of outstanding musicianship, powerhouse vocal performances but most of all classic songwriting which oozes authentic Soul.