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Five years separate The Storm from ZZ Ward's 2012 debut Til the Casket Drops, but the modern blues-rocker wasn't idle during that half-decade. She toured extensively, opening for legends and appearing in the middle of the bill on festivals, but more importantly, she never strayed far from the studio, attempting to cut new material as early as 2015. An EP called Love and War materialized that year, intended as a teaser for a 2016 record called This Means War that never happened. Instead, she returned to the studio and came up with The Storm, a record that nimbly walks the line dividing modern and retro rock-soul. As a singer, she's firmly grounded in tradition, a big, powerful belter in the vein of Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin. She also has a fondness for traditional song structures, whether it’s a 12-bar rave ("Let It Burn") or classic soul ("Hold On"), but The Storm never feels like it's a throwback, thanks to Ward's insistence on camouflaging her fascination with yesteryear in modern dress. While Ward never quite indulges in a full-bore hip-hop/blues fusion, The Storm is littered with fluid rhythmic loops and her delivery can be as fleet as a rapper. Ward supplements these lively modern R&B numbers with nods toward diva pop ("The Storm"), melancholy folk ("If U Stayed"), and stomping Black Keys rock ("Ride," featuring guitar from Gary Clark, Jr. and also featured in Cars 3), all of which are impressive even if they do carry a faint air of hedging her bets; she's leaving doors open to other styles if the modern R&B doesn't work out. Nevertheless, this versatility is as impressive as Ward's bold performances and sharp songwriting, all elements that make The Storm effective, colorful, and contemporary.
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Evan Bogart, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - Warren "Oak" Felder, ComposerLyricist - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Cooke, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Trevor Brown, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Alto, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - Oak Felder, Producer, Engineer, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Sorrells, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Zaire Simmons, Producer, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Cooke, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Blended Babies, Producer - ZZ Ward, Engineer, Guitar, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - Rich Parry, Drums, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Fantastic Negrito, FeaturedArtist - Xavier Dphrepaulezz, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Keller, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Percussion, Alto, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jabari Tawiah, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Hollywood Records, Inc.
E. Kidd Bogart, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erick Walls, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, Producer, Engineer, Piano, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Kyle Mann, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Cooke, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Priscilla Renea, ComposerLyricist - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - Paul Redel, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Holland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erick Walls, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, Producer - Martin Cooke, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ZZ Ward, Engineer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Drayton, Alto, AssociatedPerformer - Gavin Paddock, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bianca McClure, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erick Walls, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Martin Cooke, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fitz, FeaturedArtist - Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Fitzpatrick, ComposerLyricist - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Beans, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael 'Fitz' Fitzpatrick, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Evan Bogart, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - Warren "Oak" Felder, ComposerLyricist - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Cooke, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Trevor Brown, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Alto, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - Oak Felder, Producer, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Sorrells, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Zaire Simmons, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erick Walls, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Cooke, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ZZ Ward, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Percussion, Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Drayton, Alto, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Beans, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - Neal Pogue, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ludwig Goransson, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Alto, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - ZZ Ward, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - Randy Warnken, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Holland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erick Walls, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, Producer, Engineer, Piano, Strings, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Cooke, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ZZ Ward, Engineer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - Paul Redel, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Evan Bogart, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - Warren "Oak" Felder, ComposerLyricist - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Cooke, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Trevor Brown, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Alto, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - Oak Felder, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Dave Bassett, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - E. Kidd Bogart, ComposerLyricist - Gary Clark Jr., FeaturedArtist - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Walt Disney Records/Pixar
Album review
Five years separate The Storm from ZZ Ward's 2012 debut Til the Casket Drops, but the modern blues-rocker wasn't idle during that half-decade. She toured extensively, opening for legends and appearing in the middle of the bill on festivals, but more importantly, she never strayed far from the studio, attempting to cut new material as early as 2015. An EP called Love and War materialized that year, intended as a teaser for a 2016 record called This Means War that never happened. Instead, she returned to the studio and came up with The Storm, a record that nimbly walks the line dividing modern and retro rock-soul. As a singer, she's firmly grounded in tradition, a big, powerful belter in the vein of Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin. She also has a fondness for traditional song structures, whether it’s a 12-bar rave ("Let It Burn") or classic soul ("Hold On"), but The Storm never feels like it's a throwback, thanks to Ward's insistence on camouflaging her fascination with yesteryear in modern dress. While Ward never quite indulges in a full-bore hip-hop/blues fusion, The Storm is littered with fluid rhythmic loops and her delivery can be as fleet as a rapper. Ward supplements these lively modern R&B numbers with nods toward diva pop ("The Storm"), melancholy folk ("If U Stayed"), and stomping Black Keys rock ("Ride," featuring guitar from Gary Clark, Jr. and also featured in Cars 3), all of which are impressive even if they do carry a faint air of hedging her bets; she's leaving doors open to other styles if the modern R&B doesn't work out. Nevertheless, this versatility is as impressive as Ward's bold performances and sharp songwriting, all elements that make The Storm effective, colorful, and contemporary.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:13
- Main artists: ZZ Ward
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Hollywood Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2017 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2017 Hollywood Records, Inc.
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