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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. A substantial portion of the album is either reverential or referential to a degree that it can sound more like an exercise in homage or a licensing tactic than a distinctive work. Even before Burton enters with a resolute rumination, the start of "Stay Gold" unmistakably evokes rustic Bill Withers. In "OCT 33," Burton paraphrases the Stylistics as he gently implores his baby. Most cleverly, or distractingly, the first verse of "Know You Better" is stuffed with word strings that seem to deliberately reference groups such as Floaters, Parliament, and the Jackson 5. 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 /TiVo
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Adrian Quesada, Author, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Black Pumas, LLC., MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Black Pumas, LLC., MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Author, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Black Pumas, LLC., MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Author, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Black Pumas, LLC., MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Black Pumas, LLC., MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Black Pumas, LLC., MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Author, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Black Pumas, LLC., MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Author, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Black Pumas, LLC., MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Author, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Black Pumas, LLC., MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Black Pumas, LLC., MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Adrian Quesada, Producer - Tracy L. Chapman, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Purple Rabbit Music ASCAP, MusicPublisher
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Adrian Quesada, Author, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Soul Sapphires Music LLC (BMI), MusicPublisher - El Deluxe Music Inc (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Soul Sapphires Music LLC (BMI), MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Author, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - El Deluxe Music Inc (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Soul Sapphires Music LLC (BMI),, MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Producer - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Bobby Dean Hackney, Author - Elect Music Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Soul Sapphires Music LLC (BMI), MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Soul Sapphires Music LLC (BMI), MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Author, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Soul Sapphires Music LLC (BMI), MusicPublisher - El Deluxe Music Inc (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Author, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Soul Sapphires Music LLC (BMI), MusicPublisher - El Deluxe Music Inc (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
John Lennon, Author - Paul Mccartney, Author - Adrian Quesada, Producer - NORTHERN SONGS LTD (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Black Pumas, MainArtist
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Daniel Walsh, Author - Harvey Price, Author - Adrian Quesada, Producer - Universal Music Corp (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Black Pumas, MainArtist
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Dave Davies, Author - Adrian Quesada, Producer - Lucius, FeaturedArtist - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Round Hill Carlin (PRS) All rights administered by Unichappell Music Inc., MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Author, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Soul Sapphires Music LLC (BMI), MusicPublisher - El Deluxe Music Inc (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Soul Sapphires Music LLC (BMI), MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Author, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Soul Sapphires Music LLC (BMI), MusicPublisher - El Deluxe Music Inc (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Author, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Soul Sapphires Music LLC (BMI), MusicPublisher - El Deluxe Music Inc (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Author, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Soul Sapphires Music LLC (BMI), MusicPublisher - El Deluxe Music Inc (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Author, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Soul Sapphires Music LLC (BMI), MusicPublisher - El Deluxe Music Inc (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Soul Sapphires Music LLC (BMI), MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Adrian Quesada, Producer - Eric Burton, Author - Black Pumas, MainArtist - Soul Sapphires Music LLC (BMI), MusicPublisher
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Album review
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. A substantial portion of the album is either reverential or referential to a degree that it can sound more like an exercise in homage or a licensing tactic than a distinctive work. Even before Burton enters with a resolute rumination, the start of "Stay Gold" unmistakably evokes rustic Bill Withers. In "OCT 33," Burton paraphrases the Stylistics as he gently implores his baby. Most cleverly, or distractingly, the first verse of "Know You Better" is stuffed with word strings that seem to deliberately reference groups such as Floaters, Parliament, and the Jackson 5. 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 /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 30 track(s)
- Total length: 02:13:30
- Main artists: Black Pumas
- Label: ATO RECORDS
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2021 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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