listen to claude fontaine’s new single, “i’ll play the ... fileapril 17, 2019 for immediate...
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April17,2019ForImmediateRelease
ListenToClaudeFontaine’sNewSingle,“I’llPlayTheFool”,FromDebut,SelfTitledAlbumOutApril26thOnInnovaGveLeisure
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“IfyouloveagoodJamaican-inspiredbeat,thenClaudeFontainewillhaveyouhookedfromthejump.”—Refinery29
“'ClaudeFontaine’promises10tracksofarQulreverenceandtastefulreimaginingofglobetroRngsounds.”—Noisey
“TheLosAngeles-basedFontaineispreparingforthereleaseofherdebutalbum[…]‘CryforAnother’isawonderfulearlywarning.”—LosAngelesTimes
LosAngeles-basedsingerandsongwriterClaudeFontainewillreleaseherdebut,self-YtledalbumonApril26thviaInnovaGveLeisure.Following“HotTears”,whichRefinery29describedasfusingFontaine’s“French-chanteusesoundingvocalswithclassicJamaicandrumsanddancehalltrumpet,”Fontaineispleasedtoshare“I’llPlayTheFool,”aBossaNova-inflectedpreviewofthealbum’sBrazilian-inspiredb-side.
ClaudeFontainewastrackedintwopotentsessionswithguitaristTonyChin,whoseplayingwithAltheaandDonna,KingTubby,DennisBrownandsomanymoreveryarguablydefinedasignificantpartoftheclassicreggae
sound,andAirtoMoreira,theBraziliandrummerwhoseworkbothsoloandincollaboraYon—withMilesDavis,AstrudGilberto,ChickCorea,AnneOePeacock—makehimanactuallivinglegend.Theyalsoenlistedamurderer’srowofaddiYonalsessionplayers—bassistRonnieMcQueenofSteelPulseandZiggyMarleydrummerRockDeadrick,NowAgainRecordsguitaristFabianoDoNascimento,SergioMendespercussionistGibiDosSantosandFloraPurimbassistAndreDeSantanna.ThetentracksthatcompriseClaudeFontaineweretrackedatbothKingsizeSoundLabsinNortheastLosAngelesandSageandSound,ChetBaker’slegendaryoldstudioinHollywood.
Fontainewillcelebratethealbum’sreleasewithashowatZebuloninLosAngelesonFri.April26th,freetoa<endwithRSVPhere.
Listento“I’llPlayTheFool”:Youtube-h<ps://youtu.be/hUBVFzLG8gI
SpoYfy-h<ps://spoY.fi/2GdbxXKAppleMusic-h<ps://apple.co/2Dm1bEt
Watch/Listen/Share:“HotTears”-h<ps://youtu.be/5oYzwUyy_LE
“PretendingHeWasYou”-h<ps://bit.ly/2J0aCi4“CryForAnother”Video-h<ps://youtu.be/ztHTOL_EJWM
Pre-orderClaudeFontaine—h<ps://claudefontaine.bandcamp.com/album/claude-fontaine
Downloadsingleart&hi-resimagesofClaudeFontaine-h<p://pitchperfectpr.com/claude-fontaine/
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