Neal Francis "Return to Zero" COLOR:COBALT BLUE a live in-a-room recording that

a live in-a-room recording that showcases a band at the height of their creative powers

'Pretty Vacant' and 'Holidays In The Sun'

Sparse and spectral

Recorded at Flegel's Realistik Studios in Toronto and featuring younger brother Andrew Flegel on drums

Neal Francis "Return to Zero" COLOR:COBALT BLUE a live in-a-room recording thatThe latest album from Neal Francis, Return To Zero, emerged from a kind of visionary fever dream. Facing countless moments of creative frustration eventually gave the album its title. I was cutting a lot of the vocals at home, Francis explains. Every time I needed to start over Id press this button that says RTZ, which stands for Return To Zero. I was doing take after take but no matter how frustrated I got, I just told myself to remain calm and take