"He’s very much influenced by the blues, but also by jazz, rock, soul music, and any timeless genres of music. "Marcus is the first player I’ve heard since Derek Trucks to play with the maturity of a musician well beyond his age," Haynes says. A longtime champion of King's songwriting and guitar prowess, Haynes produced every track on The Marcus King Band (and contributed his trademark slide guitar on "Virginia"), expertly capturing the group's live sound for a cohesive collection reflecting the band's expansive explorations. No guest plays a bigger role than Warren Haynes, though. Joining the band on the new album are a number of mentors and collaborators, including Derek Trucks (who plays guitar on "Self-Hatred"). The Marcus King Band features Jack Ryan on drums and percussion, Stephen Campbell on bass, Matt Jennings on keys and organ, Dean Mitchell on saxophone, and Justin Johnson on trumpet, trombone and backing vocals. It's all about getting the stress of the day off your chest. And when we perform, we want the audience to leave feeling as tired and as emotionally freed as we do. I want people to know they're not the only ones going through that pain. "I write as a form of therapy, to release my emotions into a musical expression. "The majority of our songs are specific to situations I've lived," King explains. The album captures the energy of the band's blazing live show, as well as the talent of a rising young songwriter reaching well beyond his years. Having spent the past year tirelessly playing ever-larger venues and festivals to a burgeoning fan base, The Marcus King Band was written on the road and recorded during a series of live takes at Carriage House Studios in Stamford, CT. Ever the multi-tasker, King bounces between several instruments, handling electric and acoustic guitar - as well as pedal and lap steel - while driving each track home with his soulful, incendiary voice. His band gets in on the action too, stacking the songs with blasts of swampy brass, a lock-step rhythm section and swirling organ. Going beyond the sonic textures of his acclaimed 2015 debut album, Soul Insight The Marcus King Band broadens his sound, touching upon everything from funky R&B to Southern soul and Americana in the process. Raised in Greenville, South Carolina, King was brought up on the blues, playing shows as a pre-teen sideman with his father-bluesman Marvin King, who himself was the son of a regionally-known guitarist-before striking out on his own. Operating within the fiery brand of American roots music that King calls "soul-influenced psychedelic southern rock," the album highlights King’s gorgeous, rough-hewn vocals, soaring guitar work and heartfelt songwriting all amidst a group of masterful musicians who, together, are quickly becoming one of the country’s most sought after live acts. At only 20 years of age, Marcus King’s dazzling musical ability is evident throughout The Marcus King Band, the young phenom’s 2nd full-length LP and first for Fantasy Records.
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