{"id":460,"date":"2014-05-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2014\/2014\/05\/20\/hearing-aide-andy-frascos-half-a-man\/"},"modified":"2014-05-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-20T00:00:00","slug":"hearing-aide-andy-frascos-half-a-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2014\/2014\/05\/20\/hearing-aide-andy-frascos-half-a-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing Aide: Andy Frasco’s ‘Half a Man’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Andy Frasco has accomplished more in his four-year musical career than some artists do in a lifetime. After releasing his first album, Love, You\u2019re Just Too Expensive<\/a><\/em> as a nineteen-year-old in 2010, Frasco spent the ensuing months with VH1\u2019s Save the Music Foundation before making two more records, playing over 1,000 shows in their support and receiving Musician of the Year awards at several international film festivals.<\/p>\n

Andy Frasco isn\u2019t slowing down. His most recent release, Half a Man<\/em>, continues the self-described \u201cparty blues\u201d aesthetic that he established in his past work. This unique genre, which at first glance may seem paradoxical, is represented by Frasco\u2019s ability to take traditional blues concepts and integrate them into fun, accessible tunes.<\/p>\n

Part of what makes Frasco\u2019s music so appealing\u2014particularly throughout Half a Man<\/em>\u2014 is his songwriting. Frasco\u2019s lyricism is often rather simplistic, especially when compared to the complexity of his instrumentation, which incorporates a variety of elements ranging from organs to horn sections to electric guitars. Tracks like \u201cShakin\u2019 Ain\u2019t a Crime\u201d and \u201cSmokin Dope and Ronk n\u2019 Roll\u201d are lyrically straightforward, dealing with themes that are relatable to Frasco\u2019s audience.<\/p>\n

The album\u2019s standout track, however, is an updated version of a song on his debut album. \u201cMain Squeeze,\u201d originally a slow moving ballad sung by Megan Burtt<\/a>, is now a grooving jam, accented by piano riffs and featuring a chorus of backup singers. The track is full of movement. It\u2019s characteristic of Frasco\u2019s past four years, and it\u2019s complimented by ten more tracks that demonstrate his signature party blues sound.<\/p>\n

Key Tracks<\/strong>: Main Squeeze, Sunny Day Soldier, Shakin\u2019 Ain\u2019t a Crime<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 Andy Frasco has accomplished more in his four-year musical career than some artists do in a lifetime. 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