Interview with Eric Krasno
We had the pleasure of interviewing Eric Krasno over Zoom video!
The idea of \u201closing yourself\u201d may seem negative, but to Grammy-award winning guitarist Eric Krasno, the phrase has a deeper meaning.
Featuring head-nodding handclaps, horns from Jazz Mafia, and a funkified bass line drive, Krasno\u2019s new single \u201cLost Myself\u201d. Featured on his new solo album, \u2018Always\u2019 is filled with songs like \u201cLost Myself,\u201d which consecrate, commend, and celebrates the permanence of family.
On \u2018Always\u2019 \u2013 across ten tracks with inimitable instrumentation, eloquent songcraft, and raw honesty \u2013 the Soulive and Lettuce co-founder, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and two-time GRAMMY\xae Award-winning songwriter-producer defines himself as not only an artist, but also as a husband, father, and man. \u201cLost Myself\u201d follows the release of recent singles like \u201cSilence,\u201d about the emotional havoc that a lack of communication can wreak on the human psyche, and \u201cAlone Together,\u201d about the beauty that can be created between two people in solitude.
Something of a musical journeyman, Krasno\u2019s extensive catalog comprises three solo albums, four Lettuce albums, twelve Soulive albums, and production and/or songwriting for Norah Jones, Robert Randolph, Pretty Lights, Talib Kweli, 50 Cent, Aaron Neville, and Allen Stone. As a dynamic performer, he\u2019s shared stages with Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, and The Roots. Out of seven nominations, he picked up two GRAMMY\xae Awards for his role as a songwriter and guitarist on Tedeschi Trucks Band\u2019s \u2018Revelator\u2019 and guitarist on Derek Trucks Band\u2019s \u2018Already Free.\u2019
But as the Global Pandemic changed the world\u2019s plans, he found himself thinking a lot and writing just as much. At the suggestion of old Lettuce bandmate Adam Deitch, he connected with musician and producer Otis McDonald and collaborated on a version of Bob Dylan\u2019s \u201cThe Man In Me,\u201d a song that had taken on a deeper significance for Krasno in recent years.
Recording first virtually and then at the Bay Area\u2019s legendary Hyde Street Studios, famous for 2Pac, Grateful Dead, and Digital Underground, Krasno and McDonald tapped into a shared spirit as co-producers, ultimately forming Eric Krasno & The Assembly with Otis on bass, Wil Blades on keys and organ, Curtis Kelly on drums, and James VIII on guitar and vocals.
In the end, Krasno welcomes everyone to be a part of his family on \u2018Always
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