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Marc Broussard is the son of Ted Broussard, an acclaimed Louisiana Hall of Fame guitarist and former member of The Boogie Kings. Marc was raised in Carencro, Louisiana and Lafayette, Louisiana.
In 2001 Broussard was part of Y, a Christian band based out of New Iberia, Louisiana.
Keep Coming Back is the fourth studio album by Marc Broussard. It is a collection of all-new material. It debuted on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart at #136.
Who would have thought it would take a deal with Atlantic Records to uncover the raw live spirit of Louisiana singer/songwriter Marc Broussard? Broussard drew more than a few raves for his 2007 Vanguard issue S.O.S.: Save Our Soul, but it tried too hard to sound like an old-school soul record and contained only covers.
This time out, all original material was recorded on two-inch analog tape.
Broussard used his road band, and longtime collaborators Justin Tocket and Calvin Turner as co-producers; he knocks it out of the park. He employs a couple of Nash Vegas studio aces in keyboardist Tim Akers and guitarist Gary Burnette, the Nashville String Machine, and a seven-piece horn section to enhance the proceedings. LeAnn Rimes and Sara Bareilles sing on a track each. Keep Coming Back is a brash, very present recording rooted in Broussard's arrangements.
Cut in 11 days, the singer claims eight songs were first takes. It's drenched in gritty Southern funk, blue-eyed soul, and swampy blues-rock. He has more in common with singers like Delbert McClinton, Delaney Bramlett, Joe South, and even Daryl Hall than the bizarre comparisons to Al Green and Donny Hathaway he got last time out.
The set kicks off with gritty funk as Broussard comes strutting into his lyric in a relaxed but low-down backcountry seductive croon. One can feel the immediacy of the band's presence in the whomp of the snare drums, choppy guitars, and snaky keyboards winding themselves around the blanket of horns (can you say Muscle Shoals?) and a backing chorus that takes it all to party-ville.
"Hard Knocks" contains a Hendrix groove in the guitar sound, explosive bassline and staggered breaks. Broussard's voice soar's above a wall of brass.
"Why Should We Wait," with Bareilles, is a catchy pop-soul tune--but it's far from the best thing here. The Rimes duet on "When It's Good" is a solid clue that she should sing in this vein more often. To be truthful, one has seldom heard her this up-front and fearless.
Her emotional depth almost steals the show -- especially with the whining Dobro playing country blues in the background. But Broussard can emote in the slow ones too, and this duet recalls Delaney & Bonnie.
"Another Night Alone" showcases his upper register and ability to croon as well as growl -- likewise for "Going Home," which is downright sexy. "Power's in the People" is a deft, anthemic political song, no matter your party preference. Musically, this track is the mythical place where War, the Staples, and Bobby Whitlock all meet.
The references are merely that, and Broussard sounds like himself. Keep Coming Back is a conscious attempt at capturing immediacy for the listener rather than an attempt at retro revisionism. This album is full of crackling, funky Louisiana blue-eyed soul; it should should be heard by anyone with a pulse.
Track listing
- "Keep Coming Back" - 3:34
- "Hard Knocks" - 3:55
- "Real Good Thing" - 3:52
- "Why Should She Wait" (featuring Sara Bareilles) - 3:32
- "Power's in the People" - 5:50
- "Evil Things" - 4:04
- "When It's Good" (featuring LeAnn Rimes) - 4:12
- "Man for Life" - 3:27
- "Another Night Alone" - 3:53
- "Saying I Love You" - 3:49
- "Going Home" - 3:42
- "Evangeline Rose" (Untitled Bonus Track) - 3:07
Personnel
- Roy Agee - trombone
- Tim Akers - Fender Rhodes, moog bass, organ, piano, Wurlitzer
- Sara Bareilles - duet vocals on "Why Should She Wait"
- Marc Broussard - choir, lead vocals, background vocals
- Gary Burnette - acoustic guitar
- Court Clement - electric guitar
- Jeff Coffin - saxophone
- Nickie Conley - background vocals
- David Davidson - concert master, string contractor
- Mark Douthit - saxophone
- Dan Dugmore - dobro, pedal steel guitar
- Jason Eskridge - background vocals
- Chad Gilmore - drums, percussion
- Reggie Gisham - trumpet
- Barry Green - trombone
- Mike Haynes - trumpet
- DeMarco Johnson - clavinet, Fender Rhodes, piano, synthesizer bass, Wurlitzer
- Jennifer Kummer - french horn
- Ken Lewis - percussion
- Steve Patrick - trumpet
- Andrew Ramsey - background vocals
- LeAnn Rimes - duet vocals on "When It's Good"
- Shannon Sanders - background vocals
- Adam Shoenfeld - electric guitar
- Calvin Turner - bass guitar, bells, horn arrangements, horn conductor, mellotron, percussion, string arrangements, string conductor, background vocals
Notes
Release Date: September 16, 2008
Recording Location: Dockside Studios, Maurice, LA / Ocean Way Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre: R&B
Styles: Blue-Eyed Soul / Contemporary Singer/Songwriter / Retro-Soul
Duration: 47:07
Label - Atlantic
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