Up Here

Up Here is an album by Soulive that was released on April 14, 2009. It is produced by Alan Evans, Neal Evans, Eric Krasno, and Jeff Krasno. It is available through the itunes store or through Amazon.com as a DRM-free digital download.

The record's opening track 'Upright' immediately sets the tone with an undeniably infectious groove featuring Neal on an old upright piano. The band then offers up a few nods to the old-school: 'For Granted' is a tip of the hat to Grant Green, featuring some bluesy licks reminiscent of the classic early solos on Get Down! and Turn It Out.

Guest vocalist Nigel Hall tears it up on the retro-soul number 'Too Much,' and Eric makes his guitar sing like D'Angelo on the laid-back grind of 'PJ's' The entire record features tight horn arrangements from long-time Soulive collaborators and friends, Sam Kininger and Ryan Zoidis.

Track listing

"Up Right" – 3:40
"The Swamp" – 4:36
"Too Much" – 4:16
"Backwards Jack" – 5:03
"PJ's" – 5:03
"Tonight" – 3:26
"Hat Trick" – 5:07
"For Granted" - 4:04
"Prototype" - 4:45