You might remember Francis Farewell Starlite from a Volume Q&A a few months back. If not, he’s the local future-soul crooner whom none other than Kanye West dubbed “a mix between Prince and Phil Collins.” Starlite, the driven perfectionist in charge of Francis and the Lights, stopped by the TONY offices earlier this week to film the haunting solo performance that’s streaming below. The session wasn’t without its stresses—e.g., a bulky rented Wurlitzer, a missing AC adaptor—but we think you’ll be impressed by the results, rendered in elegant black-and-white at the artist’s request. If you like what you see and hear, you can catch a rare unaccompanied piano-and-voice set by Starlite at Joe’s Pub this Saturday (July 11). Francis and the Lights play Music Hall of Williamsburg the following Saturday (July 18).
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Live at TONY: Francis Farewell Starlite delivers melancholy soul in black-and-white
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