Neal Francis has offered another preview of his new album, In Plain Sight, with the second single, “Alameda Apartments”. The sophomore studio LP from the vintage piano player is out on November 5th via ATO Records.
Like much of In Plain Sight, “Alameda Apartments” confronts Francis’ demons head-on. The inspiration for the track came from a nightmare the singer-songwriter had “maybe six years ago” before he got sober.
“I was going through another breakup and getting kicked out of my place, and I had a nightmare about moving into an art-deco apartment that was haunted, where the walls were all shifting around,” Francis said of the single.
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The Jason Shevchuk-directed video goes a step further into Francis’ rise-fall-and-redemption story. The making of In Plain Sight found Francis at another low when—upon returning from touring in 2019—he went through a breakup and found himself living in a church. “Alameda Apartments” takes viewers inside a vintage cathedral as Francis dons a sanctimonious robe, hopefully in preparation to forgive his own sins.
“The craziest thing is that I’d never encountered the name ‘Alameda’ at any time in my life prior to that dream,” added Francis. “It’s bizarre that I even remembered it, especially since you don’t dream very often when you’re getting f*cked up.”
Watch the new music video for the latest Neal Francis single, “Alameda Apartments”, set to appear on In Plain Sight. Click here to pre-order. Scroll down to see the full song lyrics.
Neal Francis — “Alameda Apartments” (Official VHS Video)
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