Ben Chapman - Feet On Fire


Ben Chapman - Feet On Fire
Feet On Fire is Ben Chapman’s second collaboration with GRAMMY-nominated songwriter and producer Anderson East. It’s an album about leaving old patterns behind, making room for new beginnings and searching for stability in an ever-changing world. Or, according to Chapman, this record is a snapshot of the year he became a man following a marriage to fellow singer/songwriter Meg McRee and the birth of their first child last September.
The new LP puts East’s Alabama roots on full display, in combination with the inspiration Chapman takes from R&B grooves, Stax-sized soul, psych-rock experimentation and Allman Brothers-worthy jams. With Feet On Fire, Chapman set out to capture the energy of one of his live shows – free-wheeling, electric and exploratory. Backed by a band of A-list instrumentalists, Chapman and East focused on live-in-the-studio performances, capturing each song with two or three takes. They experimented with fuzz pedals and overdriven guitar tones, too. It was a move that nodded not only to the soundtrack of Chapman's childhood, but to his willingness to step outside the box.
“I grew up on the Grateful Dead and Dark Side of the Moon, so I wanted to pour some of that inspiration into these tracks,” Chapman shares. “This record asks you to let your hair down. It takes some fun sonic risks. It's cohesive but it's all over the place, too, in the best way possible.”
Event preorders for store pickup will be held for three months after the event date. Please pick up your Feet On Fire preorder no later than August 21st.