Songs Public Radio Can’t Stop Playing: Black Pumas, ‘Black Moon Rising’
from Black Moon Rising
The auspicious Austin producer and guitarist Adrian Quesada has made a name for himself around town through connections to groups like Brownout, Grupo Fantasma, Ocote Soul Sounds, Money Chicha, Third Root and more. Quesada’s idiosyncratic Latin, psychedelic soul influence recently resurfaced in the form of a fresh collaboration with another local mainstay, solo singer-songwriter Eric Burton. Now, out of the musical mist emerges this new sextet, Black Pumas. Led by Burton on lead vocals and Quesada on guitar, the band is already entertaining Austin audiences with live performances; listeners everywhere can keep an eye out for a debut album this summer. —Jack Anderson, KUTX