Ben Harper is one of the few surviving “traditionalists” in todays musical landscape. Even though Harper is a child of the eighties and nineties his music has always been a throwback to the decades before that.

Harper has throughout his career shown a high esteem for the Blues and Soul men of the past. The homages to the likes of Robert Johnson and Otis Redding were often well visible on the surface. Not only on his own records but also in the collaborations he has chosen.

At the end of a nine month European tour, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals went to a studio in Paris and completed their new album, Lifeline, in just seven days. The result: a soulful masterpiece with beautifully direct lyrics and undeniable grooves. No computers used. Just straight up good music.

It’s no surprise that most bands today don’t record albums live, straight to tape, in one room, no Pro Tools, no auto-tune. There are only a handful of modern artists that can pull it off. Since Ben & The Innocent Criminals were so musically connected after such a long tour, they entered the studio immediately. And on a sixteen track tape machine and one full week in the City of Lights, they successfully recorded and mixed an album that will sit alongside all of your old favorites…just like a classic record should.

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