Album

Melly Frances & the Distilled Spirit is a USA based American blues, rock and soul band formed in 2012 by vocalist and songwriter Melly Frances. They are set to unveil their first studio album cleverly titled 'The Album' on May 1st 2014 as unsigned artists independent from a record label. The band--Melly Frances (lead vocals, songwriter), Bryan Whelan (guitar), Matthew Labarber (bass, vocals), Peter Williams (drums), Devon Shae (fiddle) and Lance Dieckmann (harmonica). Frances brings forth hard-hitting soul vocals that deliver a blast from the past. Singers like Bonnie Raitt, Susan Tedeschi, Janis Joplin, Nina Simone, Otis Redding, and Etta James are key influences and can be heard in her raspy, sultry, vocal style. The band themselves are a classic fusion of these roots rock favorites: The Black Crowes, Alabama Shakes, Led Zeppelin, Marshall Tucker Band, The Band, Canned Heat, Little Feat, Neil Young with Crazy Horse, Van Morrison, & The Rolling Stones.