Zero Grace, by Liam Bailey

Zero Grace

by Liam Bailey

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Love you Liam ✊ Favorite track: Sekkle Down.

jpowell736 Liam Bailey does it again with another stellar album. Zero Grace is a beautiful combination of soul, reggae, blues and rock and is his most personal work yet. This man is a truly talented songwriter, singer and musician. Hoping he'll play a US show soon! Favorite track: Mercy Tree.

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1.	Holding On 02:49	buy track
2.	Dumb 02:12	buy track
3.	Sekkle Down 03:17	buy track
4.	Boy 02:41	buy track
5.	Dance With Me 03:48	buy track
6.	Disorder Starts At Home 03:37	buy track
7.	Mercy Tree 03:48	buy track
8.	Sour Wine 03:08	buy track
9.	Canary In The Coal Mine 03:13	buy track
10.	Winter Is Within Thee 03:10	buy track
11.	I Got No Answers 03:08	buy track
12.	Light Up The Darkness 04:01	buy track

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Big Crown Records is proud to present Zero Grace, Liam Bailey’s sophomore album on the label. Following the success of 2020’s Ekundayo album, the tried and true chemistry of Bailey and producer Leon Michels (El Michels Affair) is on full display again as they take the sound they established and push it further. On Zero Grace they lean more into the bleeding heart singer-songwriter side of Liam. The result, much like Bailey himself, is impulsively honest without reserve.

Born and raised in Nottingham, England, the son of an English mother and 2nd generation Jamaican English father, Liam will admit his early childhood was fairly chaotic and filled with "all the cliche racism that happens when people started mixing up in the '80s in England." Liam got his early influences from his mom’s record collection. Bob Marley and Dillinger, Stevie Wonder and The Supremes, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix would eventually shape the singer/songwriter we know today. Fast-forward to 2005, Liam is in London performing at every open mic and acoustic night he could, hustling with hopes of landing a record deal. It was through this time that Liam first teamed up with Michels, musician/producer luminary, and the co-founder of Brooklyn's own Big Crown Records. Liam flew out to New York and those first sessions together produced the now classic tunes “When Will They Learn” and “I’m Gonna Miss You” which still gets spins at Reggae spots around the globe and were co-signed by heavy hitters like David Rodigan & Don Letts.

That first trip to NYC brought a lot of industry attention to Liam, including being noticed by a just-famous Amy Winehouse who heard one of Liam's apartment-made, lo-fi recordings, and liked what she heard. Regardless of the audio quality, Liam's particular sound shone through—all guitar, warm-rough and genuine soul. Eventually Liam signed to Polydor and wound up bumping against the typical major label industry obstacles. They already had an idea of the Liam they wanted to make, promote, and push. With the typical large advance enticement, Liam did his best to trust that path. "Maybe I can make it work,' that's what you're thinking," Liam remembers, "but, you quickly find out that you can't."

Zero Grace is full of freedom and love, in fact, working with Leon Michels and Big Crown Records has encouraged Liam to be himself. On album opener “Holding On '' Bailey speaks to his observations & fears when looking out at the world in front of him and also to the dedication it has taken to get on the other side of his personal trials & tribulations. “Dance With Me" is an instantly infectious two-stepper that nods to those incredible soul records that were coming out of Jamaica during the early Reggae days. Bailey steps into the dance with hopes of finding a new love and pulls us all out on the dance floor with him. “Disorder Starts At Home” is another close to the chest tune that addresses the difficulties he struggles with from his early chaotic childhood and his progress in getting past them. "Mercy Tree" is a powerhouse of Reggae Rebel Music. Bailey addresses the racial tensions that plague humanity and encourages everyone to step up and do their part to help foster equality. What starts out as a declaration of injustice turns into a call for action and an inspiration for hope.

Bailey has managed another album that moves across genres but remains entirely cohesive. The title Zero Grace represents his uninhibited energy. He wears his heart on his sleeve, he speaks his mind without filters, and he has little concern for formalities where his ambitions are concerned. He won't be held back ever. One thing is for sure, his talent speaks for itself, and it is on full display on this album.

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released February 23, 2024

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Liam Bailey London, UK

Bailey has put out records with some of the most notable producers in pop music and lent his unmistakeable sound to a few different genres. Coming full circle now Liam joins Brooklyn’s Big Crown Records and is back in the studio recording his debut for the label with producer Leon Michels. ... more

shows

Jun 26

Omeara

London, UK
Jul 2

Pink Room, YES

Manchester, UK
Jul 3

Rescue Rooms

Nottingham, UK
Sep 1

KNUST

Hamburg, Germany
Sep 2

GRETCHEN

Berlin, Germany
Sep 3

Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld

Cologne, Germany
Sep 5

Brotfabrik

Frankfurt, Germany
Oct 22

Wolverhampton Civic Hall

Wolverhampton, UK

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