February 2021 – Singapore – Tash Neal just revealed his latest single “All I See Is Blood” from his upcoming debut album ‘Charge It To The Game’. “All I See Is Blood” contrasts hard funk grooves with a swooping string arrangement (one of many on the record).
After spending the evening at a friend’s downtown studio, Neal was heading home in a taxi when it was broadsided by an out-of-control drag racer. As a crowd of onlookers gathered, the singer and guitarist’s limp body was pulled from the totalled vehicle by medics using the Jaws of Life. Neal underwent brain surgery and had a piece of his skull removed before being placed in a medically-induced coma.
“When I woke up from the coma, I’d rub my eye day in and day out, thinking for sure there was an eyelash in there,” recalls Neal. “Ended up being dried blood in my cornea because of the blood crushing my brain due to the impact. Damn drag racers.”
The release is accompanied by a documentary-style lyric video created by Liz Hirsch chronicling Neal’s accident and recovery using newspaper clippings, images from the hospital and other personal archives.
“All I See Is Blood” is the third single from Neal’s forthcoming album ‘Charge It To The Game’ following “Something Ain’t Right”, a song that chronicles the injustice and inhumanity that prevails in society today and “Like A Glove” which was produced by Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach.
‘Charge It To The Game’ is all power and propulsion, grit and grime. It consists of eleven high-energy, high-stakes rock-blues-funk-psych-r&b-pop workouts that slam, slide, swagger, and strut with relentless passion and unshakeable soul. “It’s a celebration of life and a celebration of getting over sh*t,” Neal says. “That’s what I love about the album and the album title—it’s such a statement. Whatever you have to face, it’s like, charge it to the game, man. I’m still here. I’m still living.”
As a musician, Neal has been running this game for a decade now, with most of that time spent fronting New York City duo The London Souls and making a name for himself amongst fans and peers as one of rock’s most exciting and explosive singers and guitarists. Neal has critically-acclaimed albums and appearances at festivals like Bonnaroo and Austin City Limits under his belt and has performed with the likes of Lenny Kravitz, Slash, Tedeschi Trucks Band, the Black Crowes and many others.
Stream “All I See Is Blood” here: orcd.co/tashblood
Watch the lyric video for “All I See Is Blood” here: youtu.be/K9aI0mNTBII
