''Freeman'' is the

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debut and only studio album by American rock band

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Background

In May 2012,

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left Ween and began performing under his legal name, Aaron Freeman and immediately released his debut solo LP, ''Marvelous Clouds'', a collection of

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cover songs produced by

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. Freeman continued to perform both solo shows and shows accompanied by Joe Young from 2012-2014. Freeman, who had relocated to

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and begun teaching at Paul Green's

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, assembled musicians from the

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area, as well as

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, to form a new group and record an album. Partisan Records released the album, ''Freeman'', on May 23, 2014. ''Freeman'' was produced by Chris Shaw who had previously produced Ween's ''

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'' album. The live version of the band, featuring Joe Young on bass and Zach Tenorio-Miller on keyboards, along with Chris Boerner and Kyle Keegan, toured throughout July 2014 in support of the album.

Reception

''Freeman'' received generally favorable reviews from critics. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "If anything, ''Freeman'' is a tighter record than '' McCartney'' -- it's not homemade, it's all complete songs -- but there's no denying it shares the same spirit; that it is the sound of breaking dawn of a new day."

Track listing

Personnel

* Aaron Freeman - composer, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, synthesizer, primary artist * Dave Godowsky - co-composer (tracks 2 & 3), acoustic guitar, organ, piano, vocals * Chris Boerner - electric guitar * Brad Cook - bass * Kyle Keegan - percussion * Chris Shaw - producer, engineer *

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- organ, piano, Wurlitzer * Tracy Bonham - vocals, violin *The Black Bush Boys - percussion * Greg Calbi - mastering * Paul Q. Kolderie - mixing * Nick LaVecchia - cover photo * Zeynep Sankaynagi - drawing

References

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