Meshell Ndegeocello To Release Devil's Halo

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Kuzcek Records) - Canonized, marginalized or just scrutinized, Meshell Ndegeocello has given up trying to explain herself. After 20 years in an industry that has called her everything from avant garde to a dying breed, what unquestionably remains is the fearsome bassist, prolific songwriter and the creativity and curiosity of an authentic musical force. With that, she has earned critical acclaim, the unfailing respect of fellow players, songwriters and composers, and the dedication of her diverse, unclassifiable fans.
For the sake of setting the record straight, a few brass tacks remain: Meshell was born in Germany, raised in DC, signed at 23 years old, and has been nominated for 10 Grammy Awards.

Meshell's 8th album and her first for Mercer Street, Devil's Halo harkens back to the way records used to be made: no click track or electronic synthetics, with a focus on musicianship and live band energy. Meshell feels that Devil's Halo represents a return to a place that she truly appreciates, music that is created and performed by people's hands.

Produced by Meshell and guitarist Chris Bruce, and influenced by a wide breadth of sounds - from The Human League to Wu Tang to Yes - Devil's Halo displays Meshell's vocals and diversity throughout.

An uncompromising bass player and artist, Meshell brings a broad range of lyrical voices and selves to Devil's Halo's twelve songs... the searcher, the skeptic, the dissenter, and the lover. True to form, Meshell offers compositions with raging climaxes alongside moments of terrifying tenderness and honesty. Genre-defiant as ever, Devil's Halo asks for the real fans of exploration to please stand up.

Meshell Ndegeocello - vocal and bass
Chris Bruce - guitar
Deantoni Parks - drums
Keefus Ciancia - keys
special guests: Oren Bloedow (b/g vocals), Mark Kelley (b/g vocals) and Lisa Germano (cello)