After a decade spent recording with his band The Expressions, Lee Fields returned to his solo roots for Sentimental Fool last year, his debut full-length for soul giants Daptone Records. Although a solo record, Fields worked with the label’s family as his band for the recording, enlisting guitarist Thomas Brenneck, bassist Benny Trokan, and drummer Brian Wolfe, among others, as well as label founder Gabriel Roth to work production duties. “I wanted to cut a different kind of record and really give Lee room to sing,” Roth shared upon the LP’s announcement.
Fields continues to lean into his label’s network in his recent “Neighborhoods” performance, in which he and guitarist Brenneck bring his song “What Did I Do” to life in Riverside, California, in the Greater Los Angeles area. Filmed by Bryan Ponce of fellow soul-rockers The Altons, the clip further strips back the studio band’s layers to focus on Fields’ soaring vocals. Watch it below.
