The pandemic may have stopped many of our favourite musicians from playing on stage but it seems as though it just drove a lot of them in to their studios! The latest of our favourite local bands to bring out new music is the Fred Barreto Group who released Living and Loving, the first single from their as yet unnamed new album.

The new song highlights the rock'n'roll foundations of the group around guitarist, singer and frontman, Fred Barreto. Overdrive guitar riffs, the original Hammond organ and a solid rhythm section define this hymn to life and love. Because as the band says, “life is made to love and love is made to be lived.”

Living and Loving takes listeners on a journey through time and through the groups musical influences that begins in the 70s and arrives in the 20s - "Living and Loving" is classic and contemporary at the same time.

Recorded, produced and mixed by none other than Mike Butcher, who has previously recorded and / or produced names like Black Sabbath, Marvin Gaye and Rod Steward, "Living and Loving" is the first single in a series of three to be released in 2021. The singles are taken from an upcoming album which will be released on October 2nd!

Alongside Fred Barreto, the Fred Barreto Group features Daniel Fastro on bass, Michael Stein on drums and Nadja Prange on organ and with a bit of luck we’ll be able to see them live again soon.

Keep up to date with their work on their website.