Name: If I Wanted To by therightnow
Duration: 4 min 24 s
Description: Brand new single from The Right Now. Released as one side of a 7" on 4/16/11 for Record Store Day 2011.

Brand new single from The Right Now. Released as one side of a 7" on 4/16/11 for Record Store Day 2011. 

If I Wanted To

Imagination - Body Talk (JKriv Remix)

Escort - Animal Nature

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Remix of The Right Now's "Up All Night" by Buscrates and Nice Rec. Artwork by Rich Cole.

Up All Night [Buscrates & Nice Rec Boogie Mix]

Caught with with Stef as The Right Now heads to The Frequency in Madison, June 3oth.

Stefanie Berecz

The Right Now’s pop-meets-soul sound is more than a vehicle for Stefanie Berecz’s captivating voice. The celebration of thoughtful, catchy songwriting and intricate arrangements evokes a subtle sophistication in the tradition of Quincy Jones’ 70s and 80s masterpieces. Since 2008 the band has toured much of the United States and released three acclaimed albums, racking up placements in television, national commercials, and the multi-million-selling video game Watch Dogs.

The Right Now’s Chicago roots permeate their music and performances: breezy horn lines sit atop soul grooves old and new, all while Berecz elevates one audience after another with her “classic yet contemporary voice” (Philadelphia Inquirer). College radio stations from Asheville to Seattle put 2012’s Gets Over You on the CMJ charts, and critics nationwide have championed TRN as “the real deal” (Pittsburgh City Paper). The seven-piece band landed an official Record Store Day release in 2012—all 750 copies sold out immediately—and collaborated with New York label Deep&Disco on a remix project. The Right Now has opened for Fitz & The Tantrums, George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, Rebirth Brass Band, Bettye LaVette, Lee Fields, and many others along the way.

The newest album Starlight examines a complicated world through the eyes of the fighter, the lover, the philosopher, the addict, the mother. It covers musical ground as diverse as the city that spawned TRN: dance beat elation, synth-pop grandeur, intimate ballads, and gritty soul. Buoyed by fuzzed-out guitars and a menacing drum beat, Berecz relates a tale of corruption and innocence lost in “Everything is Broken:”

No one ever told him
No one ever showed him
Underneath the gold trim
Everything was broken

Starlight hit the streets in February 2017 to critical acclaim. NPR’s Sound Opinions hailed Berecz’s performance as “stronger…than Adele” while others dubbed the songs “insanely infectious and incredibly well crafted” (Tomorrow’s Verse). The Right Now played two sold out headlining shows in Chicago in addition to tour dates all over the Midwest and East Coast.

Both on Starlight and in their acclaimed live shows, Berecz and The Right Now confront the darkness of modern times head on, utilizing their music as a beacon to navigate to safer ground. The band continues to tour behind Starlight in 2018.

Radio One Chicago airs every Thursday night from 6p to 8p cst on 88.7f, wluw.org

April 19th, 2018 - The Right Now

96 kbps files for preview only - don't be a dunce!

Early DJ support from Kon, 6th Borough Project, Lovebirds, OOFT!, Ashley Beedle, Yamwho?, Need/Want, Kolour, Dead Rose Music Company and more...

And check out the MASSIVE review Picadilly Records gave it!
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Call Girl

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The Right Now - Call Girl (Original Live Recording)

<b>THE RIGHT NOW</b>

The Right Now's pop-meets-soul sound is more than a vehicle for Stefanie Berecz's captivating voice. The celebration of thoughtful, catchy songwriting and intricate arrangements evokes a subtle sophistication in the tradition of Quincy Jones’ 70s and 80s masterpieces. Since 2009 the band has toured much of the United States and released two acclaimed albums, racking up placements in television, national commercials, and the multi-million-selling video game Watch Dogs.

The Right Now’s Chicago roots permeate their music and performances: breezy horn lines sit atop soul grooves old and new, all while Berecz elevates one audience after another with her “classic yet contemporary voice” (Philadelphia Inquirer). College radio stations from Asheville to Seattle put 2012’s Gets Over You on the CMJ charts, and critics nationwide have championed TRN as “the real deal” (Pittsburgh City Paper). The seven-piece band landed an official Record Store Day release in 2012—all 750 copies sold out immediately—and collaborated with New York label Deep&Disco on a remix project. The Right Now has opened for Fitz & The Tantrums, George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, Bettye LaVette, Lee Fields, and many others along the way.

The newest album Starlight examines a complicated world through the eyes of the fighter, the lover, the philosopher, the addict, the mother. It covers musical ground as diverse as the city that spawned TRN: dance beat elation, synth-pop grandeur, intimate ballads, and gritty soul. Buoyed by fuzzed-out guitars and a menacing drum beat, Berecz relates a tale of corruption and innocence lost in “Everything is Broken:”

No one ever told him
No one ever showed him
Underneath the gold trim
Everything was broken

Both on Starlight and in their acclaimed live shows, Berecz and The Right Now confront the darkness of modern times head on, utilizing their music as a beacon to navigate to safer ground. The band tours behind Starlight in 2017.

BAND
Stefanie Berecz – vocals
Brendan O’Connell – keys/guitar
Chris Corsale – guitar
Greg Nergaard – bass
Lucas Gillan – drums
Caleb Mitchell – trumpet
Jim Schram – tenor sax

If I Wanted To

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