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"While popular thinking finally edges closer to Franti’s viewpoint in these uncertain times, it is again refreshing to hear from a man with a heart that has consistently been in the right place [...] his goal remains as much political as it is artistic>' - The Arts Desk Musician and global artist Michael Franti shares his new album, Work Hard and Be Nice. No one could have imagined the world looking like it does today with citizens around the world in self-quarantine, however as we listen to the songs on Work Hard And Be Nice, they speak to how we get through the greatest ups and downs of our lives with our body, mind and soul still in one piece. The 17-song album started off as an idea: That it’s important in this time of division in the world to Work Hard And Be Nice To People. “Before there was a song and an album by the title, I had a discussion with our band and crew that our mantra on tour was going to be 'work hard and be nice to people.' We then made a t-shirt, and it very quickly became our top-seller! It was so popular that I decided to write a song about the concept,” Franti reveals. “Every song on the album is about the power of optimism to get us through our darkest moments and find the light in our loves, lives and for the planet.”