Blitzen Trapper perform Saturday the 28th at The Empty Bottle. For example, check out the electro-funk, Beck-like sounds of "Love I Exclaim" or the countrified southern rock of the title track, "Wild Mountain Nation", from their most recent release. I say unsettling because the band is able to shift genre's from song to song and even within a song. They still deserve your attention as they are one of the most creative and at time unsettling bands to appear in a long time. But the band self released their recent full-length record to a barrage of great press from the smallest blogs right on up to a rave from Pitchfork. I would have thought by now that this situation would be resolved. I once proclaimed Blitzen Trapper the best unsigned band in America. Joan as Policewoman plays at Schuba’s on Tuesday. To be honest about one’s emotions in an era of half-truths is bold, and Joan as Policewoman has this type of music protest crafted to perfection. “For me, the most subversive you can be these days is to be totally honest, and to really laud beauty,” Wasser has said. Wasser, the consummate indie music professional, has collaborated with Wainwright, as well as with numerous others, including Elton John, Lou Reed and Sheryl Crow. Yet there are other indie musicians that come to mind when hearing Wasser’s current sound-Rufus Wainwright and Beth Orton, in particular, as both are also talented in being "real" in their music. She used to be punk, don’t forget, when she performed with the Dambuilders in the 90s, not to mention her stints with other bands, including Hot Trix and Black Beetle. Wassers has described her music as American Soul, a mixup of soul and punk-Al Green, Nina Simone, and the Smiths combined. "I’ve been on the ride before / it never stops at all," she sings in the popular track, The Ride. The mood is mellow earthiness, and particularly poignant and poetic are the candid lyrics, crafted by Wasser. Reinforcements come from Rainy Orteca on bass and backup vocals, and from Ben Perowsky on drums/percussion and vocals. Wassers takes on violin on the album, not to mention guitar, keyboard and lead vocals. The music on the album is hauntingly gorgeous, but one would expect nothing less from the uber-talented Wasser, whose first gig in music was as a violinist for the Boston University Symphony Orchestra. The album, released in the UK last year, is now being introduced across the country as Joan as Policewoman embarks on their first US Real Life tour.
On the website of her band, Joan as Policewoman, she laments about the state of things-the "media lying to you," and the “sense of distrust in the air.” To counterattack this state of affairs, she offers her latest endeavor, the album Real Life (Cheap Lullaby, US release), on which she explores pain and heartache, with enough honesty to set the world on fire. Original unfinished version first released on the So 25th Anniversary Boxset.Joan Wasser relies on honesty as a form of protest. "Father, Son" ( Daniel Lanois & Richard Chappell Mix) " Burn You Up, Burn You Down" single (2003) "More Than This" & "The Barry Williams Show" singles (2002) "My Head Sounds Like That" (Röyksopp Remix) "More Than This" (The Polyphonic Spree Mix) "Signal to Noise" (Gangs of New York Version)
PETER GABRIEL IN YOUR EYES EXTENDED VERSION MP3 MOVIE
The Wild Thornberrys Movie soundtrack (2002)
"The Tower That Ate People" (Red Planet Remix) "I Have the Touch" ( Robbie Robertson Mix) Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen (1995) "Blood of Eden" (Special Mix for Wim Wenders’ Until the End of the World) " Games Without Frontiers" (Massive/DB Mix) Edited version released on "Sledgehammer" single (1986) " I Don't Remember" (Live Single Version) "Solsbury Hill (live)" Dutch single (1983) " Solsbury Hill" (Live at The Bottom Line) Track listing Īll This and World War II soundtrack (1976) It was released on 13 September 2019 in digital stores and on streaming services only. Flotsam and Jetsam is a compilation album of B-sides, remixes and rarities by English rock musician Peter Gabriel.