New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Girlie Action Media & Marketing) With her new album, Horses and Heels, coming out next week (June 28th;Naive Records) Marianne Faithfull will be showcasing new material when she joins artists like KD Lang and the B 52's at this year's Montreal Jazz Festival. Marianne will be at Theatre Maisonneuve on July 4th. She will also be making a trip out to New York for promo on July 6th, 7th, and 8th so please let us know if you're interested in an interview.
Horses and High Heels consists of four originals and eight covers ranging from Carole King's "Going Back" to Greg Dulli & Mark Lanegan's "The Stations." Four of the tracks feature virtuosic guitarist John Porter (Eric Clapton, The Smiths) while
Lou Reed and Dr. John/MC5's Wayne Kramer each make cameos on multiple songs. It was recorded in New Orleans and features a core of masterful local musicians. Hal Willner (Laurie Anderson, Allen Ginsberg), who also helmed Marianne's critically-acclaimed 2009 collection of covers and duets: Easy Come, Easy Go, produced the album.
The songs touch on everything from soul, blues, folk, country, jazz-pop perkiness, and beguiling guitar-rock. Much like the rest of her career, the only consistent theme or style of the album is Marianne herself. Click
HERE to listen to the original new song, "Why Did We Have To Part?"
Iconic, influential, and inimitable, Marianne has been an entrancing and creative musical presence for the past 47 years. Beginning with her debut single, "As
Tears Go By" (1964, the first song ever written by
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards), Marianne has created an enduring legacy with her distinct, emotive, and truly haunting voice. She has also established herself as a powerful songwriter with a gift for crafting visceral melodies and deeply resonant lyrics. Her artistic fearlessness has led her to sing with legends like
David Bowie and Metallica, and collaborate with a younger generation of musicians she influenced such as Beck, Morrissey, Billy Corgan and Blur.
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