New York, NY (Top40 Charts) OZY premiered "
Satellite" off the album and called it "one of our favorite records of 2016." In the accompanying feature, Joan and Ben delve deeper into the making of the album and the Central African Republic Pygmy musical patterns that influenced the music.
The duo also recently premiered their song "Magic Lamp" at Interview Magazine which called the album "eclectic, energetic, catchy but complex." They've been featured in Huffington Post, Wanderlust, Uncut Magazine, and the album received 4 out of 5 stars from MOJO.
The band will celebrate the album's release at Good Room in Greenpoint on 10/26. Also on the bill is another of Ben's projects, Cuddle Magic.
Initially announced under the moniker '2001' the duo released a pair of partner videos directed by
Benjamin Gregory featuring Fred Armisen (SNL, Portlandia); one for the song "Overloaded" with Ben on lead vocals and "Broke Me In Two" featuring Joan on lead.
A deeply soulful artist, Joan As
Police Woman (Joan Wasser) has famously worked with Antony (Anohni),
Rufus Wainwright,
Lou Reed and
David Sylvian.
Benjamin is a talented multi-instrumentalist who currently performs with his band Cuddle Magic, Okkervil River, and Bridget Kearney (Lake Street Dive). Joan and Ben met each other after separate trips to Africa; Ethiopia for Joan as part of Damon Albarn's Africa Express, and West Africa for Lazar to study traditional music. They initially bonded over Central African Republic Pygmy musical patterns and wrote this album together loosely inspired by this music. The band recently performed at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Festival.
The band will be touring
Europe in November and December. Performing with a full band, Joan As
Police Woman and
Benjamin Lazar Davis will showcase songs from the new album and re-imagine recordings from the four previous Joan As
Police Woman albums (Real Life, To Survive, The Deep Field, The Classic). Click HERE for a full list of dates.
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