Powder Burns Tracklisting
CMJ.com has leaked the tracklisting for the new Twilight Singers album “Powder Burns” available May 16.
Tracklist for Powder Burns:
01. Toward The Waves
02. I’m Ready
03. There’s Been An Accident
04. Bonnie Brae
05. Forty Dollars
06. Candy Cane Crawl
07. Underneath The Waves
08. My Time (Has Come)
09. Dead To Rights
10. The Conversation
11. Powder Burns
12. I Wish I Was
Powder Burns - Static Multimedia
Static Multimedia : Twilight Singers Get “Powder Burns”
It’s a rare occasion that a record makes as powerful an impression as this one. Greg Dulli - known and loved by many as the leader of pioneering alt-rockers Afghan Whigs - has recorded another album (his fourth) under the celebrated Twilight Singers’ moniker; and it’s a veritable masterpiece.
Produced by Mike Napolitano (Joseph Arthur/Neville Brothers) and Greg Dulli and recorded in New Orleans, Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Milan (Italy) and Catania (Sicily) Powder Burns is a very special album by a very special talent. Dulli has long been appreciated as a unique voice. His lyrics are well-told personal yarns delivered with a ravenous intensity. Which isn’t to say that Dulli doesn’t know how to write a great rock n roll tune.
Powder Burns strikes an immediate impression; songs like “There’s Been An Accident?,” “Underneath The Waves”? and “Forty Dollars”? display Dulli’s songwriting perfectly; his lyrics - morose and uplifting in equal quantities- are complimented by his salient vocals. Dulli lets loose his spiraling tales of unyielding desires and personal regrets amid a wash of swirling guitars and string-driven orchestration. Beautifully arranged, the intricate production never gets the better of the songs themselves, always taking a back seat to the sentiment of the lyrics and Dulli’s swelling melodies. There’s no doubting the emotion in these songs.
It’s been 18 years since Dulli released the first Afghan Whigs album and five since they called it quits, but with every new recording Dulli cements his place as a national musical treasure, consistently turning out great albums bursting with a soulfulness too often missing from rock records. Clearly enjoying the freedom allowed by The Twilight Singers’ ever revolving lineup, Dulli has pulled together an eclectic and viciously gifted lot for Powder Burns. Joseph Arthur, Ani DiFranco and Scott Bennett appear on the record, along with a guest spot from fellow Afghan Whig, bassist John Curley.
Twilight SXSW Warm Up
The Twilight Singers will play a pre-SXSW warm up show at The Scene in Glendale, CA on March 11. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 day of the show. You can contact the club at 818-241-7029.
This show will mark the debut public performance of songs from “Powder Burns.”
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Twilight at SXSW Showtime
The schedule for The Twilight Singers’ March 16 performance at SXSW has been released.
Location: Friends (208 E 6th St) (21+)
8:30 p.m. - The Slip
9:30 p.m. - Rob Dickinson
10:30 p.m. - Glen Matlock and The Philistines
11:30 p.m. - The Twilight Singers
1:00 a.m. - New Amsterdams
This is especially cool, as the New Ams covered “When We Two Parted” by The Afghan Whigs. If you don’t know the New Ams, I highly encourage picking up any of their albums, and the freely available Killed or Cured is a good place to start.
Download When We Two Parted - New Amsterdams at iTunes
Jerome Dillon Wants Your Help
Greg Dulli is a friend of Jerome Dillon and performed a re-interpretation of the Whigs song “Step Into the Light” on Jerome’s album nearLY : reminder.
From Jerome Dillon’s website:
ATTENTION EVERYONE: we need your support…in response to decisions rendered by the record company, we ask anyone and everyone interested in attending nearLY live performances to please write to this address. (nearlylive@jeromedillon.net) we especially encourage those of you that were going to travel to l.a. from far-off, distant lands………..the performance budget for the shows in april has mysteriously gone missing (due to corporate re-structuring) and the band is heartbroken. please spread the word so that ‘the powers that be’ know that you give a fuck about this band and the future of our record : reminder. thank you very much and we will see you soon. jerome.
Feb 25 SIN-É Benefit
From The New Yorker: Goings On About Town: Night Life posted 2/20/06.
SIN-É
150 Attorney St. (212-388-0077)
Feb. 25: A Mardi Gras party to benefit New Orleans musicians, featuring a number of local acts, including Dead Blonde Girlfriend, an energetic and smart band fronted by the anti-folk survivor Joie Blaney, the Domestics, a Brooklyn pop-punk outfit led by Alina Moscovitz, and the Motel Creeps, a pasty-faced but stylish quartet with an interest in the sounds of Echo & the Bunnymen. A few out-of-town guests, including former members of the Afghan Whigs, are also expected.
Mighty Fine Release Party
Steve Myers and Mighty Fine will celebrate the release of their debut EP “The Dirty Sessions” with a show at Union Pool in Williamsburg on Feb 24th. The Wau Wau Sisters open.
The EP will be available at the show and online beginning in April March (even better!). The album art was designed by Joe Newton (Gas Huffer) and Lisa Kay.
The Gutter Twins: Saturnalia The long awaited debut from Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan
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