New Lu: Little Honey By Amanda on August 14, 2008 11:48 AM | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBacks (0)
Shaun just reminded me about the new Lucinda Williams album which I forgot was coming. A quick tool around the forums brings up a lot of very, very, very promising* info. It's called Little Honey and is set for October 14th.
The track list:
Real Love
Circles & X's
Tears Of Joy
Little Rock Star
Honey Bee
Well Well Well (with Charlie Louvin & Jim Lauderdale)
If Wishes Were Horses
Jailhouse Tears (with Elvis Costello)
Knowing
Heaven Blues
Rarity
Plan To Marry
It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock N' Roll)
Little Honey not only collects some of the leftover songs from West that didn't fit into that record's heavy themes of death and betrayal, but also includes some much older songs that never made it out of the studio such as the 23-year-old ballad 'Circles & Xs' and 'Well Well Well', a fresh recording of an old demo Lucinda cut for her 1992 album Sweet Old World.
A Rolling Stone update.
Paste Magazine: Lucinda/Elvis duet on "Jailhouse Tears" number five best ever country duets (!!!!).
This is one of those classic Lucinda Williams swampy country songs about missing a lover as he's gone off to jail that you don't think could get any better--then Elvis' voice pops up unmistakably. Too cool.
Potential album art on Amazon.
* ie. I might not hate it like West. ;-(
By Francis Xavier Holden
on August 14, 2008 1:19 PM
yeah - i don't think I've played West after the first two weeks.
I seem to remember cs calling us philistines in a polite enough way.
cs now theres an artist due for a comeback album /blog
By Amanda
on August 14, 2008 1:28 PM
I'm sure someone told me someone they knew saw him working at that burger stand with Harold Holt and Elvis.
By Shaun
on August 15, 2008 9:31 AM
I loved "Car Wheels" but never really got into "Essence" and didn't bother with "West" mainly due to negative reviews.
But she has good taste in cover songs and I'm keen to hear what ALWTTP will sound ala Lucinda.
By Francis Xavier Holden
on August 15, 2008 1:38 PM
I'm keen to hear what ALWTTP will sound ala Lucinda.
I'm guessing slow world weary painful with a bob crackle in the voice
By Francis Xavier Holden
on August 15, 2008 2:07 PM
I really meant:
I'm _wishing_ slow world weary painful with a bob crackle in the voice
I'm expecting it will be rocked up.