Remembering Alan James
We are truly devastated to be announcing news of the sudden death of our friend and colleague Alan.
Mon, 08 April 19
Junkyard Hearts
Released 30 July 2012
- The Coldest Sea
- This Heart Will Swallow Us
- Jumping In With You
- Take Me Back Home
- Hold On Dear
- Marmalade Eyes
- Queen Of Brooklyn
- Glue Sniffer
- Dear Lord
- Bill Wilson
- Tiny Echoes
- Space Needle
- Be My Friend
- The Termite Song
- Favorite Girl
- Crackerjack Box
- Voices Will Fight
- Still The Same
- In The Middle Of The Night
Liner notes
Two years on from Come To Where I’m From —and proving that he’s ever his own man— Joseph released a quartet of EPs (under the collective name of Junkyard Hearts) that were only available on his UK tour of 2002. A decade on, these scarce-as-hen’s-teeth recordings are being reissued in two-CD set, allowing those unable to attend that tour the chance to give some love to these half-forgotten gems. They very much demand your attention —19 confirmations of a man at the peak of his substantial powers.
'An oddball songsmith who eaves words, guitars and a whole heap of discordant sounds into songs that hang around your head long after they finish' Uncut Magazine (UK)
Further Listening
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Released 10 June 2002
Joseph Arthur’s third album is a consistently inspired, occasionally frazzled, and often startlingly beautiful album. It's the kind of record with which you can build a slow, sustainable love affair. Its rich textures, vulnerability, and acute, poetic lyrics are guaranteed to slacken jaws and raise goose bumps. -
Released 11 April 2000
Come To Where I'm From is Joseph Arthur’s second album for Real World. Co-produced by the mighty T-Bone Burnett, it's a dense, attractively claustrophobic record, full of delightful contradictions: unnerving and reassuring, raw and yet meticulously compiled.
Further reading
9Bach acoustic EP ‘Noeth’ out today
Fri, 26 April 19
Track of the Day: ‘Meáchan Rudaí’ by The Gloaming
The Gloaming's third album opens with a song based on a poem of the same name by Liam Ó Muirthile.
Tue, 26 February 19
What is Qawwali? —A Beginner’s Guide
A brief introduction to the music of the Sufi mystics.
Wed, 06 March 19