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This is a powerful song off a very interesting album, Civilians, that will be out on Anti- June 11.
Joe Henry photographed by Melanie Nissen.
Van Dyke Parks plays piano on a couple of the songs, but not this one.
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So finally, after a 4 year hiatus a new record by singer/songwriter and producer Joe Henry has been announced by his label Anti- After a few country influenced albums, he has gradually taken his songwriting into hidden areas with his last two amazing records "Scar" & "Tiny Voices"; "Civilians" will certainly be no exception. Musicians & guests on this album include: Bill Frisell – electric and acoustic guitarLoudon Wainwright the 3rd – backing vocalsVan Dyke Park... MORE
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Impossible fusion is kind of Joe Henry's deal. Impossible collaborations too. It wasn't always that way. When I saw Joe Henry open for Uncle Tupelo years ago, I liked him enough to buy Kindness of the World, an album that - given everything he's done since - seems a little pedestrian to me now. In those days Henry was remarkable for his storytelling only, the music was often a little thin. It was what they sometimes call "alt-country." There were mandolins and lap steel ... MORE
