[Video: Pete Maiden/Eric Helton; Editing by Pete Maiden]
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astonauts - "Temporary People"
One of our favorite singer-songwriters, Joseph Arthur, was kind enough to drop by the S.S. to play a few songs, and he brought his band the Lonely Astronauts with him.
One of the most prolific writers around, Arthur was discovered in the early '90s by Peter Gabriel, and signed to Gabriel's label, Real World Records. His debut album, Big City Secrets, was released in 1997 and was followed by the Grammy-nominated EP, Vacancy, in 2000. Since then, Arthur hasn't slowed down. He's released 11 EPs and has just cut his seventh full-lengh album, Temporary People. He's loved by contemporaries like Ryan Adams, Lou Reed and Michael Stipe, who covered Arthur's "In the Sun" for Hurricane Katrina victims. Also a talented painter, Arthur had his own art gallery in Brooklyn before being evicted in September '08.
Arthur is playing a couple of shows this weekend at the Bell House in his current hometown, Brooklyn, with Harper Simon opening, before shipping off for a mini-tour of France in March.
JA&LA were nice enough to play four tracks off their latest release, Temporary People. Check out the title track above, and click the jump for "Dead Savior," "Turn You On" and "Faith."
[Video: Pete Maiden/Eric Helton; Editing by Pete Maiden]
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts - "Faith"
[Video: Pete Maiden/Eric Helton; Editing by Pete Maiden]
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts - "Dead Savior"
[Video: Pete Maiden/Eric Helton; Editing by Pete Maiden]
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts - "Turn You On"
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nich. | August 9, 2009 8:41 PM
yew forgive me father for my sins
yew forgive me father for my sins
yew forgive me father for my sins
yesss yew do, yes yew do, yes yew do
alllllllll that we areeeeeee
isssss allllllll weee see
alllllll that we are
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loose cannon | July 10, 2009 8:30 PM
Been a huge fan since 2000. The man is a genius!
justin | July 4, 2009 2:11 AM
i used to live a couple blocks from MoMAr, great art to go with great music. i saw him on accident at southpaw one time, i had gone to see another band, was tired but someone convinced me to stick around and see him play.. after i got past the horror of seeing gibson hummingbirds with fingerpaint all over them, i fell in love with the music and managed to see him a few more times before leaving the country.. but he's always on heavy rotation for me. truly underrated and a total hidden gem.
Mohammad | April 28, 2009 6:06 PM
Saw him in Birmingham (UK) last year ... truly unforgettable !
Jeff | February 26, 2009 8:39 PM
These guys are truely old school.I'm not shure why they call themselves lonely.The bass player can't be lonely,she's hot.This a awesome band to see live. If you ever get the chance to see this band live, do it.They are great!
Jack | February 6, 2009 11:56 AM
Amazing!! Def. a grammy performance!!
QUIKBOT | February 3, 2009 8:10 PM
best band going at the moment, just saw them in Brooklyn, live is defintely not to be missed energy explosion
jen | February 3, 2009 7:53 PM
one love these guys r the best.
molly | January 30, 2009 3:10 AM
Finally, this latest work by JA getting some shine....
"Turn You On' is a classic....New disc sounds like the best of mid-career stones filtered through mid-career dylan backed by T-Rex.
Divana | January 29, 2009 10:50 PM
I love this band, so much. ♥
Joey C | January 27, 2009 11:04 PM
Wow, put this on for background music while I was doing some work. Needless to say, I still got to do that work. I am definitely on the lookout for this band now.
dana maclamore | January 27, 2009 9:36 PM
It's about time the smoking section is letting everyone in on this
guy. Every album rocks!!! As usual the ss is on top. Can't wait
to hear more from this fabulous blog. Great stuff
Marty | January 27, 2009 8:27 PM
How have I not heard of this band? They're great, thanks for posting these video clips, a nice little mini concert!