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Jack White - The Ghost Who Walks (CD)
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Jack White - The Ghost Who Walks (CD)
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Loot Price R184
Discovery Miles 1 840
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Though The Ghost Who Walks is Karen Elson's debut album, she isn't
exactly a musical newcomer -- even if it might seem that way to
those who know her as the model who married the White Stripes' Jack
White. With previous projects ranging from the political cabaret of
the Citizens' Band to the garage punk tantrums of Mildred and the
Mice, Elson has her share of musical experience, but with such
wide-ranging credits, it was anyone's guess what her own album
would sound like. On The Ghost Who Walks, she runs the gamut from
chilly murder ballads with British roots to Nashville twang, giving
old-timey folk and modern rock the same intensity and singing of
shipwrecks, stolen lovers, and storms with a beguiling
mournfulness. Her voice's dark dreaminess carries the album,
especially on more stripped-down tracks like the acoustic
late-summer lament "Lunasa" and the ghostly shanty "Stolen Roses."
Though the album is Elson's showcase, White produced it, and his
touches are everywhere. "The Truth Is in the Dirt"'s earthy,
apocalyptic feel gets added heft from sudden dynamic shifts and
spooky organ and pedal steel that recall his work with the Dead
Weather -- and indeed, White's bandmate Jack Lawrence plays here as
well, underscoring the repertory company vibe of projects White is
associated with. His fondness for theatricality and Elson's cabaret
roots combine on "100 Years from Now," a lovelorn song that starts
off sounding like it's being played on a wax cylinder, then blooms
into a sweeping waltz complete with theremin, and on the dust bowl
ballad "Mouths to Feed." Yet many of the album's most striking
moments are decidedly modern-sounding: "The Ghost Who Walks" --
which gets its name from one of the epithets Elson was called in
school because she was so pale -- updates the murder ballad
tradition with electric pianos that rain unearthly beauty onto the
song; "A Thief at My Door" ebbs and flows, dipping into darker rock
territory; and "The Last Laugh"'s gentle country-pop sounds like it
could have come off a long-lost Dolly Parton album from the `70s.
While The Ghost Who Walks occasionally feels a little long and
scattered, it's still a beautifully made album that earns Elson a
place among moody songstresses such as Neko Case, Amanda Palmer,
Hope Sandoval, and Paula Frazer.
General
Label: |
Xl
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2010 |
Originally released: |
May 2010 |
Contributors: |
Jack White
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Performers: |
Karen Elson
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Dimensions: |
124 x 142 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
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Categories: |
Music >
Pop / Rock
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LSN: |
X4J-C55-4T1-3 |
Barcode: |
0634904049324 |
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Disk 1
1 |
The Ghost Who Walks |
2 |
The Truth Is the Dirt |
3 |
Pretty Babies |
4 |
Lunasa |
5 |
100 Years from Now |
6 |
Stolen Roses |
7 |
Cruel Summer |
8 |
Garden |
9 |
The Birds They Circle |
10 |
A Thief at My Door |
11 |
The Last Laugh |
12 |
Mouths to Feed |
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