[2019-11-15] Juliana Hatfield “Sings The Police” covers album (American Laundromat)

Rokin Robin of Locksley · 20 Oct 2007

Description
With "Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police" I am continuing the project that I started last year with my "Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John" album. I hope to continue to go deep into covering artists that were important to me in my formative years. The songs I’ve chosen seem to resonate in the present moment. “Rehumanize Yourself”, “Landlord”, and “Murder By Numbers” explore ugly kinds of nationalism, abuses of power, and the mendacity of large swaths of the ruling class. And then there are the timeless, relatable psychodramas: “Every Breath You Take”, “Can’t Stand Losing You”, “Canary In A Coalmine”. In the Police, each player’s style was so distinctive, accomplished and unique that I didn’t even attempt to match any of it; for anyone to try and play drums like Stewart Copeland would be a thankless, pointless task that is bound to fail. Instead, I simplified and deconstructed, playing a lot of the drums myself, in my rudimentary, caveman style. Chris Anzalone (Roomful Of Blues) played the rest of the drums. Ed Valauskas (the Gravel Pit) and I each played about half of the bass parts, while I did all the guitars and keyboards. I listened to a lot of the Police when I was preparing and making this album, and their recordings are as refreshing and exciting as ever. I hope that my interpretations of these songs can inspire people to keep loving the Police like I did, and still do. -Juliana Hatfield

Tracklist
1. Can't Stand Losing You
2. Canary In A Coalmine
3. Next To You
4. Hungry For You (J'aurais Toujours Faim De Toi)
5. Roxanne
6. Every Breath You Take
7. Hole In My Life
8. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
9. Murder By Numbers
10. Landlord
11. Rehumanize Yourself
12. It's Alright For You

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VTY4YLT/?tag=imwan-20

Rokin Robin of Locksley · 20 Oct 2007

Jules is releasing this in multi-format, as she’s been doing with her other recent albums. Amazon will no doubt offer a CD and an LP, but here’s the other stuff that will be out there from her label:

--3 different cassette colours, and a test pressing
--CDs, regular and autographed
--4 different LP colours, and a test pressing
--a big bundle set with all the frim fram and some exclusive stuff, including an exclusive digital track, for $65 smacks!
--but no 7” vinyl this time

Thankfully she recorded my favorite Police song, De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da, such interesting guitar chords there, and she does a bang up job:

Rokin Robin of Locksley · 20 Oct 2007

Hmmm... Her 3rd all-covers album, I see a pattern developing here...

She's a Neil Young fan too, maybe that's the next adventure...

The possibilities are endless, ha. Beatles, Stones, Led Zep, Black Sabbath, Abba...

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Sep 04, 2019 10:58 pm

The CD is now available for pre-order from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VTY4YLT/?tag=imwan-20

Rokin Robin of Locksley · 20 Oct 2007

The next song = "Next To You"

https://soundcloud.com/laundromat13/nex ... a-hatfield

Rokin Robin of Locksley · 20 Oct 2007

another gnu video:

Simon · **Joined:** 26 Oct 2006 **Posts:** 59406

I loved that!

[2019-11-15] Juliana Hatfield “Sings The Police” covers album (American Laundromat)

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