{"id":46705,"date":"2022-05-30T16:34:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/?p=46705"},"modified":"2022-06-03T17:26:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T21:26:34","slug":"musique-boutique-may-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/musique-boutique-may-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"MUSIQUE BOUTIQUE: Ann Wilson, Nancy &#038; Lee, fanclubwallet, Stoney &#038; Meatloaf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Welcome to Audiofemme\u2019s record review column,\u00a0<strong>Musique Boutique<\/strong>, written by music journo vet\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GillianGaarWriter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gillian G. Gaar<\/a>. The last Monday of each month, Musique Boutique offers a cross-section of noteworthy reissues and new releases guaranteed to perk up your ears.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Ann_Wilson_Fierce_Bliss_Packshot-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46708\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/annwilson.com\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ann Wilson<\/a> has one of the most recognizable, and impressive, voices in rock, whether she\u2019s fronting her own band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-music.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Heart<\/a> or going solo. <em>Fierce Bliss<\/em> (Silver Lining Music) is a solo outing, and sees her making one of her own dreams come true; recording for the album began at the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Alabama (where such artists as Elton John, Cher, Willie Nelson, and Millie Jackson have recorded).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some well-chosen covers; a beautiful version of Queen\u2019s \u201cLove of My Life\u201d (sharing the vocal with Vince Gill), while tackling Eurythmics\u2019 \u201cMissionary Man\u201d is an obvious pick for a voice as powerful as Wilson\u2019s. And her own co-written numbers crackle with a spirited energy. \u201cGreed\u201d turns a critical eye on a culture where however much you consume it\u2019s not enough; \u201cA Moment in Heaven\u201d takes on the entertainment industry (\u201cHollywood be thy name\u201d), where the next big thing becomes yesterday\u2019s news all too soon. The chunky rock riffs of the \u201970s are still Wilson\u2019s musical calling card, and she also loves a deep dive into the blues, as you can hear on the searing \u201cAngel\u2019s Blues.\u201d Wilson is currently on US\/Canadian tour through June 24, with a performance at FloydFest22 in Floyd, Virginia, set for July 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6x9GF06iJOcyoDo9uN5PdM?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nslh.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nslh.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nslh-324x324.jpeg 324w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nslh-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nslh-416x416.jpeg 416w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nslh-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nslh-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nancysinatra.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nancy Sinatra\u2019s<\/a> career got a huge boost when she recorded Lee Hazlewood\u2019s \u201cThese Boots Are Made for Walkin\u2019\u201d (just check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pV-iL-1mjf8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">groovy promo film<\/a>). But then things started to get <em>really<\/em> interesting. Reissue label <a href=\"https:\/\/lightintheattic.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Light in the Attic<\/a> launched their Nancy Sinatra Archival Series in 2021 with the release of the compilation <em>Nancy Sinatra: Start Walkin\u2019 1965-1976<\/em>, followed by a reissue of her first album, <em>Boots<\/em>. Now comes the reissue of her first collaborative album with Hazlewood, <em>Nancy &amp; Lee<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a pairing Sinatra jokingly describes in the album\u2019s liner notes as a \u201cbeauty and the beast\u201d match up, with Hazlewood\u2019s stentorian deep baritone and Sinatra\u2019s cool been-there-done-that delivery. In the ethereal \u201cSome Velvet Morning,\u201d she embodies the spirit of the mythological doomed princess Phaedra, as Hazlewood mournfully sings of how she brought him to ruin. There\u2019s a haunting rendition of \u201cElusive Dreams,\u201d about a couple continually searching for those greener pastures and never finding them. It\u2019s an album of sophisticated adult pop, and this reissue comes with two excellent bonus tracks, a jazzy cover of Mickey &amp; Sylvia\u2019s \u201cLove Is Strange,\u201d and an astonishing remake of the Kinks\u2019 \u201cTired of Waiting for You.\u201d Look for a reissue of the follow up, <em>Nancy &amp; Lee Again<\/em>, coming later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7I7z6Lfwyc1nghsFImEhYq?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcw-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46707\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You Have Got to Be Kidding Me<\/em> (AWAL) is the debut album by <a href=\"https:\/\/fanclubwallet.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fanclubwallet<\/a>, the music project from Ottawa-based Hannah Judge (who\u2019s also an illustrator). It\u2019s primarily a solo outing, with Judge writing most of the songs, and producer Michael Watson also doing some co-writing and playing drums; the two split up the other instruments (guitar, bass, synths) between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a break up album that evinces a strong sense of self-awareness. \u201cThat I Won\u2019t Do\u201d captures the confusion of contradictions (wanting to talk, not wanting to talk), nicely summed up in the lines \u201cMaybe I can split myself in two\/Maybe there\u2019s a me that hasn\u2019t met you.\u201d \u201cToast\u201d is a song about cocooning, holing up until you feel it\u2019s safe to go outside again (which could possibly be never). \u201cSolid Ground\u201d is about getting back to stability, and the title track is a study in communication breakdown. Everything\u2019s set to a crisp, clean indie rock beat, a sound that\u2019s as bracing as fresh air on a brisk walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2643811065\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fanclubwallet.bandcamp.com\/album\/you-have-got-to-be-kidding-me\">You Have Got To Be Kidding Me by fanclubwallet<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/SML-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46706\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1970, <a href=\"https:\/\/shaunmurphyband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shaun \u201cStoney\u201d Murphy<\/a> and Michael Aday, aka Meatloaf (which he\u2019d later split into two names, Meat Loaf), were in a Detroit production of the rock musical <em>Hair<\/em>, where their singing capabilities captured the attention of Motown Records. The two were signed by the label, and <em>Meatloaf &amp; Stoney<\/em> was released in 1971. The album\u2019s since been reissued in various configurations, with Real Gone Music\/Second Disc Records now fleshing out the original 10-track album to two CD\u2019s worth of songs on <em>Everything Under the Sun: The Motown Recordings<\/em>, featuring the original album and plenty of bonus tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both singers have commanding voices (Phillips received acclaim in <em>Hair<\/em> for her powerful rendition of \u201cEasy to Be Hard\u201d), and their playful jousting in the rousing \u201cWhat You See Is What You Get\u201d took them into the R&amp;B Top 40. The songs are an eclectic mix of gospel-rock (\u201c[I\u2019d Love to Be] As Heavy as Jesus\u201d), breezy pop (\u201cThe Way You Do the Things You Do\u201d) and funky blues (\u201cGame of Love\u201d). The second disc has Murphy\u2019s solo tracks, including her fine 1973 single \u201cLet Me Come Down Easy,\u201d the Bobbie Gentry-styled country rock \u201cMo Jo Hannah,\u201d and an expressive cover of Janis Joplin\u2019s \u201cA Woman Left Lonely.\u201d A fun record to rediscover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5tLyHXx9ZIee5UJV6hdYKw?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Audiofemme\u2019s record review column,\u00a0Musique Boutique, written by music journo vet\u00a0Gillian G. Gaar. The last Monday of each month, Musique Boutique offers a cross-section of noteworthy reissues and new releases guaranteed to perk up your ears. 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