i've only just recently discovered this next artist, Brooklyn singer-songwriter Joan As Police Woman {Joan Wasser}, this is the first single, The Magic, from her new album "The Deep Field" (2011).
The Magic is an infectiously sultry, funked-out track. a tight, steady bluesy drum beat sets the scene before a funky, fuzzed out, jazzy organ riff drops in, Wasser's sassy et soulful crooning vocals flow sensuously, the slight vocal distortion gives her delivery an edgy, slightly distressed quality, mixed with catchy, ecstatic harmonies that echo et swirl around dizzily, at one point Wasser's vocals are distorted to the point of sounding impressively like a feedback laden guitar screeching away, heightening the actual guitar riff simultaneously shrieking away in the background, making way for the blissed out, dreamy bridge section that washes over us. at the end of the track Wasser is still desperately looking for the magic, some kind of answer to the chaos inside, yet in her anguished search she has conjured up a mesmerising spell of her own, one that leaves the listener buzzing et hooked on her funked out jazzy riffs et sassy vocals.
MP3: The Magic
here is the great music video for The Magic directed by Ben Reed
"The Deep Field" LP is available online from itunes
check out Joan As Police Woman here: myspace | joanasapolicewoman.com | lastfm
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