Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1.01 | Here with You | 3:14 |
| 1.02 | Statue of Liberty | 4:21 |
| 1.03 | Let X=X | 6:42 |
| 1.04 | Sweaters | 2:17 |
| 1.05 | My Compensation | 2:30 |
| 1.06 | Washington Street | 5:11 |
| 1.07 | Pieces and Parts | 3:44 |
| 1.08 | Strange Angels | 5:56 |
| 1.09 | Dark Angel | 4:46 |
| 2.01 | Wildebeests | 4:39 |
| 2.02 | One Beautiful Evening | 2:41 |
| 2.03 | Poison | 4:43 |
| 2.04 | Broken | 3:38 |
| 2.05 | Progress | 3:32 |
| 2.06 | Animals | 3:12 |
| 2.07 | Life on a String | 3:11 |
| 2.08 | Beginning French | 2:04 |
| 2.09 | O Superman | 8:55 |
| 2.10 | Slip Away | 5:35 |
| 2.11 | White Lily | 2:34 |
| 2.12 | Puppet Motel | 3:18 |
| 2.13 | Love Among the Sailors | 3:58 |
| 2.14 | Coolsville | 5:25 |
News & Reviews
- Thursday, May 10, 2012
Laurie Anderson to Exhibit Paintings in NY for First Time; Named EMPAC's Inaugural Distinguished Artist-In-Residence
Boat, the first exhibition of Laurie Anderson's paintings in New York, will be presented by Vito Schnabel starting this Saturday, May 12. On display will be a new series of paintings that bring the scale of the theater onto the canvas. The show also includes a video installation, From the Air, and a series of drawings titled Lolabelle in the Bardo. This week also brings another major recognition of Anderson's work: she has been named the first-ever distinguished artist-in-residence at EMPAC, the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer.
- Friday, March 23, 2012
Laurie Anderson to Debut New Work in "A Room for London" Webcast
Laurie Anderson will unveil a new sound piece at a unique venue this weekend. The performance is part of the Sounds from a Room series, which will take place in A Room for London, a one-bedroom riverboat situated on the roof of the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Anderson's performance will be screened live at the St. Paul's Pavilion in London's Royal Festival Hall Sunday evening at 5 PM GMT and webcast live at aroomforlondon.co.uk. Amadou & Mariam will participate in the series in May, and David Byrne has released a new soundwork he recorded while in residence at A Room for London.
About this Album
“She sang about lover’s quarrels, angels, wanderlust, and New York … The songs didn’t promise solace, only clear observations and new questions ... [W]hat once seemed off-handed or oblique had turned chillingly prophetic.” —New York Times
The performances on Laurie Anderson's 2002 two-CD live recording, Live in New York, were recorded in New York City at Town Hall on September 19 and 20, 2001, just a week after the September 11 attacks on the city. The dates were part of an intimate US tour by Anderson in support of her critically acclaimed Nonesuch debut, Life on a String; it was her first tour with a band.
The two-disc set features ten songs from Life on a String as well as new arrangements of such vintage Anderson works as “Let X=X,” “Strange Angels,” and “O Superman.” Anderson, who performs on violin, keyboards, and effects, was joined on stage by Skúli Sverrisson (bass), Peter Scherer (keyboards), and Jim Black (drums).
Credits
MUSICIANS
Laurie Anderson, vocals, violin, keyboards
Skúli Sverrisson, bass, concertina
Jim Black, drums, electronic percussion
Peter Scherer, keyboards, samplers
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Laurie Anderson
Musical Director: Skuli Sverrisson
Recorded September 19-20, 2001 at Town Hall, New York City, by Jody Elff and Adam Blackburn (Effanel Music)
Assistant Engineer: Brandon Karp (Effanel Music)
Mixed by Jody Elff
Mastered by Robert C. Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, ME
Production Manager: Bill Berger
MIDI and keyboard tech: Rick Van Benschotten
All songs written by Laurie Anderson and published by Difficult Music (BMI), except: “My Compensation,” lyrics by Laurie Anderson and music by Laurie Anderson/Skúli Sverrisson, published by Difficult Music (BMI); “Poison” and “Puppet Motel,” written by Laurie Anderson/Brian Eno and published by Difficult Music (BMI)/Upala Music (BMI).
Design by John Gall
Executive Producer: David Bither
