Video: Laurie Anderson Performs from "Homeland" on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"

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Laurie Anderson was the musical guest on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night. She performed an excerpt of "Another Day in America," off her latest album, Homeland, accompanied by Colin Stetson on saxophone and Rob Burger on accordion, with her male alter ego, Fenway Bergamot, contributing vocals. Watch the performance here, along with an excerpt from the Homeland DVD about the making of the album.

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Laurie Anderson was the musical guest on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night. She performed an excerpt of "Another Day in America," off her latest Nonesuch release, Homeland, accompanied by Colin Stetson on saxophone and Rob Burger on accordion, with her male alter ego, Fenway Bergamot, contributing vocals. The New York Times, in a feature on Anderson that ran upon the album's release last summer, says the song "suggests creative roads not taken." Prefix, in a recap of last night's performance, says: "Anderson’s command of drama is still palpable. Respek!" See for yourself in the performance below.

To pick up a copy of the Homeland CD/DVD, head to the Nonesuch Store now, where orders include high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the audio at checkout.

Watch Anderson's Late Night performance of "Another Day in America" here, via The Audio Perv:


Below is an excerpt from the documentary The Story of the Lark off the Homeland DVD, via the Nonesuch YouTube channel, in which Anderson discusses challenges of putting the pieces together to make the record. There's more video, including several clips with Fenway, at nonesuch.com/media.

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Laurie Anderson: "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" 2011
  • Friday, February 25, 2011
    Video: Laurie Anderson Performs from "Homeland" on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"
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    Laurie Anderson was the musical guest on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night. She performed an excerpt of "Another Day in America," off her latest Nonesuch release, Homeland, accompanied by Colin Stetson on saxophone and Rob Burger on accordion, with her male alter ego, Fenway Bergamot, contributing vocals. The New York Times, in a feature on Anderson that ran upon the album's release last summer, says the song "suggests creative roads not taken." Prefix, in a recap of last night's performance, says: "Anderson’s command of drama is still palpable. Respek!" See for yourself in the performance below.

    To pick up a copy of the Homeland CD/DVD, head to the Nonesuch Store now, where orders include high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the audio at checkout.

    Watch Anderson's Late Night performance of "Another Day in America" here, via The Audio Perv:


    Below is an excerpt from the documentary The Story of the Lark off the Homeland DVD, via the Nonesuch YouTube channel, in which Anderson discusses challenges of putting the pieces together to make the record. There's more video, including several clips with Fenway, at nonesuch.com/media.

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