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To Survive

~ Joan as Police Woman
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (9 Jun 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Reveal Records
  • ASIN: B0017OCML8
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,544 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Honor Wishes
2. Holiday
3. To Be Loved
4. To Be Lonely
5. Magpies
6. Start Of My Heart
7. Hard White Wall
8. Furious
9. To Survive
10. To America

Product Description

OBSERVER MUSIC MONTHLY **** 4/5 STARS Sunday May 18th 2008
Joan as Police Woman - To Survive (Reveal)
4 stars ****

Compared to the shambling charm of Britain's pop chanteuses, North American singer-songwriters just sound so damn mature and musically accomplished. There's Regina and Martha and Feist, furrowed brows underneath heavy fringes, conjuring up intricate, subtle harmonies from pianos and guitars while being clever and meaningful.
Former Antony and the Johnsons violinist Joan Wasser is shyer than her contemporaries, hiding behind a funny band name and, on her debut album, Real Life, a Mr Ben-like wardrobe of different musical styles. She couldn't hide her incredibly beautiful voice and soulfulness, though, which made Real Life one of the best albums of 2006. Perhaps emboldened by such positive reactions, Wasser has stripped away the whimsy and playful punkishness on this follow-up . It's much darker, more contemplative territory; the songs are like intimate nocturnes located somewhere between classical and soul. Maybe this is what Chopin would have sounded like had he been a modern-day multi-instrumentalist with a passion for Al Green and a voice like Roberta Flack. Either way, for all her heartfelt mediations on grief, loneliness and desire, Wasser doesn't indulge in gratuitous soul-baring.
Bernadette McNulty

Album Description
Joan As Police Woman's debut album, Real Life, was universally acclaimed. Two years since this critical and commercial success comes the much anticipated follow-up, To Survive. Songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist, Joan has bewitched fans across Europe and the US over the last two years and is set to garner a wealth of new devotees with To Survive.

An album of unashamedly heartfelt songs, in Joan's words, "I am always trying to dig deeper into the emotional experience. I want to access the most honest place I can, distill it and present it in a way that makes sense musically." Joan As Police Woman is: Joan Wasser (vocals, guitar, piano, violin), Rainy Orteca (bass), Parker Kindred (drums).

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Law Unto Herself, 11 Jun 2008
By The Wolf (uk) - See all my reviews
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Elusive. Slippery. Beguilingly and Bewitchingly Beautiful.

The ten songs which comprise Ms Wasser's new album will not
give themselves up easily to listeners looking for a quick
melting-moment fix.

There has been remarkable development since 2006's 'Real Life'
(an absolute stunner too if you haven't heard it yet !)

This is uncompromising writing and performance from a woman
not afraid to move against the mainstream.

The fluid, almost jazzy structure, of these compositions
reeks somehow of a stifling New York City Night.
Compressed and achingly searching for intangible resolutions.

'Honor Wishes' is a brave and austere opening track.
Voice. Piano. Bass. Drums.
Ms Wasser's voice roaming yearningly through and around
the icy keyboard's chordal progressions.

'Holiday' brings us into warmer, more, exotic territory altogether.
The lilting rhythm and melody lulling us into a false sense
of security as we are drawn into the tangled, splintered cacophony
of it's remarkable closing bars.

'To Be Loved' an optimistic and upbeat, yet wistful, reflection
on the possibility of love.

'To Be Lonely', the bruised and bleeding heart of the album.
Raw. Exposed. The intimacy of this shared moment almost unbareable.

'Magpies' delivers one of the most musically satisfying and complex
brass and vocal arrangements imaginable. Another real highpoint.

'Start Of My Heart'. A slow and gorgeously evocative melody and
more words about love to stretch your heartstrings.

'Hard White Wall' is a ducking and diving accoustic guitar led
number filled with complex waves and layers of electric guitar,
synthesiser, drums and vocal harmonies. Stunning.

'Furious' chugs along nicely with the Wurlitzer holding down
a quasi-latin rhythm. Ms Wasser beligerent in the best possible way.

'To Survive' is another pared-down gem of a song.
A lullaby and lament of breathtaking beauty.
The string arrangement a masterclass of affecting economy.

Closing track 'To America' is an ambiguous and ambivalent ending.
The classy brass and woodwind arrangement and not insignificant
contribution from a junior, masculine Wainwright brings the album
to a rapturous close.

Mr Goggin's production and supporting musicianship is inspired thoughout.

A Magificent Achievement.

Highly Recommended.

(I'm tempted to say "Move over Martha" but of course we must keep
room in our hearts for them both.)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars TO SURVIVE IS AN ESSENTIAL 2ND ALBUM. , 30 Mar 2008
By T. Rose (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To Survive (Audio CD)
Second album from New York's Joan Wasser and Co. sees her in supreme voice and the band on form. Another set of deeply rewarding songs this time with wilder, darker arrangements complimenting the lighter more soulful joyous moments.. a sprinkling of jazz,rock and avant -pop.. hard to compare her music to anyone else really.. just more joan as police woman than even Real Life was.. a uniquely talent lady at the top of her game !!! Guests include Rufus Wainwright and David Sylvian. PRE ORDER NOW.
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13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking.....of course., 10 Jun 2008
By S. Dinsdale (Leeds, UK) - See all my reviews
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The expression `eagerly awaited' may well have been written for this album as far as I'm concerned. For those of us addicted to JAPW debut album `Real Life' for many months in 2006/7 this couldn't come soon enough. In many ways it feels like a continuation of that album, but in a good way. The production values are similar but Joan has been bolder and introduced some interesting new instrumental textures and layered backing vocals to frame that gorgeous voice with. A voice recorded so intimately it almost whispers in your ear.

At the classic length of ten songs/45 minutes it's another album to listen to from start to finish. It covers a variety of moods and themes, the two central ones being her new love and the passing of her mother. It's predominantly bittersweet and with all the beauty that entails.

JAPW's albums start to really shine after about ten or twenty plays, once the amazing harmonic twists and turns in her songs have had time to assimilate. There's a rewarding compositional depth here that's so very rare, and is treasured by this listener.

Early stand out tracks are the single `To Be Loved' (which seems to capture the entire history of soul music at one delerious point in it's unfolding) `Start Of My Heart' (once a bare piano ballad now a beautiful flower complete with almost Frippian guitar washes, and perhaps the best vocal on the album) and the title track `To Survive' (with strings and breathtaking chord changes that'll make you weep).

The icing on an already delicious cake is a fine duet with the mighty Rufus Wainwright on the album's lead-out track `To America'. That's my summer listening sorted then.
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3.0 out of 5 stars I Might Survive or I Might Fall Asleep
Upon hearing Joan's debut album "Real Life" I, instantly, feel in love with her voice, lyrics and music; the songs are sweetly haunting, her voice, at times, almost ethereal and... Read more
Published 7 months ago by P. Bessell

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
For once an Amazon recommendation (based on my Blue Nile purchases so quite a tenuous connection) that was correct. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Craig Alexander

5.0 out of 5 stars The Survival Instinct
There's something enormously powerful here: this woman's voice, the spare arrangements, the apparently simple yet complex songs. I'm not sure what it is, but I'm smitten. Read more
Published 11 months ago by A. Strong

5.0 out of 5 stars The Survival Instinct
There's something enormously powerful here: this woman's voice, the spare arrangements, the apparently simple yet complex songs. I'm not sure what it is, but I'm smitten. Read more
Published 12 months ago by A. Strong

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you Joan Wasser. You so belong.
Words cannot express how much of a rare thing of beauty this album is, but I simply have to write SOMETHING. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Jdavidson

4.0 out of 5 stars Survived Real Life?
Supposedly, and I suppose logically, follow ups to a fantastic debut album are notoriously difficult things. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Amplified Man

5.0 out of 5 stars Listen, Listen, Listen and Listen Again
This is an incredible piece of work which has already burned itself into my soul only three days after its release. Read more
Published 13 months ago by J. Parker

5.0 out of 5 stars Sensational second album *****
if you buy the VINYL limited edition you will get the cd album free inside the same package and their is a poster... Read more
Published 13 months ago by T. Rose

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