New York, NYLeila Adu reemerges to the international music scene on January 18th with her powerful new album Ode to the Unknown Factory Worker." The 11 song CD is a raw musical travelogue of uncertainty and triumph in the exciting nomadic life of the popular New Zealand/Ghanaian singer-composer-multi-instrumentalist. Touring the globe solo and with band throughout 2009-2010 in support of her Steve Albini produced Dark Joan" LP, Leila received a spontaneous opportunity to return to the recording studio from Rai Trade/Tracce, the Italian National Radio label. The resulting album, Ode to the Unknown Factory Worker," primarily features her dark yet humorous songs in naked arrangements for solo voice and piano/electric keyboards. Accompanied on 4 propulsive tracks by drummer Daniele De Santis, Leila's quirkily structured compositions speak the language of pre-war blues, sci-fi environmentalism, post-rock world music, immigration electronica and Bing Crosby.
TRACK LIST
- Martian Raft
- Brazen Hussey
- Must Walk Slowly
- Trojan Cow
- Ode to the Unknown Factory Worker
- The One Minute Pastry Song
- Fortuna
- Glass
- Slick Department Store
- A Moment of Peace
- Cigarettes & Circus Puffs
Leila Adu has mastered the art of forging smart outsider music with a warm accessible pop core. The worldwide CD release of Ode to the Unknown Factory Worker" on January 18 is a call for celebration and reflection. It is Leila's determined step in the journey towards a new global folklore merging primal traditions with an electronic future.
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