i just received the official press release for the upcoming rufus wainwright album release the stars and though my bud xolondon has passed on loads of info already, i thought i'd add a few new tidbits to the mix.- Rufus was originally going to write a simple, bare boned album, but when he got to berlin, the city inspired him to create a grand (hopefully OTT) "huge gilded album".
- though executive producer neil tennant, sis martha, joan wasser (aka joan as policewoman) and actress sian phillips all feature on the album, rufus also ropes in teddy thompson, sharon jones (brilliant vocalist of the dap kings) and some new names to me, jenni mulduar and lucy roche (yes a daughter of THAT roche!).
- much of the album was written while his mother was undergoing a major surgery, hence an emotional urgency that threads through the every song.
- after last years successful judy garland concert at carnegie hall (which i absolutely loved!), rufus is planning on recreating judy's performance at the hollywood bowl in LA on September 23, 2007 (buy tix here)
- rufus will launch his album tour in coachella and then travel through various stops in europe, (including two performances at the old vic in london - i just bought tix and you can too!!!) before coming back to the states.
until the album comes out, here are two tracks from the animated film meet the robinsons for you to enjoy:
rufus wainwright - the motion waltz (emotional commotion)
rufus wainwright - another believer
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