Published
Tue, Dec 30, 2008, 15:30
- The songstress will return with her second full-length sans her Magical Orchestra in January.
Susanna, of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra fame, will continue to find her way sans the magic early next month when Rune Grammofon puts out her second full-length under her first name. The album is called Flower of Evil.
As has been the case with her biggest successes, Susanna will be primarily doing the covers thing with takes on Thin Lizzy, Prince and ABBA. We haven't heard the results, but we're guessing that they have once again been transformed into the haunting elegies that made her take on Dolly Parton's "Jolene" such a memorable track. As always, she'll be bringing Norwegian producer Deathprod, AKA Helge Sten, along for musical support. Sten, of course, has been responsible for the spare ambient backdrops that have colored in the spaces between Susanna's voice. This time, though, it looks as though Susanna has also brought a new friend along: Indie stalwart Bonnie "Prince" Billy duets with her on three of the 14 tracks.
Tracklist
01. Jailbreak (Thin Lizzy, w/ Bonnie "Prince" Billy)
02. Can't Shake Loose (Agnetha Faltskog, written Russ Ballad)
03. Who Knows Where The Time Goes (Sandy Denny)
04. Vicious (Lou Reed)
05. Without You (Badfinger, w/ Bonnie "Prince" Billy)
06. Dance On (Prince)
07. Joy and Jubilee (Bonnie "Prince" Billy)
08. Janitor of Lunacy (Nico)
09. Changes (Black Sabbath)
10. Wild Is The Will (Original)
11. Don't Come Around Here No More (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
12. Goodbye (Original)
13. Forever (Roy Harper)
14. Lay All Your Love On Me (ABBA)
Rune Grammofon will release Susanna's Flower of Evil on January 5, 2009.