New Album Announced - Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police
Juliana is releasing another covers tribute album, following the success of her 2018 tribute to Olivia Newton-John.
Scheduled for November 15, 2019 via American Laundromat Records, it's titled "Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police."
The first song has already been released. Here's De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da:
Juliana:
With "Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police" I am continuing the project that I started last year with my "Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John" album. I hope to continue to go deep into covering artists that were important to me in my formative years. The songs I’ve chosen seem to resonate in the present moment. “Rehumanize Yourself”, “Landlord”, and “Murder By Numbers” explore ugly kinds of nationalism, abuses of power, and the mendacity of large swaths of the ruling class. And then there are the timeless, relatable psychodramas: “Every Breath You Take”, “Can’t Stand Losing You”, “Canary In A Coalmine”. In the Police, each player’s style was so distinctive, accomplished and unique that I didn’t even attempt to match any of it; for anyone to try and play drums like Stewart Copeland would be a thankless, pointless task that is bound to fail. Instead, I simplified and deconstructed, playing a lot of the drums myself, in my rudimentary, caveman style. Chris Anzalone (Roomful Of Blues) played the rest of the drums. Ed Valauskas (the Gravel Pit) and I each played about half of the bass parts, while I did all the guitars and keyboards. I listened to a lot of the Police when I was preparing and making this album, and their recordings are as refreshing and exciting as ever. I hope that my interpretations of these songs can inspire people to keep loving the Police like I did, and still do.
The Artwork
Artwork by Nicole Anguish of Daykamp Creative
The Track List:
- Can't Stand Losing You
- Canary In A Coalmine
- Next To You
- Hungry For You (J'aurais Toujours Faim De Toi)
- Roxanne
- Every Breath You Take
- Hole In My Life
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
- Murder By Numbers
- Landlord
- Rehumanize Yourself
- It's Alright For You
Availability
The release date is scheduled for November 15, 2019.
Vinyl, CD, and Cassette versions are available via a multitude of ordering options at American Laundromat Records.
Newbury Comics also have a limited edition colour vinyl version.
The Original Police Songs
Here are unofficial Apple Music and Spotify playlists of the songs Juliana is covering. (I made this using songs licensed for streaming in the UK so hopefully they'll work worldwide)