Wendy James' 'Indigent Blues / Bad Intentions and a Bit of Cruelty'
Pledge Music 15 July 2016
A dazzling performance that listeners will delight in, it is intelligent, witty, irresistibly relentless and forthright” Village Voice
Wendy James Begins Her UK Tour at London's Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday 19th May
From the album comes a double A side single that showcases Wendy's Garage Rock and Roll credentials perfectly. 'Indigent Blues' is an infectiously upbeat song that Wendy wrote to evoke English 60s Pop. She says "I wanted to create a carefree, suburban London sound, a distinctly English feel, inspired by the movie Georgy Girl and it’s theme tune by The Seekers. There was a period in the late fifties to sixties, where theatre, music, playwriting, and politics, all came together. There was a great sense of optimism but also naivety in young English people. I’m not talking about the hipsters on Carnaby Street but slightly more removed, where they were just wearing their mini skirts for the first time. A tremendous sense of optimism." 'Bad Intentions and a Bit of Cruelty' is bursting with New Wave energy, attitude and raw Rock and Roll. The video, filmed in Paris sees Wendy walking through the city as dawn breaks, champagne bottle in hand, the very embodiment of Art Rock. Wendy James has spent her entire adult life in the public eye, her musical evolution recorded in a huge body of work, both through her first band Transvision Vamp and as a solo artist. An icon born of the late eighties and early nineties pop punk scene, Wendy's talent, style and attitude led Miley Cyrus to proclaim that Wendy was her original pin-up; whilst Wendy's principles as an uncompromising artist, songwriter and musician have led to an alignment with her own musical inspiration Patti Smith. Indeed this album sees her working with Lenny Kaye of The Patti Smith Group together with Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols and James Sclavunos of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The album's cover versions feature Iggy & The Stooges' James Williamson on guitar/bass and Steve Mackay on Baritone Sax. Wendy James has achieved what few can or have: longevity and a forward motion trajectory in New Wave Garage Rock.
The Scotsman "The Price of the Ticket carries a slight air of autobiography, containing songs that feel reflective, perhaps even confessional." "James has defied the usual career arc and is launching a fully-fledged comeback, giving funny, candid interviews and releasing a rather good new album, The Price of the Ticket. It has an A-list backing band of Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith) and one-time Stooge James Williamson on guitars, ex-Pistol Glen Matlock on bass and Jim Sclavunos (Nick Cave) on drums, and the songs are quirky, feisty and full of far more character than anything James recorded in her Saturday morning TV days." The List
Wendy James - Vocals/Rhythm Guitar/Keys & Piano Lenny Kaye - Rhythm/Lead Guitar (Patti Smith/Nuggets) Glen Matlock - Bass (Sex Pistols) James Sclavunos - Drums (Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds) James Williamson - Guitar/Bass (Iggy & The Stooges) Steve Mackay - Baritone Sax (Iggy & The Stooges)
Album Preview on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/the-wendy-james/sets/the-price-of-the-ticket-advance-promo/s-HfDiC
1 Paloma's Downs 2 Indigent Blues 3 King Rat 4 Love from the 9th 5 Bad Intentions and a Bit of Cruelty 6 You're a Dirtbomb, Lester 7 Screamin’ Back Washingtom 8 Why Oh Why Do You Hurt Me Still? 9 Farewell To Love 10 Cowboy Rhythm 11 Situation Normal at Surfrider 12 You're So Great 13 It’s Alright Ma
BAD INTENTIONS AND A BIT OF CRUELTY http://soundcloud.com/the-wendy-james/bad-intentions-and-a-bit-of-cruelty
YOU’RE A DIRTBOMB, LESTER
INDIGENT BLUES http://soundcloud.com/the-wendy-james/indigent-blues
SCREAMIN’ BACK WASHINGTON http://soundcloud.com/the-wendy-james/screamin-back-washington
Brooklyn Bowl, London The O2, Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX, United Kingdom TICKETS: http://axs.com/uk/events/309365/wendy-james-of-transvision-vamp-tickets?skin=bbl
Thursday 26th May Fleece, Bristol 12 St. Thomas Street, Bristol, BS1 6JJ TICKETS: The Rock Shop St Nicholas Market (Only 50p Booking Fee) https://www.facebook.com/therockshop Bristol Ticket Shop- http://www.bristolticketshop.co.uk/ See Tickets- http://www.seetickets.com/event/wendy-james/the-fleece/950463
Saturday 28th May Kasbah Club, Coventry 1 Primrose Hill St. Coventry CV1 5LY TICKETS: http://www.seetickets.com/event/wendy-james/kasbah/965385
Sunday 29th May Darwen Live 2016 Stage time 8.45pm Free Entry Town Hall, Croft Street, BB3 1BQ Darwen TICKETS: http://www.darwenlive.com/Darwen_Live_2016/Welcome.html https://www.facebook.com/DarwenLive
Wednesday 1st June The Venue, Derby 47-49 Abbey Street Derby DE22 3SJ TICKETS: https://www.gigantic.com/wendy-james-[transvision-vamp]-the-venue-2016-06-01-19-30 https://www.facebook.com/events/209852749393878/ Website http://www.livemusicderby.co.uk
Friday 3rd June The Live Room, Manchester 94-96 Grosvenor Street Manchester M17HL TICKETS: https://www.fatsoma.com/theliveroom/o8a1cm3f/wendy-james-at-the-live-room
Saturday 4th June Esquires, Bedford 60a Bromham Road, Bedford, MK40 2QG TICKETS: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/356318
Website: https://thewendyjames.com Pledge: https://wendyjames.pmstores.co Facebook: www.facebook.com/THEWENDYJAMES Twitter: https://twitter.com/THEWENDYJAMES Instagram: http://instagram.com/thewendyjames Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/the-wendy-james Tumblr: http://wendyjames.tumblr.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/THEWENDYJAMESVIDEO All songs written and produced by Wendy James All songs mixed by Wendy James & Jesse Nichols
**Tracks 12 &13 written by Fred ‘Sonic’ Smith & Bob Dylan Photography and Art Direction by Kym Ellery and Roze Hooij
© Copyright Wendy James 2014. All Rights Reserved Unauthorized Duplication is a violation of all applicable laws *You're So Great Written by Fred Smith © 1978 Stratium Music Inc (ASCAP) Used by permission. International Copyright Secured. All rights reserved. **It's Alright Ma Written by Bob Dylan © 1965 by Warner Bros Inc *Renewed 1993 by Special Rider Music. All Rights Reserved
July 5, 2016 4:59am ET by Blue Soap Music
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