jolie-laide, by AJ McKenna

jolie-laide

by AJ McKenna

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1.	A nod, a wink, a handshake 00:43	buy track
2.	art brut 01:17	buy track
3.	Becoming an Image 01:48	buy track
4.	But why are you so angry? 01:11	buy track
5.	Dale Dickey 01:52	buy track
6.	Employee of the Month 00:47	buy track
7.	Estrangement 00:46	buy track
8.	First Ecstasy 00:25	buy track
9.	the forces 00:38	buy track
10.	Laser 00:38	buy track
11.	Ms Beast (album version) 01:33	buy track
12.	Performance 00:29	buy track
13.	Shabby God Story 01:02	buy track
14.	sweet spot 00:25	buy track
15.	The Act of Being Held 01:01	buy track
16.	What Botham Believes 01:20	buy track

about

The nearest English translation is ugly-beautiful. These tracks were recorded in a couple of hours on 9th September 2016, after Brexit and my first major breakdown but before Trump, before Covid, before the world caught fire. I wanted to do something with them, to get them out there, to clear the decks for something new. So here they are: sixteen poems, a snapshot of a time in my life, some which have made their way into my regular rotation and others which stayed in that weird point in time. I hope you like them.

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released August 30, 2020

produced by Natalie Sharp
additional voices on Ms Beast by Duncan Sheard

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AJ McKenna Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Books: A Lady of a Certain Rage, names and songs of women, Incidents of Trespass, England is the Enemy and, most recently, Secrecy's Jurisdiction

Shows/Performance: Howl of the Bantee, Shotgun Wedding, Struggle Play

Albums: here ... more

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