Anderson, Laurie - Bright Red

CD: 2-45534
Cassette: 4-45534

Anderson, Laurie (Album release 10/25)

The Puppet Motel (30 second excerpt)

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Selections:

1. Speechless
2. Bright Red
3. The Puppet Motel
4. Speak My Language
5. World Without End
6. Freefall
7. Muddy River
8. Beautiful Pea Green Boat
9. Love Among The Sailors
10. Poison
11. In Our Sleep
12. Night In Baghdad
13. Tightrope
14. Same Time Tomorrow

Personnel:

Laurie Anderson: vocals, keyboards, percussion

Brian Eno: keyboards, loops, treatments

Adrian Belew, Greg Cohen, Gerry Leonard, Marc Ribot, Jamie West-Oram: guitar

Phil Ballou: backing vocals

Cyro Baptista, Neil Conti: percussion

Joey Baron, Dougie Bowne: drums

Guy Klucevsek: accordion

Peteer Scherer: keyboards

Guests:

Lou Reed: guitar, vocals (In Our Sleep)

Arto Lindsay: vocals

Featured Tracks: The Puppet Motel, World Without End, Poison

Format: AAA/Alternative/College

With "Bright Red," her first album in five years, Laurie Anderson returns to the essential core of her art. With its stripped-down sound (courtesy of producer Brian Eno) and its emphasis on the spoken word, the album is a showcase for Anderson's voice and her thoughts.

"And what I really want to know is/Are things getting better/Or are they getting worse? Can we start all over again?" Those questions are at the center of the material on "Bright Red," which reaffirms Anderson's position as one of our sharpest commentators on the human condition. By turns funny and serious, playful and elegiac, the album is a set of mirrors held up to all of our lives.

In addition to Eno's sonic contributions, the album features performances by Adrian Belew, Marc Ribot and Arto Lindsay. Lou Reed co-wrote, played guitar and contributed vocals to one track.

Laurie has recently completed a reading tour in support of her new book, "Stories From The Nerve Bible." She'll be touring with a full-fledged performance featuring material from "Bright Red" in the upcoming months.

Expect extensive press coverage surrounding this release. A recent Wired cover story has already provided a glimpse into the making of this album. Videos are also forthcoming.

Discography:

Home Of The Brave (4/2-25400)

Big Science (M5/2-3674)

Mister Heartbreak (4/2-25077)

Strange Angels (4/2-25900)

United States Live (2-25192)