Joan As Police WomanSinger, songwriter, pianist and violinist Joan Wasser spent the 1990s and early '00s in alternative rock groups, including The Dambuilders and Those Bastard Souls. Her skill on the violin made her an in-demand supporting player, tapped to collaborate with acts such as Lou Reed, Antony and the Johnsons, Sheryl Crow, and Rufus Wainwright. But a few years ago, she set out on her own under the name Joan as Police Woman, inspired by the character portrayed by Angie Dickinson. She earned raves for her emotional, punk-informed take on American soul music on her debut album Real Life. In June 2008, she released her second album To Survive, a homage to her mother who had died recently of cancer, and filled with stark, unusual imagery, with song titles such as To Be Loved, To Be Lonely, and To America (with vocals by Rufus). A highly distinctive, compellingly strong new female voice!
The songs on To Survive are both visceral and welcoming, addressing love, sex and loss with refreshing candour. (Jude Rogers, The Guardian)
Maybe this is what Chopin would have sounded like had he been a
modern-day multi-instrumentalist with a passion for Al Green and a
voice like Roberta Flack The London Observer
Carole King in a little black dress, Burt Bacharach with balls and Lou Reed without the mean streak, all rolled into one. The Word
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