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Joan As Police Woman: Eternal Flame
by Rob Webb
Nope, thankfully not a rehash of the Bangles' finest hour (nor Atomic Kitten's risible cover) but an original song from this talented songstress.
Having worked with Antony & The Johnsons and Rufus Wainwright in the past, you'd expect Joan Wasser, aka As Policewoman, to be able to sing. She doesn't disappoint.
Though her range won't trouble fellow New Yorker Regina Spektor, Wasser plays a more soulful, laid-back game that has more in common with divas from a bygone age. It might just lend her slightly more crossover appeal, too, if this slickly produced number is anything to go by.
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The Bangles' finest hour?
Going Down To Liverpool, surely?
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She is scared of swans
Fact.
Amazing what you can find out when you engage someone in banter at a gig.
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She was amazing
when I saw her in Brighton courtesy of DiS. She also shut up 2 guts talking loudly at the front beautifully.
I will be buying this if I see it.
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she's really wonderful
Real Life'll be in my top 10 albums of the year.
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can't say i blame her
they're vicious bastards are swans. Scare the bejeezus out of me too!
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