Another in the ever expanding list of good reasons why Joseph Arthur deserves to be a huge star; ENOUGH TO GET AWAY is the first release from his brand new NUCLEAR DAYDREAM long player.

Slightly more ramshackle and rough around the edges than previous record, OUR SHADOWS WILL REMAIN pointed towards, ENOUGH TO GET AWAY is the sound of Joseph Arthur getting back towards his more louche and lo fi beginnings.  Against a rumbling bass line and shimmering guitar work, Arthur croons in that rich lush baritone of his, his distinctive vocals eventually joined by the unexpected addition of a childrens choir and swathes of synthesiser.

With ENOUGH TO GET AWAY, Joseph Arthur continues to prove himself a singer/songwriter capable of impressive things; the latest in a long line of effecting and essential material from this truly special artist.

Joseph Arthur was born in Akron, Ohio, became a song-writing obsessive in Atlanta, Georgia, and later moved to New York, where he still lives.  In 1996, Joseph was a guitar salesman working for the minimum wage at Clark's Music in Atlanta.  Frustrated, broke, musing a life of crime, he returned home one day to find a message on his answer phone that would change everything.  The calm, quintessentially English voice he heard belonged to Peter Gabriel.  The surreal and the hyper-real merged, Gabriel and his buddy Lou Reed coming to see Joseph play a showcase gig in New York after which they all dined alongside Dolly Parton.  Soon, Joseph would become the first rock artist to sign to Gabriel's Real World label, releasing BIG CITY SECRETS in 1996, the 7-song EP VACANCY in 1999, COME TO WHERE I'M FROM in 2000, and the aforementioned REDEMPTION'S SON in 2002.

uclear Daydream is Arthur’s fifth full-length album, a lushly composed collection of 12 original and epic songs of romance and despair, from one of the world’s most prolific artists. The album was released in the US late last year to widespread acclaim. Vanity Fair described the album as “a glorious work of art”, while Entertainment Weekly called it “an epic tale of romantic loss that is haunting, mournful, and ultimately hopeful.” 

Let’s Just Be was written immediately after Arthur’s last tour with his new band The Lonely Astronauts. Filled with ideas, the band found themselves entrenched in a Los Angeles studio for three weeks. “The idea for us was to record all of these new songs straight to tape using only 16 tracks with no reverb, sort of a back to basics like how the Stones or Neil Young used to record,” says Arthur. 

Not content with writing and developing two new albums this year, Arthur has just launched his own gallery and performance space on Jay Street, New York, titled The Museum of Modern Arthur (MOMAR). Well known as an artist both musically and on canvas, the development of MOMAR follows on from the release of Arthur’s first book of paintings entitled We Almost Made It, which included the instrumental album The Invisible Parade in May 2006.

Joseph Arthur was born in Akron, Ohio, became a song-writing obsessive in Atlanta, Georgia, and later moved to New York, where he still lives. In 1996 Arthur would become the first rock artist to sign to Peter Gabriel’s Real World label, releasing four albums on the imprint between 1996 and 2002. In July 2005 Arthur released the album Our Shadows Will Remain in the UK through 14th Floor Records. The album was rapturously commended with Time Out describing it as “a series of beautifully crafted songs. Majestic” and the Sunday Times “as good as music gets”.

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