A week in the unique life of Laurie Anderson has been documented in the UK's Observer magazine through photos Anderson took earlier this summer for the magazine's Show and Tell feature. Under the Radar reviews Anderson's new album, Homeland. "Laurie Anderson has a gift for creating evocative recordings," says the magazine. Homeland's "rewards come from setting aside the time to settle in for the full flight."
A week in the unique life of Laurie Anderson has been documented in the UK's Observer magazine. Through photos taken by Anderson, the magazine's Show and Tell feature tells the tale of a week earlier this summer that included leftover chocolate Easter bunnies, a rain-soaked Lou Reed, and the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, of which Reed and Anderson were king and queen, respectively. You can see the photo gallery at guardian.co.uk.
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Under the Radar magazine has reviewed Anderson's latest Nonesuch album, Homeland.
"Laurie Anderson has a gift for creating evocative recordings," writes reviewer Hays Davis. "Her multi-media live performances may have the benefit of added visuals but the storytelling aspect of Anderson's albums can just as easily draw a listener out of a purely aural experience."
On Homeland, says Davis, Anderson "plays host in a taking of stock, of standing aside and surveying what passes as 'progress,' of running a finger along the nation's deep wrinkles."
In the end, Davis suggests that listeners would do well to focus on the album in its entirety, for "rewards come from setting aside the time to settle in for the full flight."
Read the complete review at undertheradarmag.com.
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To pick up a copy of the Homeland CD/DVD, with the album included as high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s at checkout, head to the Nonesuch Store.
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