Axels & sockets : The Jeffrey Lee Pierce sessions project

"Ulig traditionelle hyldestplader er disse indspilninger baseret på efterladte sangskitser, riffs og tekstfragmenter, og det bliver lejlighedsvist fremragende i hænderne på kolleger som Mark Lanegan, James Johnson og Cypress Grove, som var Pierces musikalske makker. Fuldstændig fremragende bliver det med åbneren Nobody's City, hvor vi får Iggy Pop i fri dressur flankeret af Nick Cave og Thurston Moore (!) og Into the Fire, hvor vi får samme Cave i duet med Debbie Harry. Fornemt".

"The third album from the Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project, Axels & Sockets, offers more rare and unheard Pierce tunes performed by a rotating cast of musicians, ranging from folks who knew and worked with Pierce (Debbie Harry and Lydia Lunch) to like-minded left-of-center rock icons (Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, Thurston Moore), and young upstarts who see Pierce as an influence and kindred spirit (Black Moth, Honey). While a number of these performances are rave-ups in the Gun Club's tradition of punk informed by rootsy blues and country accents -- notably Honey's version of "Thunderhead" and Slim Cessna's Auto Club's romp through "Ain't My Problem Baby" -- many of the participants put different spins on his work, showing how diverse his songs could be in the right hands".

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