Joan As Police Woman News

 
Album review: Magic Hour by Scissor Sisters
Herald Sun
If you're Scissor Sisters, you regroup, write poppier songs, and rope in collaborators from a variety of genres - from Calvin Harris to Joan as Police Woman. Their underrated third album, Night Work, was a delightfully nocturnal affair - releasing a ...

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The Lady: A Homage to Sandy Denny, Barbican, London
Financial Times
Joan Wasser (Joan As Police Woman) found the missing link between Denny and Laura Nyro, switching from electric guitar to piano. Green Gartside's brittle agit-pop from Scritti Politti might have seemed a remove too far, but his magpie flutter of a ...

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Addict Music
Ghostpoet Signs to Play It Again Sam Records
Addict Music
2011 Mercury Prize-nominated rapper Ghostpoet has just been signed to [PIAS] Records (Zulu Winter, Joan As Police Woman, The Jezabels) for his sophomore release, due out in 2013. The label imprint will be taking over from Gilles Peterson's Bronswood ...

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Lou Reed Joins Meltdown Line Up
ClashMusic.com
Lou Reed will be on hand to participate in this summer's Meltdown, joined by fellow new additions Joan as Policewoman, Julia Kent and Matteah Baim. Elsewhere, electronic project Matmos are due to perform an unusual project with o FF love with more ...

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Holy Moly!
Green Gartside talks about his love for Sandy Denny
Holy Moly!
In addition to the albums, which include a never-before-released concert recording, a tour commemorating her songwriting legacy takes to the road, featuring the likes of Scritti Politti's Green Gartside, Joan As Policewoman, soul legend PP Arnold, ...


 
Boston Globe
For singer-songwriter Morley, it's all about connections
Boston Globe
Her debut, “Sun Machine,” featured among others Jeff Buckley, Joan Wasser (of Joan as Police Woman), N'dea Davenport (from the Brand New Heavies) and venerable percussionist Babatunde Olatunji. Two more albums followed, in 2004 and 2009.


 
The Arts Desk
The Lady: A Homage to Sandy Denny, Brighton Dome
The Arts Desk
Joan Wasser, aka Joan As Policewoman, had never heard “By The Time It Gets Dark” before. “Then Andrew told me I was doing it and I listened to it on YouTube, like, a thousand times…” Everyone is “honoured” to be here, but erstwhile Steelye Span ...

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