Susan Voelz - Beautiful Life (2016)

''It was a steamy night in Austin, Texas. To entertain our hot selves we decided to record a Prince song. The tape rolling through the Tascam Cassette Recorder began to melt giving the violins and guitars on Money Don t Matter 2 Night a nice wobbly tone. This was the first song of what unexpectedly began a 20 year Prince project.'' The songs are reinventions. They are re-orchestrated through Susan Voelz s unique sonic prism. On this her third record, she has woven together her mastery of rock strings (the lush violin played as a member of Poi dog Pondering) and the tenderness and tumult of her solos with punk poet Alejandro Escovedo, resulting in the magic carpet ride of Die 4 U, the dervish of Anna Stesia, the sway of The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, and the insistent strength of 17 Days. Joined by guitarist Charlie Sexton (Bob Dyaln), Grammy nominated singer Abra Moore, Poi dog Pondering creator Frank Orrall, and cellist Helen Money (aka Alison Chesley).

TRACKLIST
01. Anna Stesia
02. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
03. 17 Days
04. I Would Die 4 U
05. The Beautiful Ones
06. Miles Away
07. Take Me with U
08. When U Were Mine
09. Reverse Life
10. I Wish U Heaven
11. Money Don't Matter 2 Night