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About the Artist
Originally inspired by a dream of British 1930s crooner Al Bowlly and American actress Tuesday Weld, Stephen Coates began to create music to try to recreate the sounds he heard in his childhood home - 'the crackling of radios playing swing and easy listening in some distant room.' As The Real Tuesday Weld, Coates doesn't hesitate to put those sounds to subversive use much like some of his most illustrious forebears and influences--such as Serge Gainsbourg and Ennio Morricone.
From his first EP 'The Valentine' on Dreamy records and through many singles, eps and compilation tracks with Motorway Records, Kindercore and Bambini records to the album 'Cupid Meets Psyche' he has developed the sound known as 'Antique Beat'.
The album 'I, Lucifer', was conceived as a 'soundtrack' and companion piece to Glen Duncan's novel of the same name, a mischievous view of the Devil's take on humanity - A song cycle of love, loss and redemption set to a jazz, elctronic and pop collage - written as the devil's advocate, so to speak.
'The Return of the Clerkenwell Kid' released in 2005, was no less audacious in its potent mixture of classic and modern sounds and styles and reprised older songs to tell the story of a love affair from before its beginning until after its end. The album's sounds cover a much wider stylistic range, extending beyond cabaret and swing to embrace breezy bossa nova, classic pop and gentle psychedelia--adding João Gilberto, Martin Denny, Brian Wilson and the Beatles to the sonic mix.
The last album 'The London Book of the Dead' is another song cycle describing the soul's adventure through birth, life, death and rebirth is about to emerge. It features the Jacques Van Rhijn, Clive Painter, Don Brosnan and Jed Woodhouse from the live band and special guest appearances by Cibelle, The Puppini Sisters, David Piper, Aurelia Thierree and Moses Strongpeace.
From his first EP 'The Valentine' on Dreamy records and through many singles, eps and compilation tracks with Motorway Records, Kindercore and Bambini records to the album 'Cupid Meets Psyche' he has developed the sound known as 'Antique Beat'.
The album 'I, Lucifer', was conceived as a 'soundtrack' and companion piece to Glen Duncan's novel of the same name, a mischievous view of the Devil's take on humanity - A song cycle of love, loss and redemption set to a jazz, elctronic and pop collage - written as the devil's advocate, so to speak.
'The Return of the Clerkenwell Kid' released in 2005, was no less audacious in its potent mixture of classic and modern sounds and styles and reprised older songs to tell the story of a love affair from before its beginning until after its end. The album's sounds cover a much wider stylistic range, extending beyond cabaret and swing to embrace breezy bossa nova, classic pop and gentle psychedelia--adding João Gilberto, Martin Denny, Brian Wilson and the Beatles to the sonic mix.
The last album 'The London Book of the Dead' is another song cycle describing the soul's adventure through birth, life, death and rebirth is about to emerge. It features the Jacques Van Rhijn, Clive Painter, Don Brosnan and Jed Woodhouse from the live band and special guest appearances by Cibelle, The Puppini Sisters, David Piper, Aurelia Thierree and Moses Strongpeace.
Product Description
The Real Tuesday Weld is a British band, fronted by lead singer and founder Stephen Coates. They are known for producing jazzy cabaret-style music with subtle electronica influences, a style dubbed 'antique beat' by Coates.
Track List:
1
Intro
2
I'll See You in My Dreams
3
Epitaph for a Dream
4
Over the Hillsides
5
Black Birdies Come
6
What It Takes
7
Nightingales
8
Dreaming of You
9
Valentines
10
Outro
The band is named after American film actress Tuesday Weld. Coates once had a dream involving Weld and 30s vocalist Al Bowlly. Coates and others often cite the dream as inspiration for the band and its particular style.
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This is a really lovely album, with beautiful haunting sounds and great singing. Reminds me of something one might have heard in England or Weimar Germany in the 1930s. And yet very much in the "now"... The only problem I have with the album is that it's quite short, only 28 minutes and change. I wish it were longer.
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The End of the World -- just how it should be,
This review is from: The End of the World (Audio CD)
Lovely, poetic and perfect.
Epitaph for a dream and Black Birdies Come, like all of the songs are multilayered and stunningly visual. The songs sound both historic, yet current, producing a real time bending experience. It's a clever expression of the multiverse; placing us in many historical and cultural landscapes at once. Enter the club; purchase a Gimlet -- sit down to a white linen table, the Wurlitzer swells, the curtain parts and the eternal black night begins.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sir Coates Gets Better & Better,
By il n'y a que deux "THiNK" (New York City) - See all my reviews
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The band gets better and better with each release.
One learns to appreciate the sheer brilliance of the work with each listening. BEST SONGS - Dreaming Of You - I'll See You In My Dreams - What It Takes - Valentines - Over The Hillsides - Intro & Outro Quality Trumps Everything
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