Soul Drift

I’m a bit late on this it seems, but whatever, I’m excited about it! Mike Patton did an interview at the beginning of the year & mentioned a new Lovage album! I thought their first album was just a one off. Here is what he said:

The music is done. Dan [The Automator] has written all the music, but we don’t know when we’ll be able to track all the vocals. So, I would think that at some point next year, when schedules free up, we’ll track this thing, and have the laborious adventure of finding a home for it. Maybe I’ll put it out, maybe we’ll go somewhere else; I’m not quite sure what we’re going to do with it. But, I would think at some point next year a new Lovage record would hit people’s ears.
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I really hope that Jennifer Charles of Elysian Fields is involved again, though. There seems to be some doubt that she will be. It would be a shame if she isn’t, Patton & Charles are two of my favourite vocalists, & her voice suited the sleazy songs so well! She seemed quite uncomfortable singing the songs live though (I saw some on YouTube) so maybe that’s why she wouldn’t do it again. Who knows.

I’d recommend Lovage to anyone who loves: Mike Patton, Elysian Fields, sex, sleazy (but funny) songs, trip-hop, electronic… or all of the above! I just wish I could get the first album (’Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By’) for a decent price somewhere – Amazon used/new is around £30!