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Wednesday, February 8, 2017
The indie band Joan of Arc released its latest album, “He’s Got The Whole This Land Is Your Land In His Hands” on January 20, its first album since 2011.
The album is the result of the band’s improvisational sessions at various locations in Chicago, which were recorded and then pared down to a few songs. The final product consists of music without any definite structure, other than a general musical theme which is then elaborated upon. This style has long been a signature of this band, which evolved from the earlier “Cap’n Jazz” group which, as its name implies, borrowed jazz’s improvisational nature.
Recording sessions took place at the Open House Contemporary Gallery, Silent Funny arts space, the Chicago Athletic Association, and other locations in Chicago, and many of the songs likewise deal with that city, the hometown of the band’s founding members.
Songs on the album include “This Must Be the Placenta”, “Cha Cha Cha Chakra”, “Grange Hex Stream”, “Two-Toothed Troll”, “Full Moon and Rainbo Repair”, and others. The random names are typical of the band’s usual song titles.
Joan of Arc is scheduled to perform at the Vera Project in Seattle on February 14.