Joseph Arthur
Joseph Arthur
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- The Basics
It must be nice to go home to your mom or girlfriend one day and say, "Guess who discovered me today? Peter Gabriel!" Not-your-average-singer-songwriter brought that topic to the kitchen table back in the mid-'90s, when Gabriel's Real World label grabbed him for such gorgeous and mildly gloomy songs as "In the Sun," "September Baby," and "You Are the Dark." By the sound of our Next Steps, it looks like Gabriel scored an artist with an actual career ahead of him, too.
$13.86 The Basics
Name Artist Time Price 1 Honey and the Moon Joseph Arthur 4:43 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 In the Sun Joseph Arthur 5:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 You're So True Joseph Arthur 3:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 Even Tho Joseph Arthur 4:47 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 September Baby Joseph Arthur 4:51 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 A Smile That Explodes Joseph Arthur 3:21 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 You've Been Loved Joseph Arthur 4:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Faith Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts 4:43 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Big City Secrets Joseph Arthur 4:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Midwest Joseph Arthur 2:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 Can't Exist Joseph Arthur 4:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Could We Survive Joseph Arthur 2:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Chemical Joseph Arthur 4:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 You Are the Dark Joseph Arthur 3:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Mercedes Joseph Arthur 6:18 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 15 Songs - Next Steps
Not everything Joseph Arthur writes is custom-made for candlelit nights and sobbing sessions. "Exhausted" burns with the frustration of someone who just hit his or her last straw, and "You Are Free" hums along to the carefree tune of a harmonica and heavy-hitter drums, while "Good About Me," "Tattoo," and the Rolling Stones cover "Wild Horses" rekindle Arthur's natural ability to craft somber, bittersweet songs in the timeless vein of Leonard Cohen and Jeff Buckley.
$15.45 Next Steps
Name Artist Time Price 1 Temporary People Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts 5:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 Nothing 2 Hide Joseph Arthur 3:44 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 I Will Carry You Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts 3:55 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 Over the Sun Joseph Arthur 4:02 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Exhausted Joseph Arthur 4:46 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Good About Me Joseph Arthur 4:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Lovely Cost Joseph Arthur 2:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Father's Son Fistful of Mercy 4:16 $1.29 View In iTunes 9 Take Me Home Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts 4:41 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Walk Away Joseph Arthur 3:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 You Are Free (Live) Joseph Arthur 4:28 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Even When Yer Blue Joseph Arthur 3:17 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Look Into the Sky Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts 4:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Wild Horses Faultline 5:15 $1.29 View In iTunes 15 Tattoo Joseph Arthur 4:10 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 15 Songs - Complete Set
Akron, Ohio didn't give birth to just Devo, the Black Keys, and the tire industry; it's also the proud hometown of Joseph Arthur, one of the most promising singer-songwriters to emerge from the past decade with a guitar in hand and head full of demons. He's not just hiding behind simple acoustic riffs and a broken heart, either; Arthur is as adept at bouncing his versatile verses off cabinet-shaking ("Mercedes," "Even Tho") and bubble-popping ("Bottle of You," "Big City Secret") beats as he is at hiding in a haystack of hazy chords ("Invisible Hands," "Honey and the Moon").
$29.31 Complete Set
Total: 30 Songs
Customer Reviews
Arthur just keeps getting better!
The highlights on this album are for me In the Sun (of course), Even Tho, Chemical, You're So True, September Baby, and Temporary People, but some classics are missing, such as Exhausted, Spaceman, Sunrise Dolls, Say Goodbye, Tattoo, Wasted, Blue Lips, Devil's Broom, Drive, Face in the Crowd (Live), Turn You On (Live), and You are the Dark (Live). One day, JA will get the glory he deserves.
