Joseph Arthur – CANCELLED

JOSEPH ARTHUR is an American singer, also recognized for his qualities

as a painter. Spotted by Lou Reed and Peter Gabriel, in 1996, the artist

now has around fifteen albums to his credit. He’s also at the origin of

several bands: The Lonely Astronauts, Fistful Mercy which he founded

with Ben Harper or even RNDM with Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam.

Joseph Arthur on stage could be described as a fallen or cursed angel,

who with his guitar, pedals and mics, builds live real swirling and

captivating melodies which gives stripped-down pieces, without

artifice, inhabited solely by the singer’s voice. Joseph Arthur draws his

inspiration from Leonard Cohen, Joe Henry and Jeff Buckley. The

finesse of the compositions and the richness of the orchestrations

make Joseph Arthur one of the best American songwriters of the XXI

century.

His song “In the Sun” was covered by singer Michael Stipe of R.E.M and

Chris Martin of Coldplay, as well as by Peter Gabriel.

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