As collaborations go, I guess it’s unexpected. But then, that’s what you expect from Lou Reed, isn’t it?
Even as I’m thinking “WTF?” I’m also thinking this could be a really interesting album. I’m no metalhead by any stretch, but there are a couple Danzig and Metallica tracks on my iPod. And if Marianne Faithfull’s guest vocals on Metallica’s “The Memory Remains” are any indication, this collaboration with Reed could be kind of brilliant. Reed himself certainly seems to think so.
“The version of the Lulu music I did with Metallica is awe-inspiring. It’s maybe the best thing done by anyone, ever,” he told New York magazine back in June.
Lulu doesn’t officially drop until October 31, but here’s a first taste.
Kind of a mess, isn’t it?
Images via Marcelo Costa, KatjusaC
NEXT: New Works From Zola Jesus, Ryan Adams
Meanwhile, haunting neo-goth singer Zola Jesus has a new album out this week (her third) and it is absolutely essential listening. Well, essential for fans of dark synth-driven music like The Knife and Fever Ray.
But Conatus finds Zola Jesus—stage name of singer-songwriter Nika Roza Danilova—in a bit more of a dance-friendly mood, particularly on tracks like “Seekir.” The album reminds me of both Fever Ray and Bat for Lashes in places, minus Natasha Khan’s more optimistic whimsy.
NEXT: Ryan Adams
And while alt-country may not be every gay’s thing, I’m loving dreamy, dreamy Ryan Adams’ new album, Ashes and Fire (out Oct 11), so much right now that I can’t not mention it here. It’s an incredibly lovely album, spare and wistful, evocative of lonely dirt roads and summer nights on porch swings. Check out a live version of the title track:
Jonas
Loutallica is going to be cataclysmicly awful. We should all start preparing now. Get in your stocks of tinned food and bottled water.
Viperchief420
You gotta Love Lou!!
j
Oh god I hope this is a VERY early demo. And goddamn lou reed can’t sing.
Lefty
Lou is the greatest, but Metallica are the dreariest pile of crap that ever formed a band.
Dreadful.
Lefty
Oh, I’m looking forward to getting the Zola Jesus album.
She’s great – reminds me of Siouxsie most of all, only better.
Check out Zola Jesus Meets L.A. Vampires too.
Not that arsed about Ryan Adams. 🙂