Give My Love to London
Marianne Faithfull's latest is her best and most daring album of this century, featuring some of her heaviest and most haunting performances. Roger Waters, Nick Cave, Anna Calvi, Portishead's Adrian Utley, and others collaborate.
With a little help from her friends, the 67 year old English chanteuse and cultural icon releases an album that reconciles a dissolute past with her clean and sober present.
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Though there is no musical resemblance, the title track of Marianne Faithfull's Give My Love to London looks back at her brilliant reading of Kurt Weill's and Bertolt Brecht's "Pirate Jenny" on her 20th Century Blues album from 1997, and even mentions her by name.
Marianne Faithfull has always worked with diverse producers, co-writers and instrumentalists, bringing new perspectives and dimensions to her albums while maintaining her unique and distinctive sound.
It’s not as good as Broken English, but it’s the equal of anything she’s done since, says<strong> Phil Mongredien</strong>
With guest turns from Anna Calvi and Ed Harcourt, Faithfull’s new album sees the veteran singer back on form, writes <strong>Maddy Costa</strong>
Marianne Faithfull's twentieth album is an uneven collection of covers and original material, says Neil McCormick