“Like nearly the entire body of work that Anderson has created since the 1980s, ‘Amelia’ is an uncontainable hybrid,” Jon Pareles writes in a @NYTimes feature on Laurie and her new album. “It unfolds as something between a song cycle, an oratorio and a vintage radio drama. Anderson deploys a string orchestra, electronics and a jazz-tinged rhythm section along with her gallery of singing and speaking voices … [There are] stretches of heaving orchestral counterpoint that grow enveloping, even dizzying, evoking the vastness, and danger, of sky and ocean.” You can read the article at link in bio. 📷: @ok__mccausland #Amelia #AmeliaEarhart
“Like nearly the entire body of work that Anderson has created since the 1980s, ‘Amelia’ is an uncontainable hybrid,” Jon Pareles writes in a @NYTimes feature on Laurie and her new album. “It unfolds as something between a song cycle, an oratorio and a vintage radio drama. Anderson deploys a string orchestra, electronics and a jazz-tinged rhythm section along with her gallery of singing and speaking voices … [There are] stretches of heaving orchestral counterpoint that grow enveloping, even dizzying, evoking the vastness, and danger, of sky and ocean.” You can read the article at link in bio. 📷: @ok__mccausland #Amelia #AmeliaEarhart
“Like nearly the entire body of work that Anderson has created since the 1980s, ‘Amelia’ is an uncontainable hybrid,” Jon Pareles writes in a @NYTimes feature on Laurie and her new album. “It unfolds as something between a song cycle, an oratorio and a vintage radio drama. Anderson deploys a string orchestra, electronics and a jazz-tinged rhythm section along with her gallery of singing and speaking voices … [There are] stretches of heaving orchestral counterpoint that grow enveloping, even dizzying, evoking the vastness, and danger, of sky and ocean.” You can read the article at link in bio. 📷: @ok__mccausland #Amelia #AmeliaEarhart
ARK: UNITED STATES PART 5 Marking the end of the world in a momentous mix of music, cinematic imagery, songs and stories, ARK is a new live stage work from legendary multi-media artist Laurie Anderson. The data clouds break. Systems are failing. We are on our own. What now? November 12-24 @factory_international Manchester Link above in bio 📷 by @ebruyildiz
Happy Amelia Earhart Day! Today marks 127 years since she entered this world.
Happy Amelia Earhart Day! Today marks 127 years since she entered this world.
Happy Amelia Earhart Day! Today marks 127 years since she entered this world.
Happy Amelia Earhart Day! Today marks 127 years since she entered this world.
“I’m an optimist for one single reason: you have a happier life,” Laurie tells the @Guardian, answering readers’ questions about writing letters to JFK, collaborating with William S. Burroughs, wrestling Andy Kaufman, reading @DavidBowie’s mind, performing for dogs, and more. You can read it at link in bio. #WilliamSBurroughs #AndyKaufman #DavidBowie
The series of PSAs Laurie made for her 1989 album, ‘Strange Angels,’ are now on YouTube. 📺 “Instead of doing a music video starring myself dancing around and looking cool I decided to do a series of public service announcements about things that were on my mind—military spending, the national debt, equal rights. They had zero to do with any of the songs on the record. Oddly, Warners totally accepted them. They even promoted them.” #PublicServiceAnnouncement #StrangeAngels #itsourpleasuretoserveyou #turkeytetrazzini
Laurie’s first new album since 2018, ‘Amelia,’ about Amelia Earhart’s tragic last flight, is out now on @nonesuchrecords! You can get it and hear it at link in bio. Performing on the album are @brnofilharmonie, conducted by @dennis_russell_davies, and @anohni, @starbuckcello, @mooserob, @rskaudio, @elecviola, @marcribotmusic, @tonyscherr, @nadiasirota, and Kenny Wollesen. Recorded by Ryan Kelly. Mixed & mastered by @damienqd at @miravalstudios. ‘Amelia’ was originally commissioned by @amercomporch. Art Direction and Design: @masakitkoike at @phyxdesign #Amelia #AmeliaEarhart #Nonesuch #NonesuchRecords #Vinyl #Unboxing
Laurie Anderson turns another trailblazer of the 20th century into her muse for new record Amelia – but the story of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart resonates now more than ever, she tells Sophie Leigh Walker for this week’s digital cover. The life and career of the trailblazing experimental musician spans across six decades and has always been defined by exceptional circumstances. She helped design the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and served as the first – and, so far, only – official artist in residence for NASA. She pioneered “audio drag” with electronic pitch-shifting, invented experimental instruments, published ten books, contributed music to films by the likes of Wim Wenders and composed a 98-minute techno opera based on Moby Dick. She was the fascination of Warhol’s New York, a collaborator and close friend of William S. Burroughs, and the one to walk her husband, Lou Reed, to the end of the world. The motif present on Amelia – released this Friday – which unifies Anderson’s sprawling ventures across her work is the breakdown of technology. “I often use the inability of technology to save us as a theme, because that is my belief,” Anderson insists. “A lot of people think, ‘Oh, don’t worry, we’re going to solve the climate crisis because technology will step in and fix things’, and I’m like, ‘You’re dreaming.’” What does Anderson see laid out in front of her? How has terrain of the world has changed and how does it feel to find herself here, right now. “There are more rules about how you’re supposed to behave,” she says. “There was a time where we were insulting people non-stop, and now it’s kind of taboo. You shouldn’t hurt anyone’s feelings and everyone has to win. Sometimes, it’s good to lose. You’re gonna learn a lot when you lose. That’s what Bob Dylan taught everybody, the romance of losing.” Read the full profile over on thelineofbestfit.com. 🎶 @laurieandersonofficial ✍️ @herselfportrait 📸 @sophie_barloc 💿 @nonesuchrecords
Laurie Anderson turns another trailblazer of the 20th century into her muse for new record Amelia – but the story of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart resonates now more than ever, she tells Sophie Leigh Walker for this week’s digital cover. The life and career of the trailblazing experimental musician spans across six decades and has always been defined by exceptional circumstances. She helped design the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and served as the first – and, so far, only – official artist in residence for NASA. She pioneered “audio drag” with electronic pitch-shifting, invented experimental instruments, published ten books, contributed music to films by the likes of Wim Wenders and composed a 98-minute techno opera based on Moby Dick. She was the fascination of Warhol’s New York, a collaborator and close friend of William S. Burroughs, and the one to walk her husband, Lou Reed, to the end of the world. The motif present on Amelia – released this Friday – which unifies Anderson’s sprawling ventures across her work is the breakdown of technology. “I often use the inability of technology to save us as a theme, because that is my belief,” Anderson insists. “A lot of people think, ‘Oh, don’t worry, we’re going to solve the climate crisis because technology will step in and fix things’, and I’m like, ‘You’re dreaming.’” What does Anderson see laid out in front of her? How has terrain of the world has changed and how does it feel to find herself here, right now. “There are more rules about how you’re supposed to behave,” she says. “There was a time where we were insulting people non-stop, and now it’s kind of taboo. You shouldn’t hurt anyone’s feelings and everyone has to win. Sometimes, it’s good to lose. You’re gonna learn a lot when you lose. That’s what Bob Dylan taught everybody, the romance of losing.” Read the full profile over on thelineofbestfit.com. 🎶 @laurieandersonofficial ✍️ @herselfportrait 📸 @sophie_barloc 💿 @nonesuchrecords
Laurie Anderson turns another trailblazer of the 20th century into her muse for new record Amelia – but the story of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart resonates now more than ever, she tells Sophie Leigh Walker for this week’s digital cover. The life and career of the trailblazing experimental musician spans across six decades and has always been defined by exceptional circumstances. She helped design the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and served as the first – and, so far, only – official artist in residence for NASA. She pioneered “audio drag” with electronic pitch-shifting, invented experimental instruments, published ten books, contributed music to films by the likes of Wim Wenders and composed a 98-minute techno opera based on Moby Dick. She was the fascination of Warhol’s New York, a collaborator and close friend of William S. Burroughs, and the one to walk her husband, Lou Reed, to the end of the world. The motif present on Amelia – released this Friday – which unifies Anderson’s sprawling ventures across her work is the breakdown of technology. “I often use the inability of technology to save us as a theme, because that is my belief,” Anderson insists. “A lot of people think, ‘Oh, don’t worry, we’re going to solve the climate crisis because technology will step in and fix things’, and I’m like, ‘You’re dreaming.’” What does Anderson see laid out in front of her? How has terrain of the world has changed and how does it feel to find herself here, right now. “There are more rules about how you’re supposed to behave,” she says. “There was a time where we were insulting people non-stop, and now it’s kind of taboo. You shouldn’t hurt anyone’s feelings and everyone has to win. Sometimes, it’s good to lose. You’re gonna learn a lot when you lose. That’s what Bob Dylan taught everybody, the romance of losing.” Read the full profile over on thelineofbestfit.com. 🎶 @laurieandersonofficial ✍️ @herselfportrait 📸 @sophie_barloc 💿 @nonesuchrecords
Laurie Anderson turns another trailblazer of the 20th century into her muse for new record Amelia – but the story of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart resonates now more than ever, she tells Sophie Leigh Walker for this week’s digital cover. The life and career of the trailblazing experimental musician spans across six decades and has always been defined by exceptional circumstances. She helped design the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and served as the first – and, so far, only – official artist in residence for NASA. She pioneered “audio drag” with electronic pitch-shifting, invented experimental instruments, published ten books, contributed music to films by the likes of Wim Wenders and composed a 98-minute techno opera based on Moby Dick. She was the fascination of Warhol’s New York, a collaborator and close friend of William S. Burroughs, and the one to walk her husband, Lou Reed, to the end of the world. The motif present on Amelia – released this Friday – which unifies Anderson’s sprawling ventures across her work is the breakdown of technology. “I often use the inability of technology to save us as a theme, because that is my belief,” Anderson insists. “A lot of people think, ‘Oh, don’t worry, we’re going to solve the climate crisis because technology will step in and fix things’, and I’m like, ‘You’re dreaming.’” What does Anderson see laid out in front of her? How has terrain of the world has changed and how does it feel to find herself here, right now. “There are more rules about how you’re supposed to behave,” she says. “There was a time where we were insulting people non-stop, and now it’s kind of taboo. You shouldn’t hurt anyone’s feelings and everyone has to win. Sometimes, it’s good to lose. You’re gonna learn a lot when you lose. That’s what Bob Dylan taught everybody, the romance of losing.” Read the full profile over on thelineofbestfit.com. 🎶 @laurieandersonofficial ✍️ @herselfportrait 📸 @sophie_barloc 💿 @nonesuchrecords
Laurie Anderson was on @BBC6Music’s ‘Radcliffe and Maconie’ to talk with @stumaconie about her upcoming album, ‘Amelia,’ which he calls “a really mysterious and lovely new album … beautiful.” And for the show’s First, Last, and Everything segment, she shares the first record she owned, the most recent one she’s enjoyed, and the record that means “everything” to her—as well as “Road to Mandalay,” the first track from the new album. You can hear it from 90 minutes in at link in bio. 📷: @ebruyildiz #LaurieAnderson #Amelia #AmeliaEarhart #BBC6Music #RadcliffeAndMaconie
“One of the things I’ve realized is that I only really learn anything when things are just disastrous. It’s the only time I’m able to actually be vulnerable enough to learn anything,” Laurie tells @SPINmag’s Steve Hochman. “Because the rest of the time it’s like, ‘Yeah, that’s good. I’ll do this. I’ll do that.’ It’s fun and exciting, but, you know, whenever everything just falls apart—it’s not that I look forward to it now, but I almost do.” You can read the article at link in bio. 📷: @ebruyildiz #Amelia #AmeliaEarhart
The video for “Beautiful Red Dress,” from Laurie’s 1989 album, ‘Strange Angels,’ is now on YouTube via link in bio. She says: “It was a blast to do a dance video and play a waitress. It’s a little corny now but I still like the message. And almost forty years later women still don’t have anything like equal rights. And can you believe the ERA has still not passed?” Directed by Kristi Zea (@kgzea). Filmed at CBGB, New York City. #BeautifulRedDress #StrangeAngels #CBGB
“India And On Down to Australia,” a new track featuring @Anohni from the upcoming album ‘Amelia,’ is out now. The rhythm was from an unreleased song called ‘Rumba Club’ that I always wanted to use as something It was recorded during pandemic times. And so @BrnoFilharmonie led by @dennis_russell_davies recorded their part, and then it came to me to put the electronics and voice on it. And I thought, I need to make the story a little bit bigger, so I’m going to find a bridge between the electronic viola that I’m playing and the orchestra, so that became percussion by Kenny Wolleson, bass by @tonyschert, viola by Martha Mooke (@elecviola)—a little string trio that was organized by @MooseRob, with @NadiaSirota playing as well. And then @marcribotmusic doing some groove parts and of course Anohni. So it became this big romantic orchestral thing. #AmeliaEarhart #Amelia
Laurie was on @BBC6Music to talk with @craigcharlesfunkandsoul about her new album, ‘Amelia,’ out this Friday; engaging with AI; what followed from “O Superman”; and her new stage show ‘ARK: United States Part 5,’ premiering at @factory_international’s Aviva Studios in Manchester this November. You can hear their conversation from about an hour in at link in bio. 📷: @ebruyildiz #BBC6Music #CraigCharles
Be one of the first to experience a listening party and conversation surrounding Laurie Anderson’s new album, 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢. 👂🏼 Tomorrow night, Friday, August 23 at 7 PM. 🎼The album features collaborations with the renowned Czech orchestra Filharmonie Brno, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, as well as contributions from acclaimed artists like Anohni, Marc Ribot, Rob Moose, and others. 🎙️After the full album preview, Laurie Anderson will conduct an intimate conversation and Q&A, during which she will share insights into the creative process behind Amelia, her inspirations, and how she wove together historical narrative and musical innovation to honor Earhart’s daring spirit. This event offers a chance to dive deep into Amelia’s world and explore the boundaries of music, history, and imagination. 🎟️ Visit the link in our bio for tickets! … Photos Laurie Anderson. Photo: Ebru Yildiz Laurie Anderson’s Amelia cover art. Laurie Anderson. Photo: Allan Tannenbaum SPONSORS Performing Arts programming is supported in part by funding from The Melville Straus Family Endowment, and Monica and Peter Tessler. Music Programming is supported in part by The Ellen and James S. Marcus Endowment for Musical Programming. Additional support provided by Friends of the Theater: John and Joan D’Addario, Gabrielle and Gianpaolo de Felice, Lisa Schultz & Ezriel Kornel, Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan, Michèle and Steve Pesner, The Schaffner Family Foundation, Jayne Baron Sherman and Deborah Zum, Straus Family Foundation, and Susi and Peter Wunsch
Be one of the first to experience a listening party and conversation surrounding Laurie Anderson’s new album, 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢. 👂🏼 Tomorrow night, Friday, August 23 at 7 PM. 🎼The album features collaborations with the renowned Czech orchestra Filharmonie Brno, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, as well as contributions from acclaimed artists like Anohni, Marc Ribot, Rob Moose, and others. 🎙️After the full album preview, Laurie Anderson will conduct an intimate conversation and Q&A, during which she will share insights into the creative process behind Amelia, her inspirations, and how she wove together historical narrative and musical innovation to honor Earhart’s daring spirit. This event offers a chance to dive deep into Amelia’s world and explore the boundaries of music, history, and imagination. 🎟️ Visit the link in our bio for tickets! … Photos Laurie Anderson. Photo: Ebru Yildiz Laurie Anderson’s Amelia cover art. Laurie Anderson. Photo: Allan Tannenbaum SPONSORS Performing Arts programming is supported in part by funding from The Melville Straus Family Endowment, and Monica and Peter Tessler. Music Programming is supported in part by The Ellen and James S. Marcus Endowment for Musical Programming. Additional support provided by Friends of the Theater: John and Joan D’Addario, Gabrielle and Gianpaolo de Felice, Lisa Schultz & Ezriel Kornel, Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan, Michèle and Steve Pesner, The Schaffner Family Foundation, Jayne Baron Sherman and Deborah Zum, Straus Family Foundation, and Susi and Peter Wunsch
Be one of the first to experience a listening party and conversation surrounding Laurie Anderson’s new album, 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢. 👂🏼 Tomorrow night, Friday, August 23 at 7 PM. 🎼The album features collaborations with the renowned Czech orchestra Filharmonie Brno, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, as well as contributions from acclaimed artists like Anohni, Marc Ribot, Rob Moose, and others. 🎙️After the full album preview, Laurie Anderson will conduct an intimate conversation and Q&A, during which she will share insights into the creative process behind Amelia, her inspirations, and how she wove together historical narrative and musical innovation to honor Earhart’s daring spirit. This event offers a chance to dive deep into Amelia’s world and explore the boundaries of music, history, and imagination. 🎟️ Visit the link in our bio for tickets! … Photos Laurie Anderson. Photo: Ebru Yildiz Laurie Anderson’s Amelia cover art. Laurie Anderson. Photo: Allan Tannenbaum SPONSORS Performing Arts programming is supported in part by funding from The Melville Straus Family Endowment, and Monica and Peter Tessler. Music Programming is supported in part by The Ellen and James S. Marcus Endowment for Musical Programming. Additional support provided by Friends of the Theater: John and Joan D’Addario, Gabrielle and Gianpaolo de Felice, Lisa Schultz & Ezriel Kornel, Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan, Michèle and Steve Pesner, The Schaffner Family Foundation, Jayne Baron Sherman and Deborah Zum, Straus Family Foundation, and Susi and Peter Wunsch
At 7 p.m. on Sept. 9, Laurie and Sexmob will be joining some of our favorite @WNYC hosts at @SummerStage in Central Park! It’ll be an evening of great storytelling, comedy, trivia and we will be performing with others to celebrate WNYC’s 100th birthday. The event will be broadcast live on WNYC at 93.9 FM and wnyc.org More info at the 🔗 in Bio #WNYC100
