Tracklisting:
- MANIFESTO
- BLACK & WHITE
- CONSEQUENCES
- JOE SENT ME
- HURRICANES
- LIFE FORCE
- TRUE
- THE HOOK
- LOVE LIVES IN THE DARK
- SAVE YOURSELF
- THE POEM ONCE IN A WHILE
- HEART OF WAX
- THE HOOK (REPRISE)
Package includes: 3 panel no plastic recycled digipak, 14" foldout lyric sheet, plus 8 temporary tattoos of images from JOE SENT ME
Vanessa Daou digs deeper into her electro-acoustic roots on JOE SENT ME, reminiscent of Zipless & Head Music, Vanessa's debut release on Columbia Records, she describes this new album as "moody, bluesy, soulful, minimal, bass heavy, and rich musically." On JOE SENT ME, Jazz, Blues, Electronica and spoken word merge seamlessly, sounds and echoes from the past coexist, clash and collide: Vanessa's intention was to create "a unique sonic landscape." JOE SENT ME is a pared down and refined synthesis of the various styles Daou has explored throughout her storied career - a sonic collage of slow-burning smoky jazz, hazy Delta Blues, atmospheric electronic pop, sultry soul, melancholic neo-folk and stirring poetic meditations. The album simmers and steams, bringing to mind languid and sultry nights of love, lust and desire, reminding the listener of Vanessa Daou's previous releases while bringing a new sound into focus.