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Arriving swiftly after 2018's Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John, 2019's Juliana Hatfield Sings the Police amounts to the second chapter in a musical autobiography for the rocker. If Olivia Newton-John amounted to Hatfield's first musical love, the Police are the pivotal band of her teens, a group that accelerated her interest in rock & roll. Appropriately, Juliana Hatfield Sings the Police isn't as sweet or dreamy as Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John. Hatfield emphasizes the group's connection to punk and New Wave, both through song selection and arrangement. While Sings the Police hardly avoids hits, it does contain such B-sides as "Landlord" and a host of deep cuts, ranging from "Hungry for You (J'aurais Toujours Faim De Toi)" to "Murder by Numbers." Crucially, Hatfield's D.I.Y. aesthetic means she builds each track with drum machines, flanged guitars, and double-tracked harmonies, decisions that give the album a primitive yet futuristic edge. Often, this choice means her versions sound more New Wave than the Police originals: "Next to You" pulsates to a controlled, stylish beat, "Every Breath You Take" is stripped of its signature riff and given a bit of a dark bounce, "Roxanne" finds Hatfield punctuating its melody with squalls of distorted guitar. A few numbers adhere closely to the original arrangements -- "Canary in a Coalmine" and "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da," both notably from Zenyatta Mondatta, hit the same emotional notes -- but they serve as musical guideposts illuminating how the rest of the record offers clever and loving subversions of a familiar catalog. In Hatfield's hands, the songs of Sting and the Police don't necessarily sound like hits -- nor are they performed with the technical proficiency of Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland -- but they sound fresh and alive, once again feeling like punk-inspired pop.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Juliana Hatfield, MainArtist - Sting, Composer - EMI Blackwood Music Inc OBO Magnetic Pub Ltd (BMI), MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 American Laundromat Records (P) 2019 American Laundromat Laundromats
Juliana Hatfield, MainArtist - Sting, Composer - EMI Blackwood Music Inc OBO Magnetic Pub Ltd (BMI), MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 American Laundromat Records (P) 2019 American Laundromat Laundromats
Juliana Hatfield, MainArtist - Sting, Composer - EMI Blackwood Music Inc OBO Magnetic Pub Ltd (BMI), MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 American Laundromat Records (P) 2019 American Laundromat Laundromats
Juliana Hatfield, MainArtist - Sting, Composer - EMI Blackwood Music Inc OBO Magnetic Pub Ltd (BMI), MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 American Laundromat Records (P) 2019 American Laundromat Laundromats
Juliana Hatfield, MainArtist - Sting, Composer - EMI Blackwood Music Inc OBO Magnetic Pub Ltd (BMI), MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 American Laundromat Records (P) 2019 American Laundromat Laundromats
Juliana Hatfield, MainArtist - Sting, Composer - EMI Blackwood Music Inc OBO Magnetic Pub Ltd (BMI), MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 American Laundromat Records (P) 2019 American Laundromat Laundromats
Juliana Hatfield, MainArtist - Sting, Composer - EMI Blackwood Music Inc OBO Magnetic Pub Ltd (BMI), MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 American Laundromat Records (P) 2019 American Laundromat Laundromats
Juliana Hatfield, MainArtist - Sting, Composer - EMI Blackwood Music Inc OBO Magnetic Pub Ltd (BMI), MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 American Laundromat Records (P) 2019 American Laundromat Laundromats
Juliana Hatfield, MainArtist - Sting, Composer - Andy Summers, Composer - EMI Blackwood Music Inc OBO Magnetic Pub Ltd (BMI), MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 American Laundromat Records (P) 2019 American Laundromat Laundromats
Juliana Hatfield, MainArtist - Sting, Composer - Stewart Copeland, Composer - EMI Blackwood Music Inc OBO Magnetic Pub Ltd (BMI), MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 American Laundromat Records (P) 2019 American Laundromat Laundromats
Juliana Hatfield, MainArtist - Sting, Composer - Stewart Copeland, Composer - EMI Blackwood Music Inc OBO Magnetic Pub Ltd (BMI), MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 American Laundromat Records (P) 2019 American Laundromat Laundromats
Juliana Hatfield, MainArtist - Sting, Composer - Stewart Copeland, Composer - EMI Blackwood Music Inc OBO Magnetic Pub Ltd (BMI), MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUB INC (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 American Laundromat Records (P) 2019 American Laundromat Laundromats
Album review
Arriving swiftly after 2018's Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John, 2019's Juliana Hatfield Sings the Police amounts to the second chapter in a musical autobiography for the rocker. If Olivia Newton-John amounted to Hatfield's first musical love, the Police are the pivotal band of her teens, a group that accelerated her interest in rock & roll. Appropriately, Juliana Hatfield Sings the Police isn't as sweet or dreamy as Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John. Hatfield emphasizes the group's connection to punk and New Wave, both through song selection and arrangement. While Sings the Police hardly avoids hits, it does contain such B-sides as "Landlord" and a host of deep cuts, ranging from "Hungry for You (J'aurais Toujours Faim De Toi)" to "Murder by Numbers." Crucially, Hatfield's D.I.Y. aesthetic means she builds each track with drum machines, flanged guitars, and double-tracked harmonies, decisions that give the album a primitive yet futuristic edge. Often, this choice means her versions sound more New Wave than the Police originals: "Next to You" pulsates to a controlled, stylish beat, "Every Breath You Take" is stripped of its signature riff and given a bit of a dark bounce, "Roxanne" finds Hatfield punctuating its melody with squalls of distorted guitar. A few numbers adhere closely to the original arrangements -- "Canary in a Coalmine" and "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da," both notably from Zenyatta Mondatta, hit the same emotional notes -- but they serve as musical guideposts illuminating how the rest of the record offers clever and loving subversions of a familiar catalog. In Hatfield's hands, the songs of Sting and the Police don't necessarily sound like hits -- nor are they performed with the technical proficiency of Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland -- but they sound fresh and alive, once again feeling like punk-inspired pop.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:53
- Main artists: Juliana Hatfield
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: American Laundromat Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
(C) 2019 American Laundromat Records (P) 2019 American Laundromat Laundromats
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