My friend Adrian alerted me to Daniel Johnston – a maker of deeply personal, staggeringly sincere and gorgeously written auteurish folk/rock songs sung with a haunting voice, Johnston is one of those guys think Scott Walker, Arthur Lee, etc - who’s always cited by later, bigger stars – think Bowie, Kurt Cobain, etc - as their inspiration.
Basically, he’s great. I tell you this because Johnston is playing a one-off show, in the company of defiant anti-folkster (ie folkster) and jackanory lyricist Jeffrey Lewis (playing solo), in the ever-atmospheric Troxy theatre in Bethnal Green. It gets better, too – Johnston will be accompanied by an 11-piece orchestra, for the first time in the career. The date’s Friday 2 April and tickets, about £20, are here. This one comes highly recommended. (Thanks EYOE for alerting me.)
MP3: Daniel Johnston – Some Things Last A Long Time
MP3: Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard - Roll Bus, Roll
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