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█ ARTiST : Katie Noonan and the Captains ██░
█ ALBUM : Page One ██░
█ YEAR : 2010 ▐█░
█ TYPE : NORMAL ▐█░
█ GENRE : Pop ██
█ TRACKS : 5 ██
█ LABEL : Sony Music ██
█ SOURCE : NORMAL ▐█
█ CATALOG : ▐█
█ RiP.DATE : 2010-02-22 ▐█
█ STR.DATE : 2010-02-19 █
█ GRABBER : EAC █
█ ENCODER : lame.exe -V2 --vbr-new █
█ BiTRATE : 183 kbps avg █
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░ 1 Page One 4:54 ░
░ 2 Time 4:58 ░
░ 3 Radar 4:02 ░
░ 4 Joga 4:56 ░
░ 5 Page One (live at Electric Avenue) 4:42 ░
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█ "The main thing I want from my music is honesty, and I'm trying to be true to
█ myself. So that should hopefully overwhelm any need to categorize my music.
█ Obviously I don't fit in any way the pop star mould. I never will, and I
█ don't ever want to." One of Australia's brightest musical discoveries of the
█ new millennium, Katie Noonan returns to the spotlight with an original album,
█ a fresh sound, and a new band, the Captains. A five-time platinum recording
█ artist, Katie is in fine voice on Emperor's Box, a dynamic piece comprising
█ 13 personal, emotive works. Co-produced by Katie and Grammy Award-winning
█ rock specialist Nick Didia (Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Stone Temple
█ Pilots, Powderfinger), Emperor's Box marks a return to some familiar
█ territory for Katie. Emperor's Box is the sound of a confident, accomplished
█ artist. It's a lush and at times muscular affair, captured in the studio by a
█ tight unit clearly at the peak of form. And of course, Katie's vocals shine.
█ "It's the best thing I've ever done," Katie says. "Music is about freedom for
█ me, I've always followed my muse and been very lucky to be able go on and
█ make different records. This is definitely the album I'm most proud of."
█ Emperor's Box is Katie's second release for Sony Music, and is the follow-up
█ to the Brisbane-based artist's Blackbird, her well-received jazz and 2009
█ Aria-winning project issued in 2008. This time round, Katie has penned all
█ the songs. As has been the case throughout much of her stellar career, the
█ songstress has teamed with some of the best in the business. The likes of
█ Split Enz great Tim Finn, rising star Sia Furler, Cold Chisel icon Don
█ Walker, pop troubador Josh Pyke and acclaimed Australian writer/poet Tom
█ Shapcott are some of the big names who share writing credits on the new
█ effort. "Blackbird was definitely a musical departure for me. It was a
█ ridiculously good opportunity to work with some of the greatest musicians
█ ever - legends like Ron Carter, Lewis Nash, Joe Lovano and John Scofield. I
█ couldn't turn down an opportunity like that," Katie comments. "This new album
█ is more my true path. My main motivation has always been to create an
█ original sound and an original concept, and this really sounds like me." Like
█ all good things, Katie has had to wait to create Emperor's Box. It's been a
█ "dream project," three years in the making. Just don't tell Katie it's a
█ "solo" set. "It isn't just a Katie Noonan record. I've certainly let the
█ Captains in to the creative process, and there's a lot of freedom to have
█ heated debates about the music, which I value highly." Katie met two years
█ ago with her new band-mates - guitarist Cameron Deyell, keyboardist and
█ bassplayer Stu Hunter, plus drummer Declan Kelly. The quartet instantly
█ struck a chord. "It takes a while to find the right combination on many
█ levels. But when we started working on a song," she explains, "I realised
█ straight away that they could share and contribute to my vision for this next
█ record." That first experiment was 'Time,' an aural thrill-ride which
█ stands-up as one of the album's most intoxicating tracks. "We jammed on that
█ song, and felt, 'damn, this works'. `Time' became our benchmark for the
█ album, and every other song had to match that, not sonically but in intensity
█ and integrity." Katie needs little introduction to Australian audiences. Born
█ into a family of talented musicians and writers, Katie explored her talents
█ at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, studying opera and jazz. After
█ graduation, Katie effortlessly made the transition from academia to the big
█ league through her alternative pop-rock group george, which she fronted with
█ her brother Tyrone. In 2002, the group's debut release Polyserena opened at
█ No. 1 on the ARIA albums chart, instantly establishing Katie as a star. ARIA
█ Awards followed, and the 2004 george follow-up Unity didn't disappoint
█ either, peaking at No. 5 on the national albums chart. Soon after, the
█ members of george took an open-ended break to pursue their own musical
█ quests. Katie hasn't looked back. She performed and recorded with her own
█ jazz group, Elixir, and collaborated with jazz great Paul Grabowsky for
█ Before Time Could Change Us, the 2005 ARIA Award-winner for Best Jazz Album.
█ The multi-talented artist would venture deep into the classical genre,
█ recording and touring the No. 1 best-selling classical duets project Two of a
█ Kind, with her mother Maggie Noonan, a formidable opera singer. Katie emerged
█ in 2007 with Skin, her gold-certified, top 10-charting debut solo album. "I'm
█ sort of schizophrenic, musically speaking," muses Katie. "I've never been
█ interested in categorizing music. It's just music to me. The main thing I
█ want from my music is honesty, and I'm trying to be true to myself. So that
█ should hopefully overwhelm any need to categorize my music. Obviously I don't
█ fit in any way the pop star mould. I never will, and I don't ever want to."
█ For the Emperor's Box recording sessions, Katie returned to The Grove, the
█ Sydney studio which shaped Katie's breakthrough album, Polyserena. "I have
█ such a great history there," she remarks. Having decamped to New York for an
█ entire month to prep and record Blackbird, Katie and the Captains knuckled
█ down on the latest project in an entirely different way. "We recorded
█ Blackbird in a day and a half," recalls Katie. "It was mostly live, and
█ almost all the songs were a first take. On this record, we spent a day on
█ each song, playing around with different setups. Still, it was tracked
█ completely live and the first or second take was more often than not 'the
█ one'". Fans of quality music will find Emperor's Box a rewarding experience.
█ The first half carries a noticeably darker edge, both lyrically and in its
█ sonic landscape. The DNA of Elbow, Radiohead and Bat For Lashes runs deep,
█ and there's a touch of the more-accessible works of Bjork. A gentler mood
█ closes out the second half of the album with tracks such as 'Cotton Wool,'
█ 'Little Boys' and 'Space Between' a nod to Katie's beloved brood of two sons,
█ Dexter and Jonah. "It's essentially a private record," she says. And it's one
█ dotted with words of love. Many of the songs on Emperor's Box are gifts for
█ loved-ones. Opening single 'Page One' was a wedding present to Captain's
█ keyboardist Stu and his wife Ashlie. 'Golden' is a message from the heart,
█ written some time ago for her boyfriend and Elixir collaborator Zac Hurren,
█ now her husband. 'Never Know Your Luck' and 'Time' are also gifts for close
█ friends of Katie's. Katie has always had a close affinity with the fine arts.
█ While writing the songs for Emperor's Box, Katie drew inspiration from some
█ of Australia's literary forces, and though the works of the great, late Sir
█ Arthur Boyd, a peerless painter of impressionist pieces and landscapes. On
█ two occasions during the songwriting process, Katie and the Captains served
█ as "artists-in-residence" at Sir Arthur's property in Bundanon, on the
█ Shoalhaven River in New South Wales. Many of the songs on Emperor's Box were
█ forged at the artist retreat. Looking ahead, Katie is keen to get the show on
█ the road. A full itinerary of live dates will come in support of Emperor's
█ Box throughout 2010. "Obviously it's hard balancing a music career with
█ parenthood. That's the eternal struggle for all working musician parents,
█ mothers and father's," she explains. "But I love touring and I'm very lucky
█ to have a very loyal and dedicated audience that comes to gigs. More than
█ anything, I love playing live. And I'm very excited to show off the fruits of
█ our labour." Audiences will get the chance to taste those fruits when Katie
█ Noonan and the Captains hit the road for a national tour through February and
█ March in support of opening single, 'Page One'. The trek begins February 18
█ at The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel in Adelaide.
█
█ Australian music kicks arse. Always has, always will. We're just glad
█ that you're all on board for the ride. We here at OZM will continue
█ to shove Australian music right in your face proving that it's at
█ least equal to and usually better than any international act.
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