It’s been seven years since we last had a solo album from Joseph Arthur. But it’s not as if the singer/songwriter, perhaps most famously known for his single “In the Sun” (featured prominently in the satirical teen comedy, Saved, about Christian fundamentalism starring Mandy Moore and Macaulay Culkin) hasn’t been busy. Quite the contrary, as Arthur gets set to release an ambitious three album project created and honed over a six year period.
You’re Not a Ghost Anymore will come out in three separate musical movements: Faith, Heart and Fight. Arthur describes the records as “states of being” written across “collapse, recovery and return”, as opposed to three separate musical genres.
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It’s getting hard to keep up with Peter Buck’s various music projects. The legendary R.E.M. guitarist has now teamed up again with veteran indie-rock singer/songwriter Joseph Arthur two record a second collaborative album under the Arthur Buck moniker. Arthur Buck 2 is a follow-up to the duo’s self-titled 2018 debut album. The new record, which features 10 tracks, was produced Jacknife Lee, who also worked on R.E.M.’s final two studio albums.
Buck and Arthur recorded the album with a backing group that featured Scott McCaughey on bass, Linda Pitmon on drums, and Gregg Foreman on keyboards and other instruments.
Buck has played with McCaughey and Pitmon in multiple projects, including Filthy Friends…