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The Ballad of Boogie Christ
Singer-Songwriter · 2013 · 12 tracks · 52m

The Ballad of Boogie Christ

Joseph Arthur

A maximalist blend of gospel-inflected rock and gritty storytelling. Dense brass, soulful choirs, and raw reflections on addiction and redemption.

June 11, 2013 · Bonsound Records

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A heavy, soulful journey through the wreckage of the past toward a hard-won spiritual clarity.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 52m
01
Currency of Love
3:15
02
Saint of Impossible Causes
4:32
03
The Ballad of Boogie Christ
4:14
04
I Used to Know How to Walk on Water
4:47
05
Wait for Your Lights
3:12
06
I Miss the Zoo
4:53
07
It’s OK to Be Young/Gone
3:18
08
Still Life Honey Rose
4:23
09
Black Flowers
2:41
10
King of Cleveland
4:33
11
Famous Friends Along the Coast
5:41
12
All the Old Heroes
7:13
Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive arrival of the brass section on the title track, turning a folk song into a soul revue.
The harrowing, spoken-word intensity of the addiction narrative in I Miss the Zoo.
The seven-minute slow burn of All the Old Heroes that dissolves into a shimmering, orchestral coda.
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How does The Ballad of Boogie Christ sound next to the rest of Joseph Arthur's catalogue?

Soulful+4.0σ

Soulful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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