Monica Queen : The Return of the Sacred Heart
Genre: Rock & Pop
Catalogue Number: VRTCD010
Label: Vertical
Released: March 2005
The greatest country and western singer to emerge from Scotland. Worked with Belle & Sebastian among other, released her stunning debut, Ten Sorrowful Mysteries, on Creeping Bent. Co-written and produced by John Smillie.
Monica Queen releases 'Return of the Sacred Heart', the follow-up to highly acclaimed solo debut 'Ten Sorrowful Mysteries', on March 14.
On the release of 'Ten Sorrowful Mysteries', Uncut dubbed Monica the "royal highness of glumbient folk" for her "awesome debut" (Irish Times) and , in reference to her contribution to the Belle and Sebastian hit 'Lazy Line Painter Jane', Mojo wrote "lifting the song to another, devastatingly human
level, like a back street, whisky-drenched Emmylou".
Collaborating once more with Johnny Smillie, 'Return of the Sacred Heart' sees Monica's voice reach another level still, right from opening track 'Fly Away', featuring Jim White, and the sparse production gives it room to be heard in all its glory.
Queen and Johnny Smillie were founder members of Thrum, a critically-lauded indie band influenced by such Amerciana icons as Patsy Cline and Neil Young. Grant Lee Buffalo, The Jayhawks and Shane McGowan were amongst those impressed enough by Monica's work in Thrum to invite her onto their live shows and Mark and Lard were firm fans at Radio 1.
Tracklist
- Fly Away
- The PassionThe Passion
- Beautiful Song
- Return of the Sacred Heart
- When Love Is Brought To Birth
- Circle
- To Accept The Things I Cannot Change
- Breathe Beauty
- Deja Vu
- I Still Wait In The Shadows
- Holiest Night
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