Song of the Smoke is the second album by Anne Watts.It follows up Boister, released last year, which received enthusiastic reactions.
Jim Dickinson, the legendary producer and keyboard player accurately said about her : "The Bauhaus meets the Whorehouse. Any artist that can reference Lotte Lenya, Edith Piaf, Captain Beefheart & Thelonious Monk at the same time is okay with me. Dark, earththone vocals , faded,sepia band tracks, with a splash of day-glo. It makes Tom Waits sound like a sissy "
Song of the Smoke will take you to Anne's unique world , a place where Satie, Brecht , Coltrane are permanent guests.

Of Song of the Smoke: Musician Peter Hammill says " it is a very nice mix of
serious and winking."
It was selected as one of the year's ten best cds by the Baltimore City Paper. The CD features Half Japanese's Jad Fair on vocals.

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