{"id":6905,"date":"2013-08-22T13:40:50","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T12:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=6905"},"modified":"2013-08-22T16:52:41","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T15:52:41","slug":"radiant-joseph-arthur-and-his-ballad-of-boogie-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=6905","title":{"rendered":"Radiant: Joseph Arthur and his “Ballad of Boogie Christ”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nJoseph Arthur<\/em><\/p>\n

While some artists struggle with focusing on finishing one album – Joseph Arthur<\/a> has the ability to work on several at the same time… and with success! The Ohio-native is going to release his newest collection of songs with the extraordinary title “The Ballad of Boogie Christ”. This psychedelic-soul record will be available for fans and music lovers on the 9th September. <\/p>\n

Thanks to his fans, Joseph Arthur was able to net a big budget and create his radiant collection of songs and tells the story of a fictionalized character loosely based on his own journeys. The renown singer, discovered by Peter Gabriel<\/a>, recorded his new album in 4 different recording studios: From New York over to Los Angeles and on to Minneapolis. <\/p>\n

Each song tells the listener a different story and is yet woven into one grand chronicle. The 42-year-old tells these stories in 12 different tracks with inspiring titles such as opening title “Currency of Love” followed by “Saint of Impossible Causes” (Listen down below!) and “I’m a Fool to Cry”, a slight reminiscent of the Rolling Stones<\/a>. <\/p>\n

I definitely wanted moments of relief within it, where you just get a good jam.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

– Joseph Arthur<\/em><\/p>\n

Although it might sound as if Joseph just put his new album together in a rush – it is definitely not true – the musician mixed his collection with great care and created one of his personal highlights. Especially track #10 “King of Cleveland” is a connection between the fictional character mentioned above and Joseph Arthur himself – storytelling at it’s highest height.<\/p>\n

By the way – Joseph Arthur joined the band Fistful of Mercy<\/a> in 2010. Those of you, who can’t get enough from Arthur’s music might want to check out some of their songs. Find a stream below. <\/p>\n

Listen to “Impossible Causes” by Joseph Arthur:<\/strong>
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