We had a feeling there was more to that story about Daniel Johnston touring Europe with an 11-piece Dutch orchestra… Our favorite lo-fi pioneer recorded a new full-length studio album with the BEAM orchestra just last fall, which is now available to stream and/or purchase online. Beam Me Up! consists of three previously unreleased songs, “Mask,” “Sarah Drove In Her Car,” and “Last Song,” performed solo, as well as nine re-recorded Johnston classics backed by BEAM, including “Devil Town,” “Beatles,” “Walking the Cow,” and more.
According to a few online listings where the LP is available to pre-order, Beam Me Up! will be released in just three days (Mar 26) via German record label Hazelwood. (Thanks for the tip, Hendrik!) *Update: Hazelwood have confirmed this release date and sent us some photos, including the one below.
Just gave the album a digital spin, and I suggest you do the same here. You too, potential Johnston biopic stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly.
Check out the album cover, a studio photo, and the full Beam Me Up! tracklist below:
Just gave the album a digital spin, and I suggest you do the same here. You too, potential Johnston biopic stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly.
Check out the album cover, a studio photo, and the full Beam Me Up! tracklist below:
01 Sarah Drove Around In Her Car
02 Syrup Of Tears
03 Must
04 True Love Will Find You In The End
05 Wicked World
06 Mask
07 Try To Love
08 Devil Town
09 Love Enchanted
10 Walking the cow
11 Last Songs
12 Beatles
