Ani Di Franco – Play God (Righteous Babe Records)
Ani Di Franco - Play God |
Release Date: Out Now
I once bought an Ani Di Franco CD
for a girl I liked to impress her. It worked and we dated for a while. It’s not
one of my better stories but significant but it’s pretty much the only time that
my taste in music has helped me in the wooing of the opposite sex so it’s worth
putting down in black and white for posterity. Di Franco’s new single, her
first release in 2 years, comes in the form of the politically charged ‘Play
God’ and the wonderful accompanying video. As singles go, this is a gloriously
blues infused funk tune with a message to pass on to anyone who will listen all
delivered by Di Franco’s distinctive voice – part subtlety and part ferocity. This
is somewhere between Ana Calvi, the Indigo Girls when they get funky with their
full band and Ben Harper with his Innocent Criminals which is a mighty fine
Venn diagram to be in the middle of. Like the music that followed where Motown
left off, this is politicised but funky, angry but soulful, pissed off but
ready to dance. Pro-choice with a kick ass bass line, as the lady says “you don’t
play God, I do”.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/anidifranco/?fref=ts
Watch The Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQfcLIwLnV8
Live Dates:
8th November – Higher Ground, South Burlington
9th November – Hart Theatre at the Egg, Albany
11th November – Music Hall of Williamsburg,
Brooklyn
12th November – Landmark on Main Street, Port
Washington
14th November – Berklee Performing Arts Center,
Boston
15th November – State Theatre, Portland
17th November – Calvin Theatre, Northampton
18th November – NY Society for Ethical Culture –
Concert Hall, New York
19th November – NY Society for
Ethical Culture – Concert Hall, New York