[UPDATE] – The album is now up for sale in a variety of really cool formats and nice prices (sorry if that’s a little used car salesmen esque!). Go forth and stream it right here and then buy it at Wendy and Lisa’s site. And tell them you heard about it on Pop Culture Zoo! Please keep checking back as we will be updating this page to include a stream of the album as well as, hopefully, one or two other surprises.
[ORIGINAL STORY] – I’ve been fans of Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman for (gasp!) over twenty-five years now. I discovered them back when they were in Prince’s band and I credit them as being responsible for helping the Purple One for his most musically adventurous and creative years. I’ve greatly enjoyed their solo albums and their film and TV work, most specifically the awesome job they’re currently doing scoring Heroes. It’s been a decade since their last studio album so to say I am greatly anticipation their new release would be a vast understatement. Check out all the details in the press release below and plan your next month’s spending to include this gem.
Los Angeles, CA – Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, better known as the legendary duo Wendy and Lisa, have announced the upcoming release of their new album, White Flags of Winter Chimneys. It will be released exclusively on their web site wendyandlisa.com in December, to be followed with a CD release in February 2009.
White Flags of Winter Chimneys is Wendy and Lisa’s first album since 1998’s Girl Bros. Self-produced and self-released by the duo, the album is a gorgeous kaleidoscope of song-compositions with influences ranging from trance to electronica to 70’s funk and straight up rock and roll.
The renowned fine artist and graphic designer Rex Ray, whose artwork has adorned albums by David Bowie, Diamanda Galas, Deee-Lite and many others, designed the album packaging. Additionally, the packaging of the CD will be a 6-panel Digipak comprised of recycled board, printed using non-toxic vegetable based ink, and a FlexTray made from 100% post-consumer plastic (recycled soda bottles).
Wendy and Lisa are also continuing in their successful television-scoring career. Currently, they are in their third season of scoring the NBC-TV hit “Heroes,” and they are taking on the scoring duties for the upcoming “Virtuality” on Fox and “Nurse Jackie” on Showtime. They have received the prestigious ASCAP award for Composer’s of the Year for their work on Dangerous Minds, the theme to HBO’s Carnivale, Crossing Jordan and Heroes.
Wendy and Lisa first burst upon the consciousness of the music world in the early 80’s as part of Prince’s Revolution, where the two were Prince’s most trusted collaborators and partners for what arguably was the most seismic chapter of the legend’s career. Striking out on their own in 1986, they have released four well-regarded albums: Wendy and Lisa (1987), Fruit at the Bottom (1989), Eroica (1990), and Girl Bros. (1998).
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