To get a sense of what the band The Real Tuesday Weld is up to, you'll need to remember that Tuesday Weld (the real Tuesday Weld) was a child, teen, and adult actress who made some tabloid news in her day. Stephen Coates, inspired by a dream involving Tuesday Weld, decided to record under the allusion to this actress. With us so far?
Coates draws on all kind of pop influences and references -- Bacharach, movie themes, Tin Pan Alley, swing, jazz, electronica, to create what he's called his "antique beat" style of music.
Recently released is "The London Book of the Dead," another completely idiosyncratic and original set of songs that frequently has us thinking Coates is a genius.
written on Monday Oct 8, 2007
the real tuesday weld, in a way.
