Joseph Arthur plans to release two new albums in 2007 with his band The Lonely Astronauts:

The new material came so fast and furious for the band (rumors are that over 80 songs were recorded during the sessions) that Arthur has decided to release two albums from these sessions. The first – Let’s Just Be will arrive on April 17th, 2007.

“The idea for us was to record all of these new songs straight to tape using only 16 tracks with no reverb, sort of a back to basics like how the Stones or Neil Young used to record,” commented Arthur. “These albums are really a band effort, there was a lot of collaboration in the studio and quite a few songs on the album were co-writes.”

The tracks confirmed to appear on Let’s Just Be so far include: “Diamond Ring,” “Good Life,” “Precious One,” “Here Comes The Spaceman,” “Take Me Home,” “Chicago,” “Cockteezzze,” “Lonely Astronaut,” “Cocaine Feet,” “Let’s Just Be,” Shake It Off,” “Lack A Vision,” “Gimmie Some Company,” “I Will Carry It,” “Yer The Reason,” and “Star Song.”

“Diamond Ring,” has already been described as the best song the Rolling Stones didn’t write for Exile On Main Street. “Take Me Home,” and “Lack A Vision,” are heartbreakingly beautiful. While “Lonely Astronaut” clocks in at over twenty minutes.

“That song just developed live while we were playing it in the studio. We only did one overdub on that entire track. Our idea was to go directly into the studio to maintain the vibe and capture the spirit of our live shows which after almost two months of touring became quite focused.”

We enjoyed Nuclear Daydream, but are hoping these upcoming records sound a bit more like Our Shadows Will Remain and Redemption’s Son.

Joseph Arthur plays the High Noon Saloon in Madison on April 26th.

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MP3: Joseph Arthur – Last Train To Ithaca
MP3: Joseph Arthur – Slave
MP3: Joseph Arthur – Lack Of Vision