Petra Haden

NPR Music Interview – Petra Haden Covers Classic Film Scores With A Single Voice

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New Album! – ‘Petra Goes To The Movies’

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Petra Haden’s wondrous new album Petra Goes To The Movies offers a one of a kind opportunity to experience some cinematic soundtracks in an extraordinary new way. Epic and evocative scores have been ingeniously recreated utilizing layers of remarkably inventive vocals. Far from a mere novelty, these interpretations retain every bit of emotional resonance and inspirational might as the originals.

Out this January 22 via Anti-, the album features Petra Haden, a highly regarded session musician and former member of That Dog, delivering a cappella versions of songs from films such as Rebel Without A Cause, Taxi Driver, Superman and more.

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Shows

petra — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:15:54 +0000

Performing songs from ‘Petra Goes To The Movies’.

No shows booked at the moment.

NY Times – Music – New Releases

admin — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 05:42:31 +0000

“The expansive interiority of a great film score — as properly experienced, in the flickering dark — might seem like strange territory for a vocalist working unaccompanied. But then Petra Haden happens to thrive best in strange territory…”

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NY Daily News – Music Review – ‘Petra Haden Goes to the Movies’

admin — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:23:42 +0000

” We all know the human voice is a musical instrument. But few artists push the point as literally as Petra Haden.

For several years now, the singer has used her voice alone to re-create the sound and feel of every instrument in a given work. Haden started out with “The Who Sell Out,” re-creating that entire 1967 concept album in her throat. Then, in 2007, she cooked up an a cappella take on Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” that beat “Glee” to the punch by two years with a cascading vocal intro the show may well have nicked…”

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A.V. Club Streams – Petra Goes to the Movies

admin — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:32:56 +0000

http://www.avclub.com/articles/listen-to-an-exclusive-stream-of-petra-hadens-new,90951/

IFC.com – Exclusive download: Petra Haden “Superman Theme”

admin — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:37:57 +0000

“When Petra Haden goes to the movies, she leaves doing a cappella renditions of the soundtrack theme songs. If you’re craving something invigorating, and a little old school, after all those “Man of Steel” trailers with the obligatory, overly grandiose, ubiquitous score — then we have just the thing!”…

Petra Haden – “Psycho”

admin — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:56:19 +0000

“Psycho” from the forthcoming album Petra Goes to the Movies, out January 22, 2013 (Anti Records)

Gallery

petra — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:04:01 +0000

Paul Motian: The Windmills of Your Mind – review

admin — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:30:28 +0000

…But over that, Motian has cannily placed the limpid, quietly evocative voice of Charlie Haden’s vocalist daughter Petra – an artist more usually associated with alt-rock and a capella work. Haden imaginatively inhabits these songs, delivering a definitively unvarnished version of the title track over Motian’s snuffling brushwork and Morgan’s huge bass sound, and unfolding tenderly revealing accounts of Easy Living and I Loves You Porgy…..

Read Full Article at The Guardian