Search - Joseph Arthur :: Graduation Ceremony

Produced by: John Alagia & Joseph Arthur

Recorded by: Sheldon Gomberg at Carriage House LA and John Alagia at Village Recording

Mixed by: John Alagia at Village Recording

Mastered by: Scott Hull at Masterdisk

Joseph Arthur: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keys, Drums
Jim Keltner: Drums
John Alagia: Guitar, Bass, Keys
Jessy Greene: Violin
Jessy Greene, John Alagia and Joseph Arthur: String Arrangements
Sibyl Buck, Brian Cohen, Madi Diaz, Liz Phair: Backing Vocals


Joseph Arthur Announces The Graduation Ceremony (May 24th / Lonely Astronaut), His First Solo Album Since 2006's Nuclear Daydream Joseph Arthur's music has been described as 'a dynamic swirl of noise that somehow appears magically around him' (NPR), 'emotional (but tuneful) exorcisms (Entertainment Weekly), and 'lush, poetic, squalling, spiritual, and strange. Just like life' (Boston Globe). Vanity Fair has hailed him as 'one of our most emotionally revealing and talented singer-songwriters.' Michael Stipe once told the Los Angeles Times that 'Jo is one of those rare writer-performers where you get the sense, whatever you believe, that something greater is being channeled through his music and voice...It touches something very deep and universal.' 'There s nothing to do in the Midwest but dream,' sings Joseph on The Graduation Ceremony (May 24th / Lonely Astronaut), his first solo album since Nuclear Daydream(2006) and follow up to Fistful of Mercy, his 2010 collaboration with Ben Harper and Dhani Harrison. Produced by John Alagia and featuring legendary session drummer Jim Keltner (John Lennon, Bob Dylan), this sparkling new collection of songs is orchestrated with Arthur's signature noise-scapes and a full string section; an elegantly haunting album anchored by classic songwriting. Joseph Arthur will be touring the US throughout 2011 and the Gershwin Hotel in New York City will be exhibiting his paintings for the month of June.