AVAILABLE NOW WORLDWIDE...
Featured prominently in all Borders locations nationwide. See in-store performance details on the LIVE page
USA
1. Wire Waltz - stream | mp3
2. You - stream | mp3
3. Modern Love (Written by David Bowie) - stream - mp3 (watch the video!)
4. Caroline - stream | mp3
5. It's Not Over - stream | mp3
6. Understanding - stream | mp3
7. Boat - stream | mp3
8. Huntsville, 1989 - stream | mp3
9. Wintering in Brooklyn - stream | mp3
10. Foreign Land - stream | mp3
SPIN Magazine Reviews 'Wire Waltz' (Four Stars) - Read it HERE
NPR's 'All Things Considered' Reviews 'Wire Waltz' - Listen + Read it HERE
LIVE REVIEW BY JON PARELES - SXSW Music Conference in Austin, TX
"The Last Town Chorus, from New York City, revolves around Megan Hickey's breathy voice and her lap steel guitar. She uses it for twangs and slides, but the effect isn't downhome; it's closer to U2 than to Buck Owens. Accompanying her ballads with hovering, sustained tones and chords that can glide into the ether, the lap steel doesn't ground her in tradition. It suspends her voice amid longings and memories."
The New York Times, March 17, 2007. Read full article: website
MOUNTAIN STAGE - Featuring The Last Town Chorus and Patty Griffin - Recently aired. More HERE
LIVE REVIEW - February 7, 2007
"Hickey's majestic voice and fiery lap steel guitar-playing captivated the crowd from the onset..." READ FULL ARTICLE: website
LIVE REVIEW (LONDON) - December 2006
"You could have heard a pin drop. Which is just as well, for Megan Hickey's songs, and the way she delivers them, are as much about silences as they are about sound. The Pennsylvanian singer, centre stage on a chair, her lap-steel guitar before her, ran through a set dominated by her band's stunning new album, Wire Waltz...strange, dark magic..." Read full article: PDF
'WIRE WALTZ' NAMED POP CD OF THE WEEK (4 Stars) - October 2006
"Beneath the soft surfaces, 'Wire Waltz' courses with the dark stuff." Read full article: website
MORE NEWS...
NEW! Watch the new video for 'Modern Love' here. NEW! Nationally syndicated radio program 'Acoustic Cafe' featured The Last Town Chorus in its SXSW Episode, the week of March 12. It features four tracks the band had recorded in Acoustic Cafe's studios in Ann Arbor, MI in January...listen to the segment (interview with Megan and live tracks) here. Playlist is here.
NEW! SPIN's February issue features The Last Town Chorus' "Boat" as one of the SONGS YOU NEED TO DOWNLOAD NOW. "Megan Hickey's soothing, lap-steel version of David Bowie's "Modern Love" was featured on Grey's Anatomy, but this lyrical swoon is even more affecting. "
view article | go to SPIN website
NEW! Listen to The Last Town Chorus' January 19th live performance on WXPN's Free At Noon - archived on NPR.org. Listen here. The performance will be included in a segment of World Cafe airing in March after U.S. album release. POST-SCRIPT: THIS SHOW WAS SOLD OUT - THANK YOU!
Huge U.S. Album release party in New York City on March 6th, featuring many musicians from the Wire Waltz sessions - advance tickets highly recommended: Get them here.NEW! Photos have been added from the recent tours of the UK, the Paris show, and a couple early NYC photos from 2002. Click 'Photos' to see. Also listen to the BBC 2 Mark Radcliffe session on the 'Music' page. NEW! The Last Town Chorus is featured on a just-released album of NYC live recordings that includes Shawn Colvin, Regina Spektor, Martha Wainwright, Joseph Arthur, and our friends HEM. It's volume 3 of The Artists Den series, and it's available on iTunes by clicking here. Watch a video of the live performance below...
NEW! A gorgeous video produced by The Artists Den. The Last Town Chorus playing 'Oregon' at the Soho House in downtown Manhattan in August 2006. To see it, click here (Quicktime via Artists Den site) or here (YouTube) The Last Town Chorus' version of 'Modern Love' aired on a recent episode of Grey's Anatomy.
Several video clips are here, including footage of a live show on May 5th 2006 in New York City. See them on the Videos page
In July, a limited edition 7" vinyl single was released in England by Fitzrovian Phonographic Records in London. It's available in a string of independent record shops in the UK. It features 'Caroline' from the LP Wire Waltz, and 'Dear City' from the debut album. The artwork was hand-drawn by Megan
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