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With a discography spanning over two decades, he continues to create thought-provoking songs that touch the hearts of listeners everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"come-to-where-i-m-from","title":"Come to Where I'm From","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn its pursuit of unearthing previously unheard music from the planet's four corners, Real World has never ignored Western rock and pop. No-one's disqualified. And in Akron, Ohio, the label (or, rather Peter Gabriel himself) found Joseph Arthur, a singer-songwriter with high-proof creative juices oozing out of every pore.2000's 'Come To Where I'm From' was his second album for the label. Co-produced by the mighty T-Bone Burnett, it's a dense, attractively claustrophobic record, full of delightful contradictions: unnerving and reassuring, raw and yet meticulously compiled. 'I wanted to get the songs down in a way that was true to them and true to myself. I really wanted them to have humanity in them. I wanted an element of a gamble in it. I think too much music sounds too contained. I wanted it to sound like it could go out of control at any minute. I didn't want it produced to death.' Not content to limit himself to guitar, harmonica and sampling wizardry, Joseph is also a writer, sculptor and painter. His drawings and paintings feature in this album's artwork, which Joseph co-designed and art directed with Zachary Larner. 1999's 'Vacany' EP had gained Joseph and Zachary a Grammy nomination for the Best Recording Package.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real World","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50484095091019,"sku":"365790","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/7745d1dd-8fa3-4732-a4b2-43cb8ea6141e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727581137"},{"product_id":"big-city-secrets","title":"Big City Secrets","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoseph Arthur was the first American musician signed to Real World Records. 'Big City Secrets', the 1997 debut album, introduced his experimental folk-rock style and diverse instrumentation, adorning his songs with instruments as varied as hurdy gurdy, corn horn, Venetian xylophone, caxixi, and birimbau. What made this album unique, though, was Arthur's unusual singing style, insightful lyrics and eclectic electronic production elements. 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'The Ballad of Boogie Christ', is described by Arthur as \"a fictionalized character loosely based on my own journey.\" Encompassing sessions put to tape in upstate New York, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Arthur's own Brooklyn studio, the 24-song double album showcases the artist's signature rich storytelling set to a diverse range of rock'n'roll.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real World","offers":[{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50492005908811,"sku":"366991","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/bb7c013a-be38-40dd-ac50-eea13cca4f31_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727690331"},{"product_id":"junkyard-hearts","title":"Junkyard Hearts","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo years on from 'Come To Where I'm From' - and proving that he's ever his own man - Joseph released a quartet of EPs (under the collective name of Junkyard Hearts) that were only available on his UK tour of 2002. A decade on, these scarce-as-hen's-teeth recordings are reissued in two-CD set, allowing those unable to attend that tour the chance to give some love to these half-forgotten gems. They very much demand your attention - 19 confirmations of a man at the peak of his substantial powers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real World","offers":[{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50492088320331,"sku":"365791","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c94815c8-76d1-4387-ac11-b92bf6560766_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727690816"},{"product_id":"the-family","title":"The Family","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoseph Arthur returns with a new album 'The Family' on Real World. 'The Family' is an intensely personal record for Joseph Arthur. Perhaps surprisingly, it is the first that he's ever written on the piano. 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