{"product_id":"the-jeffrey-lee-pierce-sessions-project-the-task-has-overwhelmed-us","title":"The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project - The Task Has Overwhelmed Us","description":"\u003cp\u003eNearly ten years in the making, \u003cem\u003eThe Task Has Overwhelmed Us\u003c\/em\u003e is the long-awaited fourth volume in The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project series. Conceived in 2006 by the late Gun Club titan’s guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eCypress Grove\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Project has always aimed to highlight Pierce as one of America’s most fascinatingly influential singer-songwriters of the last century while propelling his outpourings into modern times by placing it in the hands of former collaborators, friends, and fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing 2009’s \u003cem\u003eWe Are Only Riders\u003c\/em\u003e, 2012’s \u003cem\u003eThe Journey Is Long\u003c\/em\u003e, and 2014’s \u003cem\u003eAxels and Sockets\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Task Has Overwhelmed Us\u003c\/em\u003e presents stellar interpretations of tracks from Pierce’s Gun Club and solo canons along with fresh works constructed from rehearsal skeletons, previously unheard lyrics, songs only performed live. Taking song ideas without lyrics and words looking for musical settings gave rise to what Cypress Grove calls “Frankenstein songs”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe stellar roll-call of contributors features the Project’s original recurring core including \u003cstrong\u003eNick Cave\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDebbie Harry\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMark Lanegan\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLydia Lunch\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eYouth\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJim Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWarren Ellis\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMark Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHugo Race\u003c\/strong\u003e, Cypress himself plus \u003cstrong\u003eMick Harvey\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJ.P. Shilo\u003c\/strong\u003e as The Amber Lights, even Jeffrey himself from original tapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese are joined by new bloods including \u003cstrong\u003eDave Gahan\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSuzie Stapleton\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDuke Garwood\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePam Hogg\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Coathangers\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Rebel Motorcycle Club’s Peter Hayes\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eLeah Shapiro\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHumanist\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Walkabouts’ Chris Eckman\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJozef van Wissem\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJim Jarmusch\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eChantal Acda\u003c\/strong\u003e, and Welsh space-rockers \u003cstrong\u003eSendelica\u003c\/strong\u003e with US vocalists \u003cstrong\u003eWonder\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDynamax Roberts\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLike Pierce’s beloved jazz, the cast often spill into each other’s tracks. The mood throughout the eighteen tracks is of rare gems crafted with love, respect, and the energy of committed fans, even obsessives channeling whatever facet or fragment of Pierce’s unruly muse fires their creative juices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s pretty much carved in legend how \u003cstrong\u003eJeffrey Lee Pierce\u003c\/strong\u003e roared out of post-punk LA brandishing an incendiary genius that flamed in the spotlight for just fifteen years before his untimely death in 1996. Despite the impact of the Gun Club and resonance of Pierce’s back catalogue, his legacy seemed in danger of shrinking to eternal cult status earlier this century, fading against modern blandness yet ever-radiating for a gaggle of core diehards he’d touched with his supernatural muse (quite possibly in a blizzard of chaos).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"Mother Of Earth\" - \u003cstrong\u003eDave Gahan\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"La La Los Angeles\" - \u003cstrong\u003eThe Coathangers\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"Yellow Eyes\" - \u003cstrong\u003eJeffrey Lee Pierce\u003c\/strong\u003e (feat. \u003cstrong\u003eNick Cave\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eWarren Ellis\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"Debbie By The Christmas Tree\" - The Amber Lights\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"Go Tell The Mountain\" - \u003cstrong\u003eMark Lanegan\u003c\/strong\u003e (feat. \u003cstrong\u003eNick Cave\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eWarren Ellis\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"Going Down The Red River\" - \u003cstrong\u003eJim Jones and the Righteous Mind\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"The Stranger In Our Town\" - \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Hayes, Leah Shapiro, \u0026amp; Humanist\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"Secret Fires\" - \u003cstrong\u003eSuzie Stapleton\u003c\/strong\u003e (feat. \u003cstrong\u003eDuke Garwood\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"Tiger Girl\" - \u003cstrong\u003eHugo Race\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"On The Other Side\" - \u003cstrong\u003eNick Cave\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDebbie Harry\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"Idiot Waltz\" - \u003cstrong\u003eCypress Grove\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"Tiger Girl\" - The Amber Lights\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"From Death To Texas\" - \u003cstrong\u003eAlejandro Escovedo\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"Vodou\" - \u003cstrong\u003eMark Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"Time Drains Away\" - \u003cstrong\u003eLydia Lunch\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJozef van Wissem\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJim Jarmusch\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"Lucky Jim\" - \u003cstrong\u003eChris Eckman\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eChantal Acda\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"I Was Ashamed\" - \u003cstrong\u003ePam Hogg\u003c\/strong\u003e (feat. \u003cstrong\u003eWarren Ellis\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eYouth\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\"Bad America\" - \u003cstrong\u003eSendelica\u003c\/strong\u003e (feat. \u003cstrong\u003eWonder\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDynamax Roberts\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Glitterhouse","offers":[{"title":"Silver LPx2","offer_id":50484996342091,"sku":"2029631","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black LPx2","offer_id":50484996079947,"sku":"2029630","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CDx2","offer_id":50484995785035,"sku":"2029629","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/image004_e4a808c0_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727593601","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/the-jeffrey-lee-pierce-sessions-project-the-task-has-overwhelmed-us","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}