Hungry Lucy, Tori Amos, Rasputina on new Neil Gaiman Tribute Album
Hungry Lucy is very please to announce our appearance on a new tribute album for the work of author Neil Gaiman (Coraline, Sandman, MirrorMask). The album entitled “Where’s Neil When You Need Him?” was conceived by Patrick Rodgers and will be released by his Dancing Ferret label in mid-July, 2006. Other artists appearing on the tribute include Tori Amos, Rasputina, Lunascape, The Cruxshadows, Voltaire & Thoushaltnot.
Rodgers, who is came up with the album’s concept and is acting as music supervisor, asked artists he knew were fans of the writer to compose material based on their favorite Gaiman character or story. Some fashioned songs after his more popular work, such as the comic book series “The Sandman,” while others took their inspiration from such rare pieces as his short story “The Goldfish Pool.”
The most high-profile contributor to the compilation is Tori Amos, a longtime friend of Gaiman’s who occasionally name-checks the writer in her lyrics. In fact, the album’s working title is a line taken from her song “Space Dog.” The track “Sister Named Desire,” which Amos originally recorded as a B-side for a European release, has been re-recorded for the album. “She was one of the first to come on board,” Rodgers says.
Hungry Lucy’s contribution is an exclusive song called, “We Won’t Go” written about the popular Gaiman book “The Wolves in the Walls“. HL will be performing this song as part of their new live set this year.
More details (including tracklist) will be posted soon … stay tuned.
March 29th, 2006 at 8:07 am
Sweet!!!!! I luv most of those bands and espcially Neil Gaiman!!!
March 29th, 2006 at 8:23 am
Tori Amos, Rasputina, The Cruxshadows, Voltaire & Thoushaltnot….. all in one little pre-packaged album..i’m sold
where do i pre-order this??
March 29th, 2006 at 9:34 am
Oh my gosh this is so shiny. I love Neil, I love Hugry Lucy, I love the story Wolves in the Walls. I also love Tori and Rasputina. It’s the best of everything.
March 29th, 2006 at 10:48 am
AWSOME!!! Where can I pre-order? Neil Gaiman fans are hungry…
March 29th, 2006 at 2:27 pm
I can’t wait for this!
March 29th, 2006 at 3:33 pm
Oh hell, this is great news. I’m the biggest fan of Neil Gaiman, have been for many years. I met the man not long ago, when he came to Vancouver to read an exerpt from Anansi Boys. Also being a fan of Tori Amos, Rasputina, and yourself, to hear about this tribute album is really exciting. I’ll be sure to pick it up.
Keep doing what you’re doing HL, I love your music.
March 29th, 2006 at 4:30 pm
wow i feel bad cuz i have no idea who he is…. …
great news though!
March 29th, 2006 at 7:40 pm
*jumps in circles*…Oh gawsh…i feel excited…>.
March 30th, 2006 at 8:41 am
Ahh… so THIS was the big secret… awesome…
April 2nd, 2006 at 5:17 pm
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April 3rd, 2006 at 8:02 am
major grats. neil gaiman tori amos. so freaking kewl. clap clap clap
April 3rd, 2006 at 10:32 pm
A match made in heaven! Gaiman’s Endless are some of my favorite characters ever written. Wolves are my favorite animal (I do like The Wolves in the Walls). And Hungry Lucy is my favorite indie band (not counting Kew yet since he’s still working on his album). I am sooooo excited! Congrats!
April 4th, 2006 at 5:27 am
Wow thanks for the heads up, I love Tori, can’t wait for it to come out !