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| The Fine Art of Self Destruction
by Jesse Malin
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Label: Modular Imprint
2002-11-25
Media: Audio CD
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Since the release of Jesse Malin’s debut album The Fine Art of Self Destruction, Jesse has been either on the road, writing, or recording. When he’s writing, he may break to a movie theater, watch a rock show, grab a burrito on Avenue A, comb through a record store, sing on a friend's new recording, or stop in for a late night beer somewhere downtown. He's often jammin' out new tunes with local players in a local backstore basement. He’ll check in at a guitar store now and then, or get his amplifers fixed. For the most part, he is working on new songs. He did make time to organize a benefit concert that raised several thousand dollars for the Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief fund. The sold-out show included performances from friends such as Butch Walker, Debbie Harry, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, David Johansen, Marah, Joseph Arthur, Willie Nile and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. He also recently played at Carnegie Hall on a tribute concert to Joni Mitchell to benefit music education in the schools.
The Fine Art of Self Destruction, produced by Ryan Adams, was released first in Europe in 2003 bringing worldwide attention to this New York City rock’n roll performing songwriter. Soon after, Artemis Records released it in North America to more rave reviews. This first album contained New York tales with songs like “Brooklyn” and “Queen of the Underworld” that gave the world a true taste of Jesse’s unique life as a kid growing up in the glittering, shimmering, and sleazy streets of this great, crazy city. His was and is a very distinct journey.
At 14, Jesse’s very first band, the hardcore band Heart Attack, shared stages with others like The Circle Jerks, The Beastie Boys and The Dead Kennedys. Soon after, he formed the great brash trash pop rock band DGeneration, who really stirred things up in NYC, releasing 3 major label albums.
Out of suitcases in hotels and backstage dressing rooms, emerged The Heat, with classic songs like "Swingin' Man", "Silver Manhattan", "Since You're In Love", "Basement Home" and "Indian Summer", "Going Out West", "God's Lonely People" and "Mona Lisa". Much of this 2nd album was written while on tour in the UK, where the songs became stories written with a distant, outer city voice. Jesse self-produced the record, recording it in bits and pieces during touring. Though Jesse claims “it's a nightmare to try to star and direct yourself in the same movie unless you're Dennis Hopper," The Heat was very well received, achieving 4 Stars in Rolling Stone Magazine and Top 10 on Uncut's "Album of the Year" year-end chart. Jesse will be working with a new producer on his next album and this record will be released through Adeline Records (www.adelinerecords.com) in North America and on One Little Indian in Europe.
Jesse writes dark, confessional and optimistic lyrics about young people growing up in the new modern world of myspace and itunes, about unsung heroes tryng to survive in an age ringing with apocolyptic overtones and the never-ending quest for meaning and love in the diverse lives in which we all live. Jesse will debut some of this new music at a few area shows: March 24th in Brooklyn NY at Warsaw; April 11 in Philadelphia at The World Cafe Live; and on April 14th at the Iron Horse in Northampton, Mass. The live experience is important to Jesse and having the opportunity to perform these new songs to his fans prior to recording is often part of the creative process. Really, he just can't wait to play them live. In the past few years, Jesse has shared stages with friends and mutual admirers such as Billie Joe Armstrong, Bruce Springsteen, Lucinda Williams, Adam Duritz and Ryan Adams.
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