eMusic And Yep Roc Records To Release Exclusive John Doe Live EP On June 22
Rare, intimate performance from roots-punk legend recorded live at New York’s Living Room
NEW YORK, June 21, 2007 -- On June 22, eMusic (http://www.emusic.com), the world’s largest retailer of independent music and the world’s second-largest digital music service after iTunes, and Yep Roc Records will release an exclusive live EP, Live from the Living Room: the eMusic Sessions, from roots-punk legend John Doe. eMusic recorded the EP earlier this month during a rare intimate performance at the Living Room in New York City. It features acoustic versions of songs from Doe’s outstanding new album A Year in the Wilderness (Yep Roc) and 2005’s Forever Hasn’t Happened Yet, as well as a stirring version of “Burning House of Love,” the 1985 hit from Doe’s previous band, seminal LA punk rock outfit X.
To celebrate the release, eMusic will create a special John Doe hub linked from its homepage, which will feature the new EP, A Year in the Wilderness and the critically acclaimed Forever Hasn’t Happened Yet. Thehub is at (http://www.emusic.com/features/hub/john doe/index.html) and will later include an eMusic Dozen curated by Doe and featuring twelve of his favorite eMusic albums for fans to download.
“We’re very excited that eMusic partnered with us to record John’s performance and help support his new studio album,” said Jim Logrando of Yep Roc Records. “Their marketing efforts will not only help fans discover the new record, but John’s rich catalogue and influences as well.”
“At eMusic, we’re always looking for ways to give our subscribers access to things they can’t find anywhere else – from exclusive performances to unique editorial content like John’s eMusic Dozen,” saidRob Wetstone, eMusic Vice President of Label Relations. “A lot of our customers have been listening to John’s music for decades, and we know they’ll be as excited to get this EP as we are.”
John Doe is a founding member of quintessential LA punk rockers X and the influential country spin-off band the Knitters. Doe’s solo career began with 1990’s Meet John Doe, and he has since garnered worldwide acclaim. Entertainment Weekly calls his work “rip-roarin’ and warm-hearted,” Q deems it “the tightest, finest and most morally acute music of the last 20 years,” and The Boston Globe praises its “striking emotional territory...”
The track listing for Doe’s Live from the Living Room: the eMusic Sessions is as follows:
1) A Little More Time
2) Burning House of Love
3) Ready
4) Hotel Ghost
5) Unforgiven
6) There’s a Hole
About eMusic
eMusic (http://www.emusic.com) is the world's leading digital retailer of independent music, second only to iTunes in number of downloads sold. The eMusic Web site offers a global catalogue of more than 2.5 million tracks from established and emerging artists in every genre from the world's leading independent labels. Created by music experts for music fans, it features award-winning editorial content, a vibrant online community and unrivaled music discovery tools. A subscription-based service that offers 25 free downloads at sign-up, eMusic gives consumers an inexpensive, low-risk way to explore great new music they wouldn't find otherwise, and unlike other download services, its universally compatible MP3 files play on any device including the iPod®. Based in New York with an office in London, eMusic.com Inc. is wholly owned by Dimensional Associates, Inc., the private equity arm of JDS Capital Management, Inc.
About Yep Roc Records
Founded in 1996 in Chapel Hill, NC, Yep Roc (http://www.yeproc.com/) prides itself on being a label for music lovers—not specializing in one particular genre, but offering music with a common thread of quality and that most elusive of attributes known as soul. Artists on the roster include music legends like Nick Lowe, Paul Weller, Billy Bragg, Dave Alvin, Robyn Hitchcock, John Doe and Ian Hunter, as well as envelope-pushing emerging artists including Rock Plaza Central, The Moaners, Cities, American Princes, Simple Kid and The Golden Dogs.
NOTE: eMusic is a registered trademark and eMusic.com is a trademark of eMusic.com Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Media Contacts:
Cathy Halgas Nevins
eMusic
212-201-9201 or cnevins@emusic.com
Denise Yantin
eMusic
212-300-2885 or dyantin@emusic.com
Zac Rivera
Maloney & Fox
646-356-8307 or zrivera@maloneyfox.com
For more information on A Year in the Wilderness:
Mary Moyer
Sacks & Co.
212-741-1000 or mary@sacksco.com
