I rarely regurgitate press releases I receive in the mail. The bulk of them I delete without opening, the rest I check out of curiosity and reject. But it’s a rare instance when the stars align for a songwriter that I’ve written about, love and respect. In this case Chuck Prophet has all cylinders working in overdrive as his new record is getting radio play, a song is featured in the new Katherine Hagel vehicle 27 Dresses and a recent appearance on David Letterman.
For 27 Dresses the producers have chosen the song “Freckles” which I wrote about and linked to here (and sort of here as well) a few months back. The movie may be a bit of a stinker but I just ready that Hagel almost saves it with a radiant performance (she was great in Knocked Up, no?).
Anyway I’m going to link to the newish video for “Freckles” and the mp3 of what must be the next single “All Over you (Doubter Out Of Jesus)”. “All Over You” continues the Chuck Prophet tradition of somehow combining euroglam rock with soulful textured singer/songwriter fare. Also, below is the video of last weeks performance of the same song on Letterman.
Stream it or buy it here via Yep Roc.
P.S. Setting The Woods On Fire has a nice little encapsulation of Prophet’s former band’s career (Green On Red).
All Over You (Make A Doubter Out Of Jesus)
“Freckles”
“All Over You”