The Singer

by Diamanda Galás

The Singer cover art

Stripping back the heavily layered, avant-garde electronics of her previous works, the virtuoso vocalist delivers an intensely raw collection of gospel, blues, and soul standards. Accompanied largely by her own stark piano playing, her multi-octave wails and terrifying vocal techniques transform traditional American music into harrowing meditations on death and the AIDS crisis.

Genres

  • Piano Blues
  • Vocal Jazz
  • Experimental

Tracklist

  1. My Love Will Never Die
  2. Reap What You Sow
  3. Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?
  4. Gloomy Sunday
  5. Balm in Gilead / Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
  6. Insane Asylum
  7. I Put a Spell On You
  8. Let My People Go
  9. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
  10. Judgement Day