Michael Phillip Wojewoda, Chris Stringer, Rob MacDonald, with album appearances by: Kurt Swinghammer, Martin Tielli, Ken Dirschl, Ford Pier, Kevin Hearn, Maury LaFoy, Mike Olsen
Influences
in no prtclr ordr:
Rheostatics,
Kate Bush,
David Bowie,
Talking Heads,
Joni Mitchell,
The Flaming Lips,
Martin Tielli,
Neil Young,
Harry Nillson,
Todd Rundgren,
The Pursuit of Happiness,
Halifax "A" Ukulele Group,
Jon Brion,
The Kinks,
Elvis Costello,
The Pretenders,
Aimee Mann,
Joe Jackson,
Stephen Malkmus,
David Garza,
Laura Nyro,
Lou Reed,
Mitchell Froom,
Brian Wilson,
Violent Femmes,
Moldy Peaches,
Burt Bacharach,
George Harrison,
Marianne Faithfull,
Supergrass,
Squeeze,
Jules Shear,
XTC,
Jane Siberry
Elastica,
the Beatles
Jennifer LFO is a true pop eclectic with a unique point of view. Her new album, Songs From the Alien Beacon is a wide-ranging collection of smart songs full of truth, grit, and lots of wit.
Made with stellar Canadian producer Michael Phillip Wojewoda, this full-length album features a co-write with new-wave pioneer Carole Pope and memorable performances from a handful of musician friends, including Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies), Martin Tielli (Rheostatics), Ford Pier, Kurt Swinghammer, and Ken Dirschl. The result is an eclectic and dynamic album that fuses art-rock and pure pop.
On Songs From the Alien Beacon, Jennifer LFO (a.k.a. Jennifer Foster) muses on life from her home in one of the last artist enclaves in downtown Toronto - the “alien beacon” being a pet name for the landmark wind-turbine that dominated the skyline. Many of these songs were penned while sitting on her factory building fire escape, in view of the smoke stacks and the “fake giant chicken bucket water tower”.
Jennifer has two previous solo albums under her belt – Fit For Mars, produced by David Garza (Juliana Hatfield), and Speedyhead, produced by The Pursuit of Happiness (TPOH) frontman Moe Berg and Paul Myers. This versatile multi-instrumentalist has also contributed her musical talents to several of the country’s finest acts, touring and recording as a backup singer with TPOH and Melanie Doane, and appearing on many great Canadian recordings, including those by the Rheostatics, Ford Pier, Kevin Hearn, and Flash Lightnin’.
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Hey Jen if you are around and unthawed come out to the transac tonight. playing at 10pm with paul, darcy and christine bougie in the front room! :)(bring your knitting!) col
Yelllooo!! What's happenin? We're playing a show that we actually need people at! It's at the Mod Club on Saturday (Aug. 23rd). We go on at ten....if you could make it that would be really special. Get in touch for guest list action!
Hi this is Mykel, bass player for Stop Thief. We played after you at NXNE. I was meaning to talk to you after our set but you had left. But I just thought of it again today and this is what I had wanted to say: When we were kids my sister got a ukulele just like the one you play. She was going to play it in music class at school but on the first day the poor thing was snapped in two during a mishap on the yellow school bus. The school janitor tried to "fix" it using a glue gun and a nail but needless to say it never sounded quite right and my sister got discouraged and quickly lost interest. It collected dust for a while until I came across it one day. I tuned it up as best I could and ended up writing a whole bunch of songs with the thing. And that was how I discovered the joys of playing music. I have no idea what happened to it since, but seeing you play yours brought back all those good memories. So thank you. Good luck with everything.
That was a great set at Holy Joes for NXNE. I almost got the sense that I was in the presence of a seasoned performer, impeccable execution, capturing the singer-songwriter spirit. It's all about warmth, passion, and a story to tell.
Hi Jennifer, thanks for your visit, cuz now I get to tell you how I like your stuff. "Dumb Down" caught me right away, love the vocals and energy of the song. The chord progression in "Zombie" is gorgeous, very unique. Liked the Halifaxian uke story btw! Hope you're having fun in the studio, must be great to work with Phil W...! cheers - Pauline/Sleeps Six
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