The full length studio album 'Temporary People' available for pre-order!


Special Pre-Order offer includes a copy autographed by Joseph Arthur

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Release date September 30, 2008

Joseph Arthur released four EP's on Lonely Astronaut Records this year - available for download and on CD:

FOREIGN GIRLS
July 8, 2008

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VAGABOND SKIES
June 10, 2008

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CRAZY RAIN
April 15, 2008

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COULD WE SURVIVE
March 18, 2008

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T-SHIRT FOR CHARITY
Joseph has designed a t-shirt for the Montreal based non-profit Yellow Bird Project. 100% of the profit goes to Joseph's chosen charity, www.mercycorps.org.

LAST TRAIN TO ITHACA
Joseph has written this song soon after Hurricane Katrina struck and offers it as a reminder of how much there still is to be done to help those in need. The song is available on the Audio/Video page.

A RIVER BLUE WEBSITE
Visit the A River Blue web site to learn about Joseph's visit to refugee camps in Uganda. The site features Joseph's field recordings, photographs and artwork of the refugee camp's kids. Download Joseph's song "A River Blue"! Also: A River Blue is now on MySpace!

 
  THE LATEST NOTES FROM THE ROAD
Check out Joseph's latest Note!

STEREOGUM PERMIERS TEMPORARY PEOPLE VIDEO
Download the title track "Temporary People" of Joseph's forthcoming full-length from Stereogum and watch the new video for the track!

NEW LIVE SHOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
Live show recordings from July's shows at the Bowery Ballroom and Maxwell's are now available for download. The CD's of the summer tour's live shows are available in the store.

JOSEPH ARTHUR ART EXHIBIT
Montreal's Galerie Pangée will be presenting Joseph Arthur's art work this fall. The exhibition opens October 22nd.

LISTEN TO JOSEPH PERFORM AT 'XPN LIVE AT NOON'
Joseph & The Lonely Astronauts performed at Philly's World Cafe today. Listen to the show online at NPR's 'XPN Live At Noon'.

VAGABOND SKIES & FOREIGN GIRLS REVIEW
The Boston Herald writes: "...these songs are stronger, rawer and have a spiritual theme coursing throughout. For Arthur, it¹s about quantity and quality."

JOSEPH SPEAKS TO UNCENSORED INTERVIEW
Uncensored Interview talked to Joseph at his gallery in Brooklyn. Check out these video clips!

BIG BLUE BALL
Big Blue Ball
is the result of Peter Gabriel's legendary Recording Weeks held at Real World Studios. Featuring Joseph Arthur on two of the album tracks, including a duet with Peter Gabriel, Big Blue Ball will see its US release June 24. A Limited Vinyl Edition is out now.

'BAG IS HOT' BLOG
Check out Joseph's new Tumblr blog Bag Is Hot

Late Show logoWATCH JOSEPH ON DAVID LETTERMAN
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts returned for a special Valentine's Day performance to the Late Show with David Letterman, performing 'In The Sun'. Watch the video here!

Lonely Astronaut Records logo JOSEPH ARTHUR TAKES OVER 2008 WITH FIVE NEW RELEASES
Joseph Arthur and his label, Lonely Astronaut Records, announce the release of a series of EPs to be followed by a full length album later this year. For details, see the press release ...

 
UPCOMING DATES
SEP-19 New York
OCT-6 Paris, FR
OCT-11 Alencon, FR
OCT-17, Baltimore
OCT-24 New Orleans
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