William Dart looks at new releases from songwriters Ani DiFranco and John Grant, both released within the same month, with songs that reach out to their audiences with the artists' familiar tenaciousness.
Album covers of Ani DiFranco's 'Unprecedented Sh!t' and John Grant's 'The Art of the Lie' Photo: Righteous Babe Records, Bella Union Records
Music Details
ARTIST: Ani DiFranco
TITLE: Little Plastic Castle
ALBUM: Canon
COMPOSER: DiFranco
LABEL: Righteous Babe
ARTIST: John Grant
TITLE: Caramel
ALBUM: Queen of Denmark
COMPOSER: Grant
LABEL: Bella Union
ARTIST: Ani DiFranco
TITLE: Chloroform
ALBUM: Revolutionary Love
COMPOSER: DiFranco
LABEL: Righteous Babe
ARTIST: Ani DiFranco
TITLE: The Thing at Hand
ALBUM: Unprecedented Sh!t
COMPOSER: DiFranco
LABEL: Righteous Babe
ARTIST: Ani DiFranco
TITLE: Virus
ALBUM: Unprecedented Sh!t
COMPOSER: DiFranco
LABEL: Righteous Babe
ARTIST: Ani DiFranco
TITLE: New Bible
ALBUM: Unprecedented Sh!t
COMPOSER: DiFranco
LABEL: Righteous Babe
ARTIST: Ani DiFranco
TITLE: The Knowing
ALBUM: Unprecedented Sh!t
COMPOSER: DiFranco
LABEL: Righteous Babe
ARTIST: John Grant feat. Tracey Thorn
TITLE: Disappointing
ALBUM: Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
COMPOSER: Grant
LABEL: Bella Union
ARTIST: John Grant
TITLE: It's a Bitch
ALBUM: The Art of the Lie
COMPOSER: Grant
LABEL: Bella Union
ARTIST: John Grant
TITLE: Marbles
ALBUM: The Art of the Lie
COMPOSER: Grant
LABEL: Bella Union
ARTIST: John Grant
TITLE: Twistin Scriptures
ALBUM: The Art of the Lie
COMPOSER: Grant
LABEL: Bella Union
ARTIST: John Grant
TITLE: Father
ALBUM: The Art of the Lie
COMPOSER: Grant
LABEL: Bella Union
