Press release
Chicago experimental pop artist Artie Do Good wrote his album Socialist Dance Party as an homage to Chicago’s labor roots, citing the founding of IWW in Chicago as a key inspiration. After announcing the record last month with “Bread and Roses,” he just shared his second single, a reimagining of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson’s “Three Miles Down” for the 21st century along with the sway of bossa nova.
The record combines a bit of all of Chris’s background as a touring and session player, who’s worked with Broadway singer Shoshana Bean, jazz saxophonist Loren Stillman, rapper R.A.P. Ferreira (fka Milo), and indie artists like Triathalon, Inner Wave, and Paul Cherry.
He’s a trombonist with a Master’s in Jazz Studies, and he brings in his background of playing jazz, soul, rap, disco, and electronic to refresh songs and slogans for labor in the new century.
You can check out the single here on Spotify, Apple, Bandcamp.
Chris said the original song is “possibly the funkiest song about the rights, plights, and realities of life as a miner. Some of the greatest battles for labor were fought by mining communities. I tweaked the lyrics (from the original “Taft and Hartley”) to broaden the message. Most working people find themselves beholden to the whims of those who have never wanted for anything. People who know nothing of the conditions are the ones most often making decisions.”
Artie Do Good will be releasing Socialist Dance Party on Labor Day this year (Monday, September 2nd) with his final single out on 8/8.
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