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Joan as Police Woman

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Joan Wasser records as Joan as Police Woman. She is an American singer, songwriter, violinist and pianist whose debut studio album arrived in 2006 (Real Life). Subsequent releases reviewed here include To Survive (2008) and The Deep Field. Reviews and credits note many collaborations with other artists.

Known for an intimate, voice-forward style that blends soul, pop and folk/jazz elements. Reviews and credits cite collaborations with Antony Hegarty, Rufus Wainwright and David Sylvian; she performs vocals, violin and piano. Reviews note personal themes and that she lost her mother during the recording of To Survive.

Reviews praise Joan as Police Woman for an intimate, sensual voice and carefully arranged albums. Critics highlight her piano and violin, the emotional depth of Real Life and To Survive, and the crafted, groovy energy of The Deep Field. Frequent mentions of notable collaborators (Antony, Rufus Wainwright, David Sylvian) appear across reviews.

For:Fans of intimate singer-songwriter music, chamber pop, soul, indie and listeners who value voice-led, piano/violin-driven arrangements.

 A splendid self-proclaimed policewoman, with her voice of butter and almonds, with painfully refined work, naked, not at all immediate but warm and enveloping like the summer that is approaching.

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 Intimate and elegant, it is an album trusting in love and loss, speaking with sincerity still tinged with anger.

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 The Magic is an overwhelming, catchy, and excellently played track.

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 Her voice, unique and sensual, perpetually enters my soul, pricking it like a needle meeting the skin.

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