The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Out on the street

“In my head, this record was always going to be a dance party, and when it became clear that this dance party record was about New York City, one morning it hit me, that Freedom Tower, which is the nickname that was given to the tower replacing the World Trade Centre, would be a perfect name for this collection of songs, and the subtitle, No Wave Dance Party 2015 that refers to the musical movement in New York City, which started in the 70s. And while this is not an overt No Wave record, we’ve definitely been influenced by people such as James Chance or Lydia Lunch, it all goes with part of our big musical stew.”