Alternative pop hero Jonathan Richman added a major new audience to his fiercely loyal cult following with his star turn in the hit "There's Something About Mary" and frequent performances on late-night television. His latest album, his 20th, Her Mystery Not Of High Heels And Eye Shadow, explores all that is the disarmingly profound, enchanting and whimsical Richman, from the Velvet Underground-but-happy "Her Mystery Not Of High Heels And Eye Shadow" to the charming, gentle "Springtime In New York," from jangly pop to proto-rock shuffles. Modern love never sounded so good. Please enjoy.
In The Background
Co-producer Niko Bola has produced admired albums for Neil Young, Warren Zevon and Melissa Etheridge, among others. Accompa- nying Richman are members of Tom Waits' band (per- cussionist Steve Hodges and woodwind master Ralph Carney) plus fellow alt-pop legends The Rubinoos: Gre Keranen, Tommy Dunbar, Al Chan and Jon Rubin.
History
In the early '70s, Boston's Richman founded the influential proto-punk band the Modern Lovers whose self-titled debut featured favorites "Roadrunner" and "Pablo Picasso." An acoustic Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers scored a European hit with the 1977 instrumental "Egyptian Reggae." Richman then went solo and critically acclaimed pop records followed, as did idiosyncratic excursions into country and Latin music. His Vapor debut was 1996's Surrender To Jonathan, followed by 1999's I'm So Confused.
