Maisie Peters returned to New York City’s Mercury Lounge, where she played her first-ever show in the U.S., to perform a set of stripped-back tunes from her new album “The Good…
Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!
Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!
Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!
Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!
Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!
Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!
Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!
Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!
Maisie Peters returned to New York City’s Mercury Lounge, where she played her first-ever show in the U.S., to perform a set of stripped-back tunes from her new album “The Good Witch” on “Live From My Den.”
“Playing a show here was the craziest thing ever,” Peters said. “We did this tiny tour and we started at the Mercury Lounge, and I really remember being here. Feels like a different me though — feels like a past life.”
As Peters and her band prepared to play Radio City Music Hall on Aug. 11, they delivered live performances of confessional pop songs “Lost the Breakup,” “Wendy,” “Two Weeks Ago” and “Body Better,” all from Peters’ sophomore record. The singer-songwriter recalled writing most of the record in between her crazy touring schedule, which last year alone included two solo stints and one opening for Ed Sheeran.
“I would go to the studio and then I’d go back on tour and then I would come off and go on. And so I was writing in the gaps,” she said. “The conversion rate of life to music was quite fast because I was feeling it and then I was writing it and then I was living it. And then I was writing it.”
Despite the fast-paced lifestyle that comes with being on the road, Peters’ wouldn’t have it any other way, saying the artists she’s most inspired by are those who tour non-stop.
“Obviously, Ed is a huge inspiration of mine and he toured his whole career. Bruce Springsteen. Actually, Taylor [Swift], to be fair,” Peters said. “I have always been inspired by people that put shows at the forefront of what they do, because I kind of feel like that should be at the forefront of what you do if you make music. That’s sort of the lore. Maybe I’ve romanticized it, but I like the idea that we’re making music to play it.”
This season of “Live from My Den” is made possible by Hard Rock and in partnership with Fujifilm North America Corporation.
