I just watched The Devil and Daniel Johnston, which is a documentary about his life. Go watch it, you’ll be blown away. I’m even more excited for the biopic that’s coming out, as you wouldn’t have to exaggerate a single second of it.
We had a feeling there was more to that story about Daniel Johnston touring Europe with an 11-piece Dutch orchestra… Our favorite lo-fi pioneer recorded a new full-length studio album with the BEAM orchestra just last fall, which is now available to stream and/or purchase online. Beam Me Up! consists of three previously unreleased songs, “Mask,” “Sarah Drove In Her Car,” and “Last Song,” performed solo, as well as nine re-recorded Johnston classics backed by BEAM, including “Devil Town,” “Beatles,” “Walking the Cow,” and more.
According to a few online listings where the LP is available to pre-order, Beam Me Up! will be released in just three days (Mar 26) via German record label Hazelwood. (Thanks for the tip, Hendrik!)
Just gave the album a digital spin, and I suggest you do the same here. You too, potential Johnston biopic stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly.
Check out the album cover and full Beam Me Up! tracklist below:
