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"Faithfull is on impeccable form in beautiful settings by Ellis of the Romantic poetry beloved of her youth." - The Guardian "Faithfull pairs her forever-soothing voice with the words of the Romantic poets who inspired her, over tasteful accompaniments from Bad Seeds sonic architect Warren Ellis. " - Pitchfork Marianne Faithfull and Lord Byron, a match made in heaven, if not the heaven of the orthodox. Add music by Warren Ellis and you have one of the most singular songs in Marianne Faithfull’s multi-faceted career as a recording artist. Having long proved herself a great interpreter of song, Marianne brings to vivid life this great poem in her new album – She Walks In Beauty. It could be said that Marianne Faithfull has been preparing to make this album for the best part of 60 years. “When I was 13 or 14, I bought myself a book, Palgrave’s Golden Treasury, and that really turned me on to poetry, lots of different poetry,” she says. “And then there was my English teacher at the convent, Mrs Simpson. I was studying for my A Levels in the year before I got discovered. Very happy. Then I was discovered and never finished them, but I learnt a lot and it never left me, so I had this idea all my life, really, that I wanted to make the most beautiful poetry record with music.” At 73, she’s about to make her dream come true. But that poetry record wouldn’t be the same without the incredible music composed by Marianne’s long-time friend and collaborator, Warren Ellis. Member of the Bad Seeds since 1993, and composer of almost 20 film and theater scores, including for The Road and The Proposition, Warren has worked with Marianne as a musician and songwriter since her 2005 album, Before the Poison and, with producer Head, has created the delicate musical textures on She Walks In Beauty. Those textures counterpoint the readings, Marianne’s voice bearing the marks of someone that has lived many lives and felt the passing touch of many deaths. It’s a voice in which the very grain of poetry – love, longing, intoxication, inspiration – has concentrated itself, and speaks of its own accord, and walks in its own beauty.