Julia Haltigan’s publicists describe her as a “sensitive badass who rides vintage Triumph motorcycles and sings primal rock n’ roll with smoldering expressivity.” This is a clever statement, and visual, but given what we know about show business hype, there’s a chance that Haltigan-as-Triumph-riding-tough-girl is an exaggeration. And there’s nothing wrong with that. Publicists need to make a living, just as the stars of tomorrow like Haltigan need a colorful backstory. What’s more the PR flacks are right about the “smoldering expressivity.”
Take a listen to her new single, “Wool,” and make a decision for yourself. The song is a moody ballad which subtly paints a picture of an altered state of surly reality evoked by film and TV. It also hints at how we sometimes allow the lines to blur between fiction and reality even after the film has ended.
In the Jim Jarmusch/Night on Earth-inspired video, Haltigan stars as a overworked cab driver forced into a dreamlike trance as an eclectic line-up of PITA passengers shuffle in and out of her cab, offering hellish mini-vignettes with each new story.
Haltigan’s new album Trouble is due out October 25. It was produced by W. Andrew Raposo of Midnight Magic and Hess Is More with one track produced by TV On The Radio’s Dave Sitek.
Outside of her solo career, Haltigan moonlights as the slinky Jessica Rabbit-inspired jazz crooner “Vivian Fairchild” in the off-Broadway hit Sleep No More. She is also a member of the fizzy pop band The Singles, alongside her buddies Scarlett Johansson, Kendra Morris and Holly Miranda. She additionally made an acting cameo in HBO’s hit series The Deuce—look for her in an episode during the show’s third and final season. She will bring her captivating live show on a national fall tour in support of Trouble, making stops in Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland and more.
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