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Spirit of St. Louis
Rock · 1981 · 12 tracks

Spirit of St. Louis

Ellen Foley

A theatrical collision of Broadway power and London punk. Backed by The Clash, Foley trades stadium rock for smoky, European-inflected art-pop noir.

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It's what happens when the biggest voice in rock meets the coolest band in punk at a 1930s cabaret.

A sophisticated, noir-inflected journey through European shadows and theatrical longing.

Spirit of St. Louis · vs · Ellen Foley
Alto+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into alto than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
The Shuttered Palace
5:08
02
Torchlight
3:02
03
Beautiful Waste of Time
3:04
04
The Death of the Psychoanalyst of Salvador Dali
2:44
05
MPH
3:31
06
My Legionnaire
4:37
07
Theatre of Cruelty
4:08
08
How Glad I Am
3:40
09
Phases of Travel
4:16
10
Game of a Man
3:58
11
Indestructible
3:48
12
In the Killing Hour
2:40
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the staccato, reggae-influenced guitar of The Clash anchors the opening drama of The Shuttered Palace.
The transition into the haunting, cabaret-inflected cover of My Legionnaire where Foley's voice drops to a vulnerable whisper.
The driving, cinematic momentum of MPH that feels like a high-stakes chase through a 1940s film noir set.
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