JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN has shared the track, “Tell Me,” from her upcoming new album Damned Devotion (Play It Again Sam). JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN, kicks off her tour on March 22nd in Istanbul.

Joan Wasser explains that “Tell Me” is a plea for openness and intimacy.

“I am always wanting more intimate dialogue. Fear of being vulnerable, future tripping and feelings of shame, paranoia and jealousy get in the way. “You got to separate now what’s real, what’s not real” = stop using jealousy (not real) as a way to avoid having to clarify and tell me what you really want (real). Why don’t we try trusting each other enough to be fully transparent? What is there to lose?”

Already known for her live performences and starkly honest lyricist, her new album, Damned Devotion, finds Joan Wasser at her rawest. “My maxim is: if it feels scary to say it, it’s the thing you must say”. And on Damned Devotion the thoughtful lyricism is married to her most accessible music to date.

Following the release of Damned Devotion, Joan As Police Woman will take her live show on the road throughout Europe, with a special play at Rough Trade in NYC on February 26th.

Joan As A Police Woman
Tour Dates

March
22 Zorlu Performing Arts Center’s Studio, Istanbul
24 Spazio Aereo, Mestre
25 Viper, Florence
27 La Salumeria della Musica, Milan
28 Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome
30 Project Pop Culture, Graz
31 Metropol, Vienna

April
01 Paradiso Noord, Amsterdam
02 Botanique/Orangerie, Brussels
03 [PIAS] NITES @ Maroquinerie
04 Kaufleuten Zürich
05 Fri-Son, Fribourg
07 Doornroosje, Purple Hall, Nijmegen
09 Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin
10 Knust, Hamburg
11 Vega Jr, Copenhagen
12 Aarhus Concert House, Aarhus
13 Parkteateret, Oslo
14 L-Beach Festival, Weissenhäuser Strand
17 Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow
18 Sage Gateshead
19 Town Hall, Birmingham
20 Howard Assembly Rooms, Leeds
22 Royal Festival Hall, London
23 The Old Market, Brighton
24 The Stoller Hall, Manchester
25 St George’s Church, Bristol