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Jesse Malin
By All Music Guide
Singer/songwriter Jesse Malin was the face of the glam-rock, hard rock band D Generation for eight years. They werent a metal band, but critics quickly dismissed D Generation as Johnny Thunders copycats. Their teased hair and glossy wardrobe was just a part of the act, but substance and song structure were there. As one of New York Citys more talented acts of the 1990s, the band released three albums before disbanding in April 1999. Malin, whos a punk with a soft heart, didnt stop writing music. His love for Neil Young, Tom Waits and Steve Earle affected his work; he spent the next two years working on a fresh, countrified sound. Ex-Whiskeytown frontman Ryan Adams, whod been a friend of Malin since the D Generation days, was impressed with Malins new approach. Adams offered to produce Malins debut album eventhough hed never produced a record. The two headed into Lo-Ho Studios in New York in January 2001 and made an album in just six days. A deal with Artemis soon followed. The Fine Art of Self-Destruction appeared in the UK in October 2002; First single Queen of the Underworld was a moderate hit and the British press quickly hailed Malins debut as one of the years best. Stateside fans finally got their hands on The Fine Art of Self-Destruction in January 2003. Road dates followed, both in America and the UK. Malin contributed a version of Hungry Heart to the benefit album Light of Day: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen; he also picked up a nomination for the Shortlist Music Prize. By November he was back in the studio, laying down tracks for Self-Destructions follow-up. The Heat appeared in June 2004, accompanied by a string of tour dates on both sides of the pond. Plans for a third album were slated for an early 2006 release on Billie Joe Armstrongs label, Adeline Records.
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