''Woman'' is the ninth
studio album
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by Australian singer-songwriter,
Jon Stevens. The album was released on 18 September 2015 and peaked at number 86.
The first single "Woman" was available as a free download for two weeks from Stevens' Facebook page.
Background and content
In February 2015, Stevens was arrested after calling police to intervene in a domestic dispute between himself and clothing designer and girlfriend
Jodhi Meares.
He was released on bail after pledging not to “assault, molest, harass or interfere with Jodhi Meares.” The charges were dropped in May 2015. Stevens said he endured some of the darkest days of his life in the three months before the assault charges were dropped, knowing he was innocent, saying, “I do not condone violence of any kind. Who in their right mind does?”. In April, he was also thrown out of band
The Dead Daisies
The Dead Daisies are an Australian-American rock supergroup and collective formed in 2012 in Sydney, Australia by David Lowy. Musicians that have joined Lowy for the project have included Richard Fortus (Guns N' Roses), Jon Stevens (INXS, Nois ...
, which he'd co-formed in 2012.
Following this, Stevens said he dealt with depression and spent a lot of time in the studio “I always turn to music; it's the saviour. A lot of people go through what I went through, maybe not to the degree I did with all the media crap which was just wrong, completely wrong. It damaged me, I suppose. I haven't gotten over it. If it wasn't for music ... who knows?”
The title track pays tribute to the love he shared with Meares while others offer a cathartic release for the darkness and confusion which clouded his life. He also includes songs about his time with
The Dead Daisies
The Dead Daisies are an Australian-American rock supergroup and collective formed in 2012 in Sydney, Australia by David Lowy. Musicians that have joined Lowy for the project have included Richard Fortus (Guns N' Roses), Jon Stevens (INXS, Nois ...
, while "Flesh 'N' Bone" was inspired by the 2014
Lindt Cafe siege.
Reviews
Rod Yates of
Rolling Stone Australia gave the album 3 out of 4 saying; "
tevensfirst solo album in four years... lands somewhere between
Foo Fighters
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-esque pop-rock and sweeping, bluesy riff-fests. It works, to a point, largely because of Stevens' formidable vocals, but pub rock moments like "Peaches N Pie" are too throwaway. The string-laden "In Your House", however, complete with hip-hop interlude courtesy of Stevens' son Levi, is a stand-out that suggests he's at his best when taking risks."
Track listing
;CD/download
# "Woman" - 3:50
# "Catch You Falling" - 4:03
# "Passing By" - 3:26
# "Outer Space" - 4:08
# "In Your House" - 3:53
# "Flesh 'n' Bone" - 3:25
# "The Chronic Symphonic" - 4:07
# "Peaches 'n' Pie" - 3:34
# "Supabad" - 3:37
# "Save What Is Left of Me" - 4:06
Charts
''Woman'' debuted and peaked at number 86 on the
ARIA chart, becoming Stevens' second solo album to chart in the top 100 after ''
Are U Satisfied'' in 1993.
Release history
References
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2015 albums
Jon Stevens albums
Social Family Records albums