# CHRIS CONNELLY Presents ‘Union Square West’ Ahead Of CD Release Of ‘Eulogy To Christa: A Tribute To The Music & Mystique of Nico’

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- Published: 2022-12-02T13:00:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**CHRIS CONNELLY presents ‘Union Square West’ ahead of CD release of ‘Eulogy to 
Christa: A Tribute to the Music & Mystique of Nico’**

_“Connelly, with his beautiful timbre and artistic candour, delivers a haunting 
and touching rendition of Nico’s music. Nobody performs quite like this masterful
musical chameleon and here, he channels her fabulously, honouring her with depth
and personability…  impeccable delivery and smoothness”_ ~ **The Spill Magazine**

_“Chris Connelly has never been an artist of convention… a thematic mirror, Connelly’s
songs follow her story – adventurous, controversial, and misunderstood”_ ~ **Regen
Magazine**

_“Gently stroking ears with its guitar cast melody, the song simultaneously looms
up in tension and anxiety… a moment of intense beauty. Connelly’s tones as the music
are emotion and tension personified, leaving his own mark on the song whilst equally
bringing forth an evocative and haunting reverberation of its original creators”_
~ **Ringmaster Review**

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**Photo by Shayna Connelly**

Alternative music legend [**Chris Connelly**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.chrisconnelly.com&umid=cde330b0-3170-420a-b722-047b12676284&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-384b4e5dcf1f41dfa853a6c9944cf837f7c7c47c)****
presents [**‘Union Square West’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fyoutu.be%2faVc9NOonWQo&umid=cde330b0-3170-420a-b722-047b12676284&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-9561f48408fc5c9959d6f9111a5cdc0486968c93)**,**
a welcome teaser of his new album [**‘Eulogy to Christa: A Tribute to the Music & Mystique of Nico’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fchrisconnelly.bandcamp.com%2falbum%2feulogy%2dto%2dchrista&umid=cde330b0-3170-420a-b722-047b12676284&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-bca8794ed22e49bec06a5814fbe9bba646d6ec92),
a colossal offering released by **Shipwrecked Industries **in the USA and [**Easy Action**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2feasyaction.co.uk&umid=cde330b0-3170-420a-b722-047b12676284&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-02640ca8d498cc902df805c291cb1b1321905f01)
in the UK. This 20-track collection pays tribute to [**Nico**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fopen.spotify.com%2fartist%2f0IwlY33zbBXN7zlS9DP2Cj&umid=cde330b0-3170-420a-b722-047b12676284&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-db6e254ad3bc88aa026217cd2019cb5c791cdc19)****–
iconic muse of **The Velvet Underground** and one of the most unique, tragic and
misunderstood female artists in the history of music.

This video was made by Chris himself, recreating **Lou Reed**’s screen test by**
Andy Warhol**. Connelly notes, “Warhol’s FACTORY was located at UNION SQUARE WEST
between 67 and 68. This song celebrates the arrival of NICO at the factory and her
profound effect on the artists and characters therein”.

Connelly also recently shared the video for** **[**‘Femme Fatale’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fyoutu.be%2fQUcWt3hkYQE&umid=cde330b0-3170-420a-b722-047b12676284&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-649cf45ad214ff7551155cd3453882571b705eab)
created by [**Iain W. Mutch / Walkerandwilliam**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fuser%2fwalkerandwilliam%2fvideos&umid=cde330b0-3170-420a-b722-047b12676284&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-35dbbdd14e0aadd10780fd26ca0dc2a7e165a201)
in Scotland. Earlier singles include [**‘Eulogy to Lenny Bruce’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fyoutu.be%2fhMNyzbLFoWA&umid=cde330b0-3170-420a-b722-047b12676284&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-15ef7cbaf6745f8fba8698e0104dd7542ae4ff3d),
heralded by some as Connelly’s finest vocal performance, and [**‘Ripcord, Ripcord’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fyoutu.be%2fR6vyu2%5fvarA&umid=cde330b0-3170-420a-b722-047b12676284&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-b60e4c13edc4d1f562aace48dbd3929d46e9d1c7),
which Connelly penned about Nico’s rape by a military officer and the trauma of 
being in the rubble of post-war Berlin, both casting a shadow over the rest of her
volatile life, creating the haunted spirit of Nico.

**‘Eulogy to Christa**‘ is a labour of love, empathy, sadness, acting and channeling,
along with Chris’s adoration of the dark corner of rock inhabited by the Velvets
and their peers. Now based in Chicago, this album from the Scottish counter-culture
icon sees Connelly purposefully adopt the personas of **Nico, Lou Reed **and** John
Cale** – even **Andy Warhol **makes a cameo!

Union Square West - Chris Connelly - Official Video

[⌊Union Square West - Chris Connelly - Official Video⌉⌊Union Square West - Chris
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Watch this video on YouTube

In four decades of making music, since his days with [**Fini Tribe**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.allmusic.com%2fartist%2ffini%2dtribe%2dmn0000798708%2fbiography&umid=cde330b0-3170-420a-b722-047b12676284&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-dcfa2ae0b004e981f4a807defa6e1bf64c353058)
in Edinburgh, Chris Connelly has [**over 20 solo releases**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fchrisconnelly.com%2fdiscography%2f&umid=cde330b0-3170-420a-b722-047b12676284&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-2e1c560c472da0c74ff160bf3a3fc776f88b05ee)
and frequently collaborates with other musicians, including notable projects like**
Ministry, The Revolting Cocks **and** Pigface**. He has also [**published four books**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fchrisconnelly.com%2fbooks%2f&umid=cde330b0-3170-420a-b722-047b12676284&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-bf1e0d7b0611582d248cb32016b15252100b41af)(
poetry, autobiographical and fictional narrative).

![](https://i0.wp.com/redirect.haulix.com/LAun65h_O6wOZ3iRMEQjptzKtw5KGN5hMwk-vhdsgUI%
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**Photo by Shayna Connelly**

Initially planned as an album of 10 Nico covers, Connelly ended up writing additional
compositions spanning her life, from her first Jimmy Page-composed single, The Velvet
Underground years and her intense and unique solo recordings until her death. Connelly
follows her from Berlin to New York via Paris, Ibiza, and Rome, then back through
Paris, London, Edinburgh, Manchester and up to her tragic and needless death in 
Ibiza.

On this album, Connelly worked with producer and long-time collaborator [**Chris Bruce**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.allmusic.com%2fartist%2fchris%2dbruce%2dmn0000089453%2fcredits&umid=cde330b0-3170-420a-b722-047b12676284&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-0fd0659cc3ff37fa537b2960210f49baf1e5d512),
who is a band member of **Meshell Ndegeocello** and also worked with **Seal, Aaron
Neville, Bob Dylan, The Waterboys, My Brightest Diamond, Sheryl Crow **and** Sam
Phillips**.

The album was, in part, inspired by the book** **[**‘You Are Beautiful and Your Are Alone’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.jenniferotterbickerdike.com%2fbooks&umid=cde330b0-3170-420a-b722-047b12676284&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-30e7d3da47f1222c7c2d513cad53a1343c2a935e)
by **Jennifer Otter Bickerdicke**, who contributed to album liner notes, noting “
This is a record to be played at full blast, all the way through, as a commemoration
not just to Nico the person, the musician, but to art for art’s sake, for making
something because it is important and needs to be done – an idea that is as rare
and precious as Nico herself.”

The ‘Eulogy to Christa’ LP is out now digitally, available via [**Bandcamp**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fchrisconnelly.bandcamp.com&umid=cde330b0-3170-420a-b722-047b12676284&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-29ebca6952190d8cf48e426b5cc0f5a95baeca30),
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The CD version will be released on December 5.

**CREDITS**
Recorded at The Rock Noir July 2021 / January 2022Mastered by James 
Scott at** [Populist Recording and Mastering](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.populistrecording.com&umid=cde330b0-3170-420a-b722-047b12676284&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-74c55d0401e1c1d9603a4514e5ec1fa00e4d25e3)**
Produced by Chris BruceChris Connelly: Vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonium,
harmonica, keyboards, bassChris Bruce: Additional instruments and guitar solo on‘
Ripcord’Sleeve design by Greg Rolfes. Layout by Kimberly BlessingNico cover photo
by Alastair MacKay (Edinburgh Nite Club, August 1981)Inside photo of Nico taken 
by Howard Goldblatt (Tuts, Chicago 1982)Tray photo of harmonium by Jonah RubashTracks
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 23 by Chris ConnellyTracks 9, 11,13, 
18, 21, 22, 24 written by Nico (Christa Päffgen)Track 3 ‘The Last Mile’ written 
by Oldham / PageTrack 19 ‘Vegas’ written by Nico / QuilichiniTrack 6 ‘Femme Fatale’
written by Lou ReedTrack 7 ‘Eulogy to Lenny Bruce’ written by Tim Hardin

Publicity by Shauna McLarnon @ Shameless Promotion PR
Management: Kimberly Blessing@
Shipwrecked IndustriesChris Connelly is published by Bicycle Music/Concord BMIDedicated
to Nico (Christa Päffgen) 1938 – 1988For the lovers on St. Stephen’s

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**TRACK LIST – DISC ONE**
1: Ripcord, Ripcord2: Via Margutta3: The Last Mile4: Union
Square West5: Andy, Incidentally6: Femme Fatale7: Eulogy to Lenny Bruce8: Oh Jim
II9: Frozen Warnings10: I Cannot Care for You11: The Falconer**TRACK LIST – ****
DISC TWO**12: The Black Rooms of Richelieu13: Valley of the KIngs14: Reims 12/7415:
A Slow Jones in New York16: 80s Beat Boys17: Running Pure18: Sixty Forty19: Vegas20:
Draw From It (Like a Vampire)21: Saeta22: Tananore23: FA Massa Calor24: Hanging 
Gardens of Semiramis

**FOR FANS OF:** 
Nico, Scott Walker, The Velvet Underground, John Cale, Lou Reed,
David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Brian Eno, Throbbing Gristle

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