The primary album from the late Q Lazzarus, an artist finest identified for her music “Goodbye Horses” which featured prominently within the 1991 movie The Silence of the Lambs, will lastly arrive in 2025.
Q Lazzarus was the stage title of Diane Luckey, a New Jersey-born singer and songwriter who rose to prominence after a collection of collaborations with the director Jonathan Demme, from 1986’s One thing Wild to 1993’s Philadelphia; rumor has it, Luckey was a taxi driver all through the ’80s as her music profession struggled, which modified someday when she picked up Demme and performed him her music (to which he responded, “Oh my God, what is that this and who’re you?”). Her band, Q Lazzarus and the Resurrection, broke up in 1996, after which Luckey disappeared from the general public eye.
She ultimately resurfaced in 2018 after followers tracked her down, revealing, “I simply wished folks to know I’m nonetheless alive, I’ve no real interest in singing anymore. I’m a bus driver in Staten Island (I’ve been for YEARS).” Luckey handed away in 2022 at age 61, and in her obituary, these near Luckey confirmed she was engaged on a career-spanning undertaking. “On the time of her demise, Diane was ending work on a function documentary about her life and music with filmmaker and buddy, Eva Aridjis. The movie might be launched in 2023, together with an album of songs spanning her complete musical profession.”
Now, over two years later, these tasks — each her first-ever album and a documentary about her life — will arrive in 2025. The movie has, technically, already arrived; Brooklyn Vegan reported this month that the Eva Aridjis movie, titled Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus, can be screened in New York Metropolis and Los Angeles, with an early 2025 streaming launch confirmed.
The movie’s logline reads, “An intimate journey by means of the lifetime of singer Diane Luckey also referred to as Q Lazzarus, narrated by means of her personal phrases, lyrics and music. The exceptionally proficient however vastly under-appreciated Q, who sang the cult hit music ‘Goodbye Horses,’ reveals the rationale behind her mysterious 25-year-long disappearance and paves the way in which in the direction of her re-emergence, with tales heartbreaking, hilarious and shifting.”
As for the album, the file label Sacred Bones has confirmed right this moment (Luckey’s birthday) that they’ll be releasing Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives Of Q Lazzarus in February. The album might be launched digitally, on vinyl, and as an prolonged 2xCD version; the tracklist options a number of unreleased songs, recorded between 1985 and 1995 and curated from Luckey’s archive of cassette recordings and digital tapes. Pre-orders are on-going. See the tracklist, paintings, and movie poster beneath.
Revisit Q Lazzarus’ new wave basic, “Goodbye Horses.”
Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives Of Q Lazzarus Album Paintings:
Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives Of Q Lazzarus Vinyl Tracklist:
01 “Goodbye Horses” (Single Edit)”
02 “Heaven”
03 “I See Your Eyes”
04 “A Fools Life”
05 “Summertime”
06 “My Mistake”
07 “Hellfire”
08 “Don’t Let Go”
09 “Bang Bang”
10 “Goodbye Horses (New Wave Model)”
Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives Of Q Lazzarus Digital Tracklist:
01 “Goodbye Horses (New Wave Model)”
02 “Heaven”
03 “I See Your Eyes”
04 “A Idiot’s Life”
05 “Summertime”
06 “My Mistake”
07 “Hellfire”
08 “Don’t Let Go”
09 “Bang Bang”
10 “Flesh For Sale”
11 “I Don’t Need To Love You Anymore”
12 “Fathers, Moms, And Youngsters Dying In The Road”
13 “Love Lust”
14 “Dwelling”
15 “Momma By no means Mentioned”
16 “The Time Is Proper (Dare)”
17 “Solely You Can Gentle The Candle”
18 “Love Dance”
19 “Take The Time”
20 “Be Mine”
21 “It Don’t Imply Nothing”
Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives Of Q Lazzarus CD Tracklist:
01 “Goodbye Horses (Single Edit)”
02 “Heaven”
03 “I See Your Eyes”
04 “A Fools Life”
05 “Summertime”
06 “My Mistake”
07 “Hellfire”
08 “Don’t Let Go”
09 “Bang Bang”
10 “Goodbye Horses (New Wave Model)”
11 “Flesh For Sale”
12 “I Don’t Need To Love You Anymore”
13 “The Candle Goes Away”
14 “Fathers, Moms, And Youngsters Dying In The Road”
15 “Love Lust”
16 “Dwelling”
17 “Momma By no means Mentioned”
18 “The Time Is Proper (Dare)”
19 “Solely You Can Gentle The Candle”
20 “Love Dance”
21 Take The Time”
22 Be Mine”
23 It Don’t Imply Nothing”
