82-408: (Redirected from Consorts ) Consort may refer to: Music [ edit ] "The Consort" (Rufus Wainwright song) , from the 2000 album Poses Consort of instruments , term for instrumental ensembles Consort song (musical) , a characteristic English song form, late 16th–early 17th centuries Places [ edit ] Consort, Alberta ,
164-457: A Leonard Cohen song covered by Buckley (and later by Wainwright). "Nobody's Off the Hook" is written to close friend and fellow musician Teddy Thompson . Wainwright and his music have influenced several artists in the music industry. They include Katy Perry , Olly Alexander of Years & Years , Liv Bruce of Pwr Bttm , and Kimbra . In Nick Hornby 's book Slam , the child born to
246-423: A "fuller, live" sound. Using fewer operatic elements than the previous album, in an attempt to create a more radio-friendly pop record, Poses addresses debauchery and love in less esoteric means. Guests on the album include Wainwright's sister, Martha Wainwright , fellow singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson , and rock musician Melissa Auf der Maur . All tracks were written by Wainwright except for "Shadows", which
328-711: A 12-minute documentary from 1998, featuring Wainwright and his family, and a short tribute to the McGarrigle sisters featuring Rufus and Martha. In February 2005, the Pennsylvania Ballet premiered a ballet by Matthew Neenan that was set to Wainwright's music. The Pennsylvania Ballet has performed the work (titled 11:11 ) several times, including during an eponymous program in June 2006. It has been an audience favorite, although critical reviews have been mixed. Stephen Petronio commissioned Wainwright to write
410-457: A Graveyard" has been described as a "soulful reflection on moribund themes that momentarily leaves the oboes and strings at the door for a direct heart-to-heart with the listener." The music video for "Across the Universe", originally used to promote I Am Sam , was directed by Len Wiseman and released through V2 Records . The Lennon–McCartney track appeared on the soundtrack to the film , but
492-609: A Juno Award for Best Alternative Album, and was nominated by the Juno Awards for Best Songwriter ("Poses" / " Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk " / "Grey Gardens"). From 2001 to 2004, he toured with Tori Amos , Sting , Ben Folds , and Guster , as well as headlining the 2001 and 2002 tour in support of the album. Wainwright became addicted to crystal meth in the early 2000s and temporarily lost his vision. His addiction reached its peak in 2002, during what he described as "the most surreal week of my life". During that week, he played
574-611: A November 2005 release to coincide with the beginning of a British tour. This version of Want One contains two extra songs: "Es Muß Sein" and "Velvet Curtain Rag". The Want package in the UK has two bonus tracks: "Chelsea Hotel No. 2" (a Leonard Cohen cover) and "In With the Ladies", which replace "Coeur de parisienne – Reprise d'Arletty" and "Quand vous mourez de nos amours" from 2004's augmented edition. Wainwright's fifth studio album, Release
656-590: A Town ", was released on April 3, 2007, in the iTunes Music Store . The second single released was " Rules and Regulations ", and the third single was a 500-copy (12" vinyl) release of " Tiergarten ", a one-track EP with the Supermayer remix of Tiergarten , which was released exclusively through iTunes and 7digital on October 29. Two music videos were released for the album: "Going to a Town", directed by Sophie Muller , and "Rules and Regulations", directed by Petro Papahadjopoulos and styled by J.W. Anderson. Release
738-546: A big city who's got a job and an apartment and worries about weekend plans: The Chelsea Boy just has sharper clothes, higher standards of beauty and a better tradition of mordant humor to console himself with." An "ode to queer love", "Greek Song" touches on beauty, passion, and adventure while incorporating Asian string instruments. The melody was taken from the "Cherry Duet" in Pietro Mascagni 's opera L'amico Fritz . Pitchfork ' s Joe Tangari complimented
820-493: A big revolving door. I thought if I could look at it as a series of poses and extract from it what I needed for my songs, then I would survive." Describing his writing process, Wainwright stated he typically comes up with a melody line and starts singing phonetically, from which words often appear. To promote the album prior to its release, Wainwright embarked on a tour throughout the United States and Canada. Debauchery
902-486: A cameo role in the UK comedy television program Absolutely Fabulous , spent several nights partying with George W. Bush 's daughter Barbara , enjoyed a "debauched evening" with his mother and Marianne Faithfull , sang with Anohni of Antony and the Johnsons for Zaldy 's spring 2003 collection, and experienced recurring hallucinations of his father throughout. He decided after that he "was either going to rehab or I
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1066-550: A crush he once had on a straight man. Other songs address full-blown love and the consequences of falling out of love ("This Love Affair", "Leaving for Paris", and "Peach Trees"). Wainwright also sings about his family relationships. "Beauty Mark", "Little Sister" and "Martha", and " Dinner at Eight " address, respectively, his experiences with his mother, sisters, and father. Several songs deal with his experiences with addiction ("Go Or Go Ahead", "Early Morning Madness" "Baby" and " I Don't Know What It Is "). The song "Matinee Idol"
1148-524: A folk group featuring Rufus, his sister Martha , his mother Kate, and aunt Anna . His song "I'm a-Runnin'", which he performed in the film Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller at the age of 14, earned him a nomination for a 1989 Genie Award for Best Original Song . He was nominated for a 1990 Juno Award for Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year . Wainwright identified as gay while
1230-729: A headlining tour in Hoboken , New Jersey. Wainwright lived in the Chelsea Hotel in New York City for six months, during which he wrote most of his second album. On June 5, 2001, Wainwright's second album, Poses , was released to critical acclaim but limited sales. The album ranked No. 117 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top Heatseekers chart. Poses won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Album and
1312-518: A journalist. There are four characters, and the libretto is in French. The opera was originally commissioned by Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb . However, because of a dispute over Wainwright's decision to write the libretto in French and the Met's inability to schedule an opening in the 2009 season, Wainwright and the Met ended their relationship. Instead of a New York opening, Prima Donna
1394-466: A man at a bar. In an interview years later, he described the event: "I said I wanted to go to the park and see where this big concert was going on. I thought it was going to be a romantic walk in the park, but he raped me and robbed me afterwards and tried to strangle me". Wainwright states that he survived only by pretending to be an epileptic and faking a seizure. He has been reported to have stated that he remained celibate for five or seven years after
1476-472: A rare cancer that affects connective tissue such as bone, muscle, nerves, and cartilage. It was the last performance made by his mother before her death in January 2010. In late 2010 Wainwright became engaged to his partner Jörn Weisbrodt . The couple moved to Toronto , Ontario, in early 2012 after Weisbrodt was named artistic director of Toronto's annual Luminato festival. In 2011, Wainwright announced
1558-460: A refined eloquence rare in young songwriters." In addition, Tangari complimented Wainwright's ability to express himself and suggested that his voice had improved, becoming less of an acquired taste. Blender ' s Lisa Gidley asserted the album cemented Wainwright as the "most sardonic iconoclast", and that well-worn topics from obsession to culture shock are "skewered in fresh ways." Raidió Teilifís Éireann contributor Tom Grealis stated Poses
1640-571: A reigning queen Princess consort , wife of a reigning prince; also, rarely used alternative title for wife of a reigning king Viceregal consort of Canada , spouse of the Governor General of Canada Other uses [ edit ] Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT), reporting standards for clinical trials Consort (nautical) , unpowered, fully loaded Great Lakes vessels towed by larger vessels Consort Airport , Consort, Alberta, Canada CONSORT Colleges ,
1722-748: A sense of remorse in Trump. He also endorsed Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. Wainwright has appeared in the films The Aviator , 2011's Silver Bullets and its extended footage follow-up, Stray Bullets , and Heights in addition to his role in Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller but said in a 2010 interview "I definitely enjoy seeing myself thirty feet high, but it's not something that I'm running toward passionately". He has also recorded tracks specially for films, including Brokeback Mountain , I Am Sam , Moulin Rouge! , Shrek , Meet
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#17327798272161804-508: A sudden the whole subject of falling into someone's eyes and how electrifying that can be" inspired him. "Grey Gardens" is a tribute to the documentary film of the same name and Thomas Mann 's Death in Venice , written as if Tadzio (a character from the novel) is in the Beales' mansion and Wainwright is " Little Edie ". "Rebel Prince", once described as flag-wavingly homoerotic , tells
1886-477: A teenager. In 1999, he told Rolling Stone that his father recognized his homosexuality early on. "We'd drive around in the car, he'd play " Heart of Glass " and I'd sort of mouth the words, pretend to be Blondie . Just a sign of many other things to come as well." Wainwright later said in another interview that his parents "could not even handle me being gay. We never talked about it really." Wainwright became interested in opera during his adolescent years, and
1968-626: A theatre piece by Robert Wilson . Wainwright's self-titled debut album was released through DreamWorks Records in May 1998. His second album, Poses , was released in June 2001. Wainwright's third and fourth studio albums, Want One (2003) and Want Two (2004), were repackaged as the double album Want in 2005. In 2007, Wainwright released his fifth studio album, Release the Stars , and his first live album, Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall . His second live album, Milwaukee at Last!!! ,
2050-677: A village in Alberta, Canada Consort Islands , two small islands in the Dion Islands, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica Consort Mountain , in the Victoria Cross Ranges, Alberta, Canada Titles [ edit ] Royal consort , a spouse, concubine or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch: Queen consort , wife of a reigning king Prince consort , husband of a reigning princess or queen King consort , rarely used alternative title for husband of
2132-491: A warm vocal timbre. He often performs with his sister, Martha Wainwright, on backup vocals. Despite critical acclaim, Wainwright has experienced limited commercial success in the United States, although the release of Release the Stars saw increased media attention there, as did the associated 2007 U.S. tour. Wainwright's work contains several recurring themes: opera, literature, pop culture, politics, and love (often unrequited love ). "Foolish Love" and "Danny Boy" are about
2214-726: A year after releasing the stand-alone single "Sword of Damocles" in October 2018, Rufus signed a record deal with music publisher and record label BMG Rights Management for a new album. Soon after, the new song "Trouble in Paradise" was released as the first single from the album. In February 2020, the album, Unfollow the Rules , was announced alongside the release of the Joni Mitchell -inspired single "Damsel in Distress" and
2296-532: Is "infused with a rare charm and wit, magnified by Wainwright's sharp lyrical touch and vocal melodies", and that "Papa must be proud." Some were more critical of the album. Referring to the numerous producers and guest artists who collaborated with Wainwright on the album, Johnson stated the album's "'group' feel suffers only slightly from being less intimate" than Wainwright's debut album. The Guardian ' s John Aizlewood praised Poses for being brighter and more focused than Rufus Wainwright , but described
2378-630: Is a descendant of Peter Stuyvesant , the 17th-century Dutch governor of New Amsterdam , later New York. Wainwright has dual US and Canadian citizenship. He attended high school at the Millbrook School in New York (which would later inspire his song "Millbrook"), and later briefly studied piano at McGill University in Montreal. He began playing the piano at age six, and started touring at age 13 with "The McGarrigle Sisters and Family",
2460-565: Is a primary theme throughout the album, stemming from Wainwright's struggles with addiction and quest for fame. " Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk " best reflects this motif, directly addressing decadence and desire ("Everything it seems I like's a little bit sweeter/A little bit fatter, a little bit harmful for me"). The song has been called an "ode to subtle addictions and the way our compulsions rule our lives." The music video for "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk", directed by Giles Dunning and released by DreamWorks in 2001, features Wainwright performing
2542-423: Is a recording of his show at the New York venue. In 2008, Garland's daughter Lorna Luft expressed strong approval of Wainwright's recordings of her mother's songs. The album was nominated for a 2009 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album . Wainwright created the concept of Blackoutsabbath in early 2008. In an attempt to become more environmentally conscious, participants are asked to live " off
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2624-609: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Consort (Rufus Wainwright song) Poses is the second studio album by the American-Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright , released through DreamWorks Records in June 2001. The album was recorded, mixed, and produced by Pierre Marchand , with select tracks produced by Propellerheads ' Alex Gifford ("Shadows"), Ethan Johns ("California"), Damian LeGassick ("The Tower of Learning"), and Greg Wells (" Across
2706-414: Is his highest score on the site equal only to his 2001 LP Poses . On March 7, 2023, Wainwright announced his eleventh studio album, Folkocracy , would be released in June 2023. He said, "This album is almost like a recorded birthday party and birthday present to myself. I just invited all the singers that I greatly admire and always wanted to sing with." On the same day, Wainwright released "Down in
2788-484: The Billboard 200. As of 2002, sales in the United States have exceeded 137,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan . Wainwright was nominated for Solo Artist of the Year in the music category of GQ magazine's 2001 Men of the Year awards. For its critical acclaim and success within the gay community , Poses was awarded Outstanding Music Album at the 2002 GLAAD Media Awards , an awards ceremony sponsored by
2870-694: The Canadian Recording Industry Association . In 2008, Out magazine ranked Poses No. 50, and Wainwright's third studio album, Want One , No. 80 on their "100 Greatest, Gayest Albums" list. All tracks are written by Rufus Wainwright, except where noted Rufus Wainwright Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded eleven studio albums and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written two classical operas and set Shakespeare's sonnets to music for
2952-513: The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). At the Juno Awards of 2002 , Wainwright was nominated for Best Songwriter for "Poses", " Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk ", and "Grey Gardens"; Poses won the award for Best Alternative Album . Mojo magazine's "100 Modern Classics" list, published in 2006, placed the album at No. 95. In September 2007, Poses was certified gold by
3034-523: The cover "faithful and endearing", admitting Wainwright's performance "proves [he] has at least a touch of dad's folk roots in him." Wainwright said the following of "Evil Angel": 'Evil Angel' is an interesting song. It's actually to do with a journalist who, uh... I was in France at the time and quite delicate... and this guy basically seduced me in Strasbourg... he gave me a tour of the town and it
3116-940: The Game , was released in late April 2012 in the UK and Canada and in early May in the US. On August 23, 2012, Wainwright and Jörn Weisbrodt married in Montauk, New York . Artist Justin Vivian Bond officiated. His second opera, called Hadrian , premiered at the Canadian Opera Company as their opening production of the 2018 mainstage season at the Four Seasons Centre in Toronto , directed by Canadian Director Peter Hinton, with libretto written by Canadian playwright Daniel MacIvor . Hadrian attended
3198-528: The Knitting Factory in downtown Manhattan. Joined by other artists such as Emmylou Harris , Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson , the cast performed original and traditional Christmas-themed songs. In November 2009 Revelation Films released the concert on DVD. Following his 2007–2008 tour, Wainwright began writing his first opera, Prima Donna , about "a day in the life of an opera singer ", anxiously preparing for her comeback, who falls in love with
3280-522: The Outstanding Music Album award at the 2002 GLAAD Media Awards , and at the Juno Awards of 2002 was nominated for Best Songwriter and took home the award for Best Alternative Album . Several years following its release, Poses was certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association and included on Mojo ' s "100 Modern Classics" list and on Out magazine's "100 Greatest, Gayest Albums" list. Wainwright's goal
3362-679: The Robinsons , Big Daddy , Zoolander , and Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man . His recording of " Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered " plays during the closing credits of the film The History Boys . He is seen in the Denys Arcand film Days of Darkness (L'Âge des ténèbres) , performing two arias . The All I Want DVD, released in 2005, features a full-length documentary ( A Portrait of Rufus Wainwright ), performances at Central Park Summerstage and Cambridge Corn Exchange , studio sessions, music videos, and two bonus Easter eggs :
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3444-506: The Stars , was released by Geffen on May 15, 2007. The album was produced by Wainwright and featured Richard Thompson , friend Teddy Thompson , sister Martha Wainwright , mother Kate McGarrigle , Neil Tennant , Joan Wasser , Julianna Raye, Larry Mullins (also known as Toby Dammit), and actress Siân Phillips . It reached No.2 on the UK Albums Chart , and debuted at No.23 on the Billboard 200 . The first single, " Going to
3526-530: The Stars was certified gold in the UK. The accompanying world tour saw Wainwright visit North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, ending on February 14, 2008, with a concert at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. On June 10, 2006, NPR 's Weekend Edition Saturday broadcast an interview of Wainwright by Scott Simon . The segment concerned Wainwright's sold-out pair of Carnegie Hall shows on June 14 and 15, 2006 in which he performed
3608-573: The Universe "). Poses contains ornate, piano-driven arrangements that cite a wide variety of musical sources, from " indie pop to Gershwin to trip-hop and back again." The album took a year and a half to record, with most of it written during Wainwright's six-month stay at the Chelsea Hotel . While Poses continues the enveloping sound established by Wainwright's debut album , collaborations between Wainwright and various producers and guest musicians pushed it in different directions, resulting in drum loops , "gritty beats in unexpected places", and
3690-753: The Willow Garden", which features Brandi Carlile . On March 24, 2023, Wainwright released the single "Dear World", a piano ballad about healing the world. On September 5, 2023, Wainwright appeared at the Royal Albert Hall in the BBC Proms , performing songs from his albums Want One and Want Two specially arranged for the BBC Concert Orchestra , with conductor Sarah Hicks . In addition to his tenor singing voice, Wainwright plays piano and guitar, often switching between
3772-408: The album was limited; the debut failed to chart in any country, though he ranked No.24 on Billboard' s Top Heatseekers chart. Wainwright toured with Sean Lennon in 1998 and began his first headline tour later that year. In December 1998, he appeared in a Gap commercial directed by Phil Harder , performing Frank Loesser 's "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?". In March 1999, Wainwright began
3854-555: The album, as does Wainwright's sister Martha Wainwright . Several tracks were produced by Greg Wells , Alex Gifford, Ethan Johns , and Damian LeGassick. The album took a year and a half to record – half the time it took him to record his first album. According to Wainwright, Poses grew thematically out of its title track, which was inspired by his residency at New York City's infamous Chelsea Hotel . Referring to his stay there, he recalled: "I went to all these parties and met all these people and found that, basically, it's like
3936-425: The bedroom at all." In April 2010, Wainwright came out publicly in favour of legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States because he wanted to marry Weisbrodt. Wainwright stated, "I wasn't a huge gay marriage supporter before I met Jörn because I love the whole old-school promiscuous Oscar Wilde freak show of what 'being gay' once was. But since meeting Jörn that all changed." In 2014, Wainwright reiterated he
4018-476: The best albums of the year, and named the singer Best New Artist of the year. Wainwright was nominated for four awards by the Gay & Lesbian American Music Awards, including Album of the Year, Pop Recording of the Year and Video of the Year, and won for Best New Artist. Rufus Wainwright won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Album and a Juno Award for Best Alternative Album. However, commercial success of
4100-435: The birth of his first child, with childhood friend Lorca Cohen, daughter of Leonard Cohen . In July 2011 a 19-disc box set called House of Rufus containing all his studio and live recordings as well as previously unreleased material was released. Wainwright recorded his seventh studio album with producer Mark Ronson . He described the new songs as more "danceable" than his previous material. The album, titled Out of
4182-512: The cause. Special guests performing at the concert included Joan Wasser, Jenni Muldaur, and friend and fellow singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson . The organization's official site contains updates about the program and contains links to various tools, green products and services, studies, and groups that promote energy conservation and environmental protection. In December 2008 Rufus performed alongside his sister, Martha Wainwright , and mother, Kate McGarrigle , as well as many more of his family at
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#17327798272164264-494: The date the LP was originally due to be released. One more single, a tongue-in-cheek commentary on fame and status relative to geographic location entitled "You Ain't Big" , was released in early June. On July 10, Rufus Wainwright's 10th studio album, Unfollow the Rules , was released. The album was met with a warm reception upon release and has amassed mostly positive critic reviews, with an aggregate score of 82 on Metacritic , which
4346-746: The entire Judy Garland concert album that was recorded there in 1961. He later repeated his performance at the London Palladium , the Paris Olympia , and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Live CD and DVD recordings of the concerts were released on December 4, 2007. The DVD is entitled Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!: Live from the London Palladium . The CD album, Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall ,
4428-539: The following of the track: "['Shadows'] keeps a dry funk drumbeat, a dab of piano chords, some low clarinet lines and, finally, a swarm of seraphic, multitracked voices; it's one of the many songs on the album that build up to moments of cinematic perfection, in which your goose bumps are exactly the ones Wainwright intended." The programmed beats on "The Tower of Learning" were contributed by contemporary composer Damien LeGassick. The music video for "California", also directed by Giles Dunning, features Wainwright performing
4510-462: The genre strongly influences his music. (For instance, the song "Barcelona" features lyrics from the libretto of Giuseppe Verdi 's opera, Macbeth .) During this time, he became interested in Édith Piaf , Al Jolson , and Judy Garland . As a youth he trained at Interlochen Arts Camp , studying classical music. At age 14, Wainwright was sexually assaulted in London's Hyde Park after picking up
4592-456: The grid " as much as possible on a designated date by unplugging appliances, walking or cycling for transportation, turning out lights and decreasing energy usage in any other ways possible. As the sun sets on the evening of Blackoutsabbath, participants write ways they can contribute to the Earth's well-being throughout the rest of the year. Annual benefit concerts take place to raise awareness of
4674-426: The incident, and eventually became promiscuous. Throughout the summer of 1995, Wainwright played weekly shows at Cafe Sarajevo in Montreal. Eventually, he cut a series of demo tapes produced by Pierre Marchand , who later produced Wainwright's second album Poses . The resulting tapes impressed Wainwright's father Loudon, who passed them on to family friend and musician Van Dyke Parks . Parks then in turn sent
4756-466: The ineptitude and pure evil of the Trump administration" in a 2020 interview with NME . In October 2024, he issued a statement in response to the use of his cover of Leonard Cohen 's " Hallelujah " at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania on October 14. He described its use at the rally as "the height of blasphemy" but hoped, without much expectation, that listening to the lyrics of the song might engender
4838-406: The physical product is extremely important. I am incredibly proud of this album and the way I want you to experience it ideally is listening to it from front to back in the comfort of your living room, reading the lyrics, and looking at the booklet that I carefully designed." This announcement was accompanied by the announcement of a fourth single, "Alone Time" , which was released on April 24, 2020,
4920-596: The recordings to DreamWorks Records executive Lenny Waronker , who signed Wainwright to the label in 1996. The singer moved to New York City in 1996, performing regularly at Club Fez . He relocated to Los Angeles that year and began his first studio album, 1998's Rufus Wainwright . Waronker paired Wainwright with producer Jon Brion , and the two spent most of 1996 and 1997 making the record. Wainwright recorded 56 songs in total, on 62 rolls of tape. The sessions cost $ 700,000. Wainwright's self-titled debut received critical acclaim; Rolling Stone recognized it as one of
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#17327798272165084-417: The song karaoke -style while reading lyrics from a monitor that projects a black-and-white video of Rufus and Martha dressed in 1940s garb . The video also features Wainwright and his band performing the song out of character. "The Tower of Learning", originally written for Baz Luhrmann 's 2001 film Moulin Rouge! , was resurrected when Wainwright "saw this guy whose eyes were very beautiful, and all of
5166-489: The song at a piano inside a warehouse and scenes of him walking around New York City. Asserting that successful pop albums evoke a particular lifestyle that other people have experienced, Rolling Stone ' s Ben Ratliff claims Poses does just that, manifesting the "young, gay, narcissistic achiever in New York". "But", Ratliff clarifies, "the Chelsea Boy is only a magnified version of practically every kid new to
5248-487: The story of a hotel resident waiting for his prince to rescue him before he "[rids his] dirty mind of all of its preciousness." Written from the perspective of a companion praising his queen, "The Consort" sounds of a "dusty minuet beamed in from the harpsichord Elizabethan age." " One Man Guy ", originally written by Wainwright's father ( folk musician Loudon Wainwright III ), features vocals by friend Teddy Thompson and Wainwright's sister Martha Wainwright . Tangari called
5330-576: The title track as dreary and "Shadows" as "schmaltzy". Sal Cinquemani of Slant described Wainwright as "gloriously pompous", partly due to the "pretentious" French verses and the "blaring" French horns sprinkled throughout the album. Following is a table of 2001 "end of year" list placements by various publications: While album sales were limited, with Poses debuting at No. 117 on the Billboard 200 , Wainwright ranked No. 1 on Billboard ' s Top Heatseekers chart. The album failed to chart in any other countries. In 2004, Poses reached No. 103 on
5412-473: The title track, stating that it "stands as one of Wainwright's finest songs, with an aching melody and Spartan piano backing." The song is semi-autobiographical, mirroring Wainwright's struggles with addiction and desire for fame ("I did go from wanting to be someone/Now I'm drunk and wearing flip-flops on Fifth Avenue"). Coated with thickly layered vocal harmonies , "Shadows" was co-written and produced by Propellerheads ' Alex Gifford. Rolling Stone said
5494-527: The two instruments when performing live. While some songs feature just Wainwright and his piano, his later work is often accompanied by rock instrumentation or a symphony orchestra, displaying complex layering and harmonies with an operatic feel. Wainwright is an opera enthusiast and likes Franz Schubert 's lieder . Wainwright's music has been described as " popera " (pop opera) or " baroque pop ". Many of his compositions are densely packed amalgams of strings, horns, operatic choruses, and ragtime rhythms, with
5576-695: The workshop Opera Fusion: New Works , a collaboration of Cincinnati Opera and University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music , before its premiere. In 2015, Wainwright launched a new version of his first opera, accompanied by a film directed by Francesco Vezzoli , featuring Cindy Sherman as the Prima Donna. The finale was shot in Paris during spring 2015 and produced by Petite Maison Production, before it premiered in Athens in September. Almost
5658-610: The young protagonists gets called "Rufus" because his mother listened to Rufus Wainwright while recovering from the ordeal of giving birth. Wainwright, a gay man, married German art administrator Jörn Weisbrodt on August 23, 2012. Wainwright has a daughter, Viva Katherine Wainwright Cohen, born February 2, 2011, conceived via sperm donation by Wainwright to photographer and antique dealer Lorca Cohen, daughter of Leonard Cohen . She lives with her mother. Wainwright identifies as "a complete libertarian " and stated in 2008, "I don't think any government should encroach on what goes on in
5740-448: Was a "complete libertarian", and explained that while he did not initially support President Barack Obama , he said he has "become a very big Obama fan", expressing support for his agenda, including women's healthcare and government-provided health coverage. Wainwright has publicly opposed 45th US President Donald Trump , addressing him in the music video for his song " Sword of Damocles " in 2018 and stating "It's impossible to minimise
5822-563: Was calling it All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu . The album was released on March 23 in Canada, April 5 in the UK and April 20 in the US, with the first single "Who Are You New York?". In December 2009, Wainwright appeared with sister Martha Wainwright and mother Kate McGarrigle at the Royal Albert Hall in London, raising $ 55,000 for the Kate McGarrigle Fund, which was established in 2008 to raise awareness of sarcoma ,
5904-483: Was co-written by Alex Gifford, and " One Man Guy ", a song written and originally performed by Wainwright's father, Loudon Wainwright III . The bonus track "Across the Universe" is a Lennon–McCartney song that Wainwright recorded initially for the 2001 film I Am Sam , and later re-recorded with producer Greg Wells for Poses . Poses debuted at No. 117 on the Billboard 200 , and Wainwright ranked No. 1 on Billboard magazine's Top Heatseekers chart. He won
5986-657: Was going to live with my father. I knew I needed an asshole to yell at me, and I felt he fitted the bill." He subsequently spent a month in a rehab facility in Minnesota. In 2003, Rufus released the full-length album Want One . Then Wainwright's album Want Two , from which four songs were released as the EP Waiting for a Want , was released by DreamWorks / Geffen on November 16, 2004. The live iTunes Sessions EP entitled Alright, Already: Live in Montréal
6068-526: Was re-recorded to become a bonus track for the reissue of Poses . Overall, reception of the album was positive. Allmusic 's Zac Johnson called the album "spectacular", "brimming over with Wainwright's trademark popera and young romantic wishes." He further described Poses as "beautifully discordant and sonically chilling", but an album that "often hints at warm grins with mischievous winks." In his review for Pitchfork , Joe Tangari characterized Poses as an "epic album that speaks with grand gestures and
6150-456: Was released in 2009, followed by the studio albums All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu (2010) and Out of the Game (2012). The double album Prima Donna (2015) was a recording of his opera of the same name . His ninth studio album, Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets (2016), featured nine adaptions of Shakespeare's sonnets . Rufus' 10th studio album, Unfollow the Rules , was released on July 20, 2020. His 11th, Folkocracy ,
6232-517: Was released on June 2, 2023. Wainwright is the son of musicians Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle , and the older brother of singer Martha Wainwright . Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck , New York, to folk singers Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III . His parents divorced when he was three, and he lived with his mother in Montreal , Canada, for most of his youth. His father
6314-511: Was released on March 15, 2005. A DVD entitled All I Want , featuring a biographical documentary, music videos, and live performances, was released internationally in 2005. That same year, Wainwright made two major contributions as a solo vocalist to a pair of records: the Mercury Prize -winning Antony and the Johnsons ' I Am a Bird Now and Burt Bacharach 's At This Time . Want One and Want Two were repackaged as Want for
6396-647: Was slated for an April release. A third single, "Peaceful Afternoon" , was released on digital platforms in March, with a French version, "Pièce à vivre", as a B-side. In early April, the album release was delayed until July after escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic , Wainwright stating that "The CD's and vinyl LP's of my new album Unfollow The Rules are stuck in the warehouses they had to shut down to make way for all essential businesses being able to operate at full speed", adding "You know that I am an old school guy and for me
6478-647: Was staged during the Manchester International Festival , where the first performance took place at the Palace Theatre on July 10, 2009. Reviews for the performance were mixed, with one publication suggesting Wainwright "may struggle to convince critics he is worthy of a place among the greats". Prima Donna won a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Musical/Opera in June 2011. In November 2009, Wainwright announced that he had finished recording his sixth studio album, and
6560-459: Was to make a pop record to "show that [he] can get up from behind the piano and that [he's] actually pretty compatible with other people of [his] age out there." He teamed up with producer Pierre Marchand , a family friend who often worked with Wainwright's mother and aunt ( Kate and Anna McGarrigle ), and had helped him record several demo tapes prior to being signed to DreamWorks. Musicians Melissa Auf der Maur and Teddy Thompson also appear on
6642-489: Was very romantic, and we did actually make out in the middle of this town square... and then I went and did the show and I never heard from him again. And I just felt incredibly used. I think a lot of it has to do with, once you get into this business, you do have to become some kind of a machine. You do have to be heartless at times and be able to plough through certain situations. I don't want to totally become that person, but it's good that I'm thinking about it. The simple "In
6724-402: Was written about River Phoenix . "Memphis Skyline" is a tribute to the late singer Jeff Buckley , whom he met briefly in the 1990s when Wainwright was an up-and-coming act. By this time, Buckley had already released his first album Grace , and was well on his way to stardom. The two met several months prior to Buckley's drowning, during a gig by Wainwright. The song references " Hallelujah ",
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