Already acknowledged as a thrilling live performer and starkly honest lyricist, Damned Devotion finds Joan Wasserat her rawest. While her 2014 album The Classic was a soulful celebration of life and her 2011 album The Deep Field a lush moody expansion, this new release sees her stripping her compositions back to the core, the bare-all lyricism and timeless melodies harking back to her accolade-winning album To Survive (2008) and her universally acclaimed debut Real Life (2006). "My maxim is: if it feels scary to say it, it's the thing you must say," Joan says. On Damned Devotion the thoughtful lyricism is married to Joan as Police Woman's most accessible music to date.