WIFE (musician) single "Supernatural". WIFE (musician) WIFE is the solo project of Irish musician and singer James Kelly, formerly of the group Altar of Plagues. The first WIFE single was released in October 2012 when Pitchfork premiered "Bodies". The debut WIFE album, "What's Between", was released on Tri Angle (record label) in June 2014 and featured additional production from The Haxan Cloak and Roly Porter. The video for lead single "Heart is a Far Light" was released in July 2014. Kelly participated in the 2014 edition of the Red Bull Music Academy, which took place in Tokyo, Japan. Kelly grew up in
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars of the album, "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide," builds upon its minimalistic acoustic guitar textures as Ziggy's desperate message struggles to enlighten his earthling audience. The arc of the album reaches its climax as the starman belts out his final words of wisdom before perishing onstage. "Ziggy Stardust" concept and music were influenced by Bowie's earlier album, "The Man Who Sold The World", Iggy Pop, the lead singer of the proto-punk band the Stooges, Lou Reed, vocalist and songwriter of the Velvet Underground, Marc Bolan, lead singer of glam rock band T. Rex, guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix; and progressive rock