A follow-up album was released the following year, featuring B-sides and remixes from Acme. It was released in two versions, Xtra-Acme USA and Acme Plus.
"Talk About the Blues" music video
In late 1998, a music video for the fifth track in the album, "Talk About the Blues", premiered on
MTV. The video, directed by
Evan Bernard, features movie actors
Winona Ryder,
Giovanni Ribisi and
John C. Reilly as the Blues Explosion, with the actual band members acting in several scenes inspired by classic detective films.[12][13][14]
^"The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Acme". Record Collector. p. 94. Here was a new kind of soul that's rarely been matched. There's gospel, hip-hop, even doo wop...
A follow-up album was released the following year, featuring B-sides and remixes from Acme. It was released in two versions, Xtra-Acme USA and Acme Plus.
"Talk About the Blues" music video
In late 1998, a music video for the fifth track in the album, "Talk About the Blues", premiered on
MTV. The video, directed by
Evan Bernard, features movie actors
Winona Ryder,
Giovanni Ribisi and
John C. Reilly as the Blues Explosion, with the actual band members acting in several scenes inspired by classic detective films.[12][13][14]
^"The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Acme". Record Collector. p. 94. Here was a new kind of soul that's rarely been matched. There's gospel, hip-hop, even doo wop...