Monday, November 25, 2013

Unrepentant Geraldines & High Hopes...

Tori Amos

Tori Amos has announced the release of her brand new album, Unrepentant Geraldines, in spring 2014.

This will be Tori's 14th studio album which will be supported by an extensive world tour starting May 7th, 2014 in Dublin and heading across Europe including shows at London's Royal Albert Hall and dates in Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Moscow, Warsaw and other major cities.

Dates in the US and the rest of the world will follow later in 2014 and will be confirmed soon.


Press announcement for Immediate Release

TORI AMOS ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM AND WORLD TOUR
UNREPENTANT GERALDINES CONFIRMED FOR RELEASE SPRING 2014

November 25, 2013 – (London/New York) One of the most accomplished and respected artists, songwriters and performers of the last 20 years, Tori Amos has announced the release of a brand new album, Unrepentant Geraldines, in spring 2014.

Unrepentant Geraldines, Tori Amos’ 14th studio album, will be supported by an extensive world tour starting May 7th 2014 in Dublin and heading across Europe including shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall and dates in Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Moscow, Warsaw and other major cities. Dates in the US and the rest of the world will follow later in 2014 and will be confirmed soon.

Unrepentant Geraldines is a return to her core identity as a creator of contemporary songs of exquisite beauty following a series of more classically-inspired and innovative musical projects of the last four years. These have included the seasonal collection Midwinter Graces, the classically influenced Night of Hunters, and Gold Dust, a collection of orchestral reworkings of songs from across her career. Released in October 2012 Gold Dust included Flavor, which was remixed by the late DJ Peter Rauhofer and peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Club Dance Chart in February 2013.

Last month Tori Amos also launched her most ambitious project to date as a composer, along with book writer Samuel Adamson, when their musical The Light Princess premiered at London’s National Theatre for the start of an initial run which is confirmed until at least February 2014. At the prestigious UK Evening Standard Drama Awards earlier this month The Light Princess was nominated for Best Musical and leading lady Rosalie Craig won the Best Musical Performance category.

Fuelled by this array of unique projects and experiences Unrepentant Geraldines is both one further step in the artistic evolution of one of the most successful and influential artists of her generation and a return to the inspiring and personal music that Amos is known for all around the world.

Tori Amos has sold over 12 million albums, has played over a thousand shows and has won numerous awards. Since the release of her debut album Little Earthquakes in 1992 where she pushed boundaries with her confessional style of songwriting, Amos continues to be adored, picking up new fans along the way, romanced by her messages of empowerment, tenderness, acerbic assertiveness, and of course her utterly peerless sound.

A pioneer across multiple platforms, Tori Amos was the first major label artist to offer a single for download. She has had her songs turned into graphic novels and has produced groundbreaking videos throughout her career. Ms. Amos is also a noted humanitarian and co-founder of RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network), which is the United States’ largest anti-sexual assault organization

Unrepentant Geraldines will be released on Mercury Classics internationally and on Mercury Classics/Universal Music Classics in the US.

Unrepentant Geraldines European Tour Dates 2014

May 2014
7th         Ireland, Dublin, Olympia
10th UK, Glasgow, O2 Academy
11th UK, Manchester, Apollo
12th UK, Birmingham, Symphony Hall
14th UK, Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
15th UK, London Royal Albert Hall
17th France, Paris, Grand Rex
19th Germany, Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle
20th Germany, Berlin, Tempodrom
22nd Norway, Oslo, Scentrum Scene
24th Denmark, Copenhagen, DR Koncertsalen
25th Germany, Hamburg, Laieszhalle
28th Belgium, Brussels, Cirque Royal
29th Netherlands, Amsterdam, Het Concertgebouw
31st Switzerland, Zurich, Volkshaus

June 2014
2nd        Italy, Rome, Auditorium Parco della Musicai
3rd         Italy, Milan, Teatro Nazionale
4th Italy, Padova, Geox
6th Austria, Vienna, Konzerthaus
7th Austria, Linz, Opera House
9th Germany, Stuttgart, Hegel Saal
10th Germany, Munich, Philharmonie
11th Czech Republic, Prague, Forum Praha
12th Poland, Warsaw, Sala Kongresowa
14th Russia, St Petersburg, Music Hall
15th Russia, Moscow Crocus Hall
17th Ukraine, Kiev, Oktiabrskiy

Further dates to be announced shortly on www.toriamos.com.

Bruce Springsteen: 'High Hopes' artwork

Bruce Springsteen will release a new album, titled High Hopes, on January 14th. 

High Hopes finds Bruce in a number of different musical settings, and includes the members of the E Street Band as well as guitarist Tom Morello and many additional players. Recorded in New Jersey, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Australia and New York City, High Hopes marks Bruce’s 18th studio album and includes his own liner notes that detail the album’s evolution, viewable now at brucespringsteen.net.

Morello joined Bruce and the E Street Band on tour in Australia in March 2013 (sitting in for Steve Van Zandt), and became, as Bruce says, “my muse, pushing the rest of this project to another level.”  Besides his guitar playing on the album, Morello also duets with Bruce on ”The Ghost of Tom Joad.”  Clarence Clemons, who passed away in 2011, and Danny Federici, who passed away in 2008, also appear on several songs of what Springsteen calls “some of our best unreleased material from the past decade.”

To celebrate the album’s announcement, director Thom Zimny built a collage featuring photos from Danny Clinch, Australian tour footage featuring Tom Morello shot by Chris Hilson, and vintage documentary footage set to the title song. Click here to watch the video now.

High Hopes tracklisting:

1. High Hopes (Tim Scott McConnell) – featuring Tom Morello
2. Harry’s Place * – featuring Tom Morello
3. American Skin (41 Shots) – featuring Tom Morello
4. Just Like Fire Would (Chris J. Bailey) – featuring Tom Morello
5. Down In The Hole *
6. Heaven’s Wall ** – featuring Tom Morello
7. Frankie Fell In Love
8. This Is Your Sword
9. Hunter Of Invisible Game * – featuring Tom Morello
10. The Ghost of Tom Joad – duet with Tom Morello
11. The Wall
12. Dream Baby Dream (Martin Rev and Alan Vega) – featuring Tom Morello

All songs written by Bruce Springsteen except as noted
Album produced by Ron Aniello with Bruce Springsteen

*Produced by Brendan O’Brien
**Produced by Brendan O’Brien, co-produced by Ron Aniello with Bruce Springsteen

1 comment:

Jon said...

All I hope is that they never do a duet otherwise my head will explode. Jx

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