SARAH BLASKO ANNOUNCES FIRST UK HEADLINE TOUR
Revered Australian singer/songwriter Sarah Blasko will continue to charm UK audiences on her first UK headline tour this November:
Tuesday 16th November – Joiners, Southampton Wednesday 17th November – Electric Ballroom, London Friday 19th November – King Tut’s, Glasgow Saturday 20th November – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds Sunday 21st November – Deaf Institute, Manchester Monday 22nd November – Hare and Hounds, Birmingham Tuesday 23rd November – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Wednesday 24th November – Audio, Brighton Friday 26th November – The Louisiana, Bristol Thursday 9th December – Auntie Annie’s, Belfast
Tickets £8 (£9 Belfast / £12.50 London) plus booking fee. Available from www.gigsandtours.com 0871 22 00 260 / www.seetickets.com 0870 264 3333 Glasgow www.gigsinscotland.com 08444 999 990 Belfast www.cdcleisure.com 0844 277 4455
www.sarahblasko.com
"Blasko has a certain sophistication to her that makes you warm to her elegant, yet simple, style" – Clash Magazine
“As Day Follows Night focuses on strong melodies carried through by the dusky tones of Blasko’s soft vocals” – The Stool Pigeon
“She has the rare ability to suspend you in that bittersweet state between heartbreak and heart-swell” – Lauren Laverne, Grazia Magazine
Having previously only played a handful of dates across the UK, the release of her third album As Day Follows Night and subsequent year-long decamping to London has energized Sarah Blasko. Fans of The Temper Trap who saw her as the special guest on their Spring tour will attest that Blasko’s live show has now evolved to the point where she has become an inimitable visual presence, her deceptively fragile voice belying her wistful magnetism. Said Blasko of her decision to move to Europe “I’ve wanted to have my music out here for a long time. I’ve always known it was possible, but I’m a big believer in things happening at the right time. With this album, everything seems to have slotted in to place and the timing feels perfect.”
“Music’s role is to move people, not about perfection. Music without feeling is dead.”
Although her sound can be loosely described as “PJ Harvey without the shouting” (Q Magazine) or Lykke Li with the emphasis on acoustic instruments rather than electronic sounds, Sarah Blasko is an artist all of her own. Her influences range from the likes of Talking Heads and Nick Cave to Ennio Morricone and Henry Mancini.
Studio 202 Westbourne Studios 242 Acklam Road London W10 5JJ t 020 8960 7449 f 020 8960 7524 e [email protected] www.republicmedia.net With a very strict religious upbringing, Sarah uses her lyrics as a sort of purging process, and wrote her latest album, the phenomenal ‘As Day Follows Night’, following a devastating break up. With the likes of the vulnerable ‘I Never Knew’ and ‘Is My Baby Yours?’, Sarah marks herself out as having a truly singular grasp on the vagaries of the human heart. Meanwhile, the tunefulness of the David-Byrne-quoting ‘Over And Over’, the jazz-club bound ‘Bird On A Wire’ and first single ‘We Won’t Run’ reveal that, far from being morose, Sarah has an innate way of finding a sweet, uplifting melody that will burrow itself into your head.
“A triumph … a remarkable set of songs, a wonderful record … a classic, in fact.” Robert Forster
The seed for Sarah’s approach to conveying her emotions into a new album came about when she was performing in and working on the score for a new production of Hamlet for Australia’s Bell Shakespeare Company. Invited by Björn Yttling of Peter, Bjorn & John to fly out to Sweden, the pair set about putting Sarah’s soul-baring lyrics to the “pure, elemental songs played on acoustic instruments” that she envisioned. The resulting album has drawn acclaim from many different sources in the music scene. Already nominated for 5 ARIAS back home – winning for Best Female – and being crowned Triple J’s Album of The Year, Robert Forster of the Go-Betweens claimed the record was “a wonderfully diverse and melodic collection”, while The Presets used their remixing skills to turn out a popular up-tempo electro version of ‘Hold On My Heart’. That word of mouth has filtered on to these shores, and in July Sarah was invited by Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons to contribute to his label Communion’s week-long takeover of The Flowerpot in Kentish Town, alongside the likes of Lissie, Mt Desolation, Kill It Kid and Lyrebirds. This saw her collaborate with Angus & Julia Stone to write and perform a brand new song in just one day.
Having supported fellow Aussies The Temper Trap on a UK tour in May, Sarah has continued to impress on her own with festival appearances at the likes of Secret Garden Party and The Great Escape. With a performance at V Festival and her headline UK tour lined up for the Autumn, Sarah Blasko is quickly becoming the next best- kept secret in British music.
Praise for ‘As Day Follows Night’: 5* - Mail on Sunday 4* - Mojo, Q, Uncut, Maverick, Daily Telegraph, The Sun
“Remarkably appealing and thoroughly recommended” - Mail On Sunday
“cinematic visions (and) songs of naked heartbreak” (Mojo)
“PJ Harvey without the shouting or Fiona Apple with superior hooks ” - Q Magazine
“Sarah Blasko’s third solo album is a perfectly pitched affair …intimate yet poppy, delicate yet emotionally full- blooded” – Daily Telegraph
“Sarah’s breathy, intimate songs fit perfectly with UK folk-pop singers such as Laura Marling ” - The Sun
“Sarah Blasko bewitches us” – Vogue
For more information please contact Sue Harris or Ben Duncan at Republic Media [email protected] / [email protected] 020 8960 7449
Studio 202 Westbourne Studios 242 Acklam Road London W10 5JJ t 020 8960 7449 f 020 8960 7524 e [email protected] www.republicmedia.net