Gallant Releases New Single “Sleep on It”
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GALLANT RELEASES NEW SINGLE “SLEEP ON IT” DOWNLOAD ARTWORK HERE JOINS SABRINA CLAUDIO ON THE TRUTH IS TOUR BRAND NEW ALBUM SWEET INSOMNIA COMING SOON August 23, 2019 (Los Angeles, CA) Today, GRAMMY® Award-nominated, critically acclaimed singer and songwriter Gallant unveils a new single entitled “Sleep On It.” Get it HERE via Mind of a Genius/Warner Records. Sonically channeling turn-of-the-century R&B, the track integrates lush acoustic guitar, a thick beat, and an enticing falsetto. Gallant goes from intimate verses into a captivating chant upheld by his smooth signature sound and a burning question, “Why don’t we sleep on it?” “The song is about putting aside your pride and reconciling, after butting heads in a relationship. It’s about reconciliation,” Gallant said. The single bridges eras of R&B as a perfect throwback blend combined with a future-facing sound. It also sets the stage for the arrival of his second full-length and one of the year’s most anticipated R&B offerings, Sweet Insomnia—due out in the fall. In September, Gallant joins critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Sabrina Claudio as direct support on her Truth Is Tour. It kicks off September 21 at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, visits significant markets across the country for seven weeks, and closes out November 8 at SOMA in San Diego. In between, he performs at Life Is Beautiful, Bumbershoot, and AfroPunk (Atlanta) festivals. Check out the full confirmed itinerary below, and get tickets HERE. He paved the way for Sweet Insomnia with previously released singles “Sharpest Edges” and “Crimes.” VMan debuted the music video for “Sharpest Edges” as the song received acclaim from The New York Times who stated, “The pleasurable payoff is in the music, harking back to the 1980s era of Michael Jackson’s vocal harmonies and Prince’s synthesizers, all sweet, glassy smoothness.” Wasting no time, “Crimes” came quickly after. Time included it among “5 Songs You Need to Listen to this Weekend” and stated, “Gallant has been following up his Grammy-nominated 2016 debut Ology with an impressive string of releases…his delivery is so slick, and the song so intimate and catchy, that it plays more like a come-on than a kiss-off.” What's more, Gallant earned a "Video for Good" nomination at this year's MTV VMAs for "Runaway Train" with Jamie N Commons and Skylar Grey. The award show will air on Monday, August 26th. A fan of the hit cartoon series, Gallant was honored to join Chance the Rapper, Estelle, James Fauntleroy and more as a musical contributor to Steven Universe The Movie—the musical version of the Cartoon Network show due in the fall. SEPTEMBER 9/1 Bumbershoot Festival (Seattle, WA) * 9/21 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern 9/22 Life Is Beautiful Festival (Las Vegas, NV)* 9/24 Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren 9/25 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues Anaheim 9/26 San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic 9/28 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades 9/30 Portland, OR @ McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom OCTOBER 10/1 Vancouver, CA @ Vogue Theatre 10/3 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox 10/9 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave 10/11 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theater 10/12 AFROPUNK Atlanta (Atlanta) * 10/14 Boston, MA @ House of Blues 10/16 Toronto, ON @ Rebel Complex 10/17 Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre 10/18 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom 10/19 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore 10/21 Silver Springs, MD @ The Fillmore 10/22 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore 10/23 Atlanta, GA @ The Buckhead Theatre 10/25 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution 10/26 Orlando. FL @ The Beacham Theatre 10/27 Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Theatre 10/29 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues 10/30 Austin, TX @ Emo’s 10/31 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues NOVEMBER 11/1 Houston, TX @ House of Blues 11/2 San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater 11/5 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre 11/7 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues 11/8 San Diego, CA @ SOMA *Festival Date ABOUT GALLANT: Gallant widens the scope of R&B with relatable confessions and thought-provoking cinematic concepts. The GRAMMY® Award-nominated iconoclast and innovator strikes a balance between bedroom-ready throwback production and nuanced narratives. This approach notched a GRAMMY® Award nomination in the category of "Best Urban Contemporary Album" for his breakout debut Ology. Additionally, the record debuted in the Top 25 of the Billboard Top 200, emerged on Entertainment Weekly's "25 Best Albums of 2016 (So Far)," and attracted acclaim from The Guardian, Pitchfork, The FADER, and more. Not to mention, he drummed up over 100 million-plus streams to date. He brought those songs on the road alongside John Legend, entranced audiences at Coachella, and performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Later... with Jools Holland, and NBC's Today. Plus, he made his acting debut on HBO's Insecure. Now, he projects his vision like never before on 2019’s Sweet Insomnia [Mind of a Genius/Warner Records] introduced by singles “Sharpest Edges,” “Crimes,” and “Sleep On It.” For more information, please contact: Warner Records Aishah White [email protected] .