July 8, 2015 SUSANNA SHARES LIVE
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July 8, 2015 For Immediate Release SUSANNA SHARES LIVE INTERPRETATION OF AC/DC’S “IT’S A LONG WAY TO THE TOP”; h9p://bit.ly/1SSSt0w ANNOUNCES BEST OF CASSETTE SERIES AND LIMITED VINYL RELEASES OF MELODY MOUNTAIN AND MESHES OF VOICE N (above image by Anne Valeur) Throughout her career, Norwegian arUst Susanna, the woman behind Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, Susanna, and Susanna Wallumrød, has become known for her personal interpretaUons of other people’s songs, including Dolly Parton, Thin LiZZy, ABBA, and so many more, as well as her strong originals. To celebrate the release of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra’s Melody Mountain on vinyl for the first me, Susanna shares with the world a live version of AC/DC’s “It’s A Long Way To The ToP.” This is taken from a special concert with Morten Qvenild and Helge Sten in Oslo’s Emanuel Vigeland Mausoleum where the three-piece played Melody Mountain in its enUrety and a few songs from the recently released “Songs Revisited” EP. Melody Mountain, recorded in 2005 in living room, huts, at the Academy of Music and the Emanuel Vigeland Mausoleum, featured songs by AC/DC, Leonard Cohen, Sandy Denny, Kiss, Joy Division and DePeche Mode, all transformed into Susanna and the Magical Orchestra’s sparse and stark universe. Music criUcs across the globe praised the release, especially their cover of “Love Will Tear Us Apart.” In addiUon to Melody Mountain on vinyl, Susanna is releasing Meshes of Voice on double vinyl for the first Ume and Best of Susanna Volumes 1-3, which is a limited ediUon casse9e series containing songs from Susanna’s albums of the last ten years and featuring design by noise arUst Lasse Marhaug. Both Melody Mountain and Meshes of Voice will be in stores July 24th, and are now available for pre-order. Best of Susanna Volumes 1-3 are available for purchase now. Listen to/share Susanna’s “It’s A Long Way To The ToP” (AC/DC Cover) – hP://bit.ly/1SSSt0w Susanna’s “Who By Fire” (Leonard Cohen) cover – h[P://bit.ly/1OfiAKO Pre-order: Melody Mountain LP - h[P://bit.ly/1UAudCa Meshes of Voice LP - hP://bit.ly/1IJfRe3 Casse[es & Vinyl Releases - hP://www.susannasonata.com/ “One of the world's most eclecUc collecUons of noir-heavy pop oddballs and classics ever filtered through the cloud of smoke emanaUng from the ghost of Marlene Dietrich's cigare9e.”— Billboard “A true talent in the vein of Chan Marshall and Mira Billo9e, she sings like a Norwegian mountain stream, never over- enunciaUng or throwing in unnecessary trills.” — Pitchfork For more informaUon, contact: Sam McAllister & Jessica Linker | Pitch Perfect PR – [email protected], [email protected], 773-271-6844 SusannaSonata - [email protected].