Martha Wainwright – New Album and Tour Annoucement

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With the release of her wonderful new album, ‘Goodnight City’ on [PIAS], Martha Wainwright shares the brand new video for lead single Around The Bend, plus announces a slew of live dates across the UK and Eire in 2017 including an appearance at Birmingham Town Hall on 30th January. She teamed up with her cousins, Vinnie Dow, Sylvan and Lily Lanken, and Kathleen Weldon to create the DIY video.

The celebrated songstress is set to take the UK & Eire by storm on her forthcoming tour in January, including two shows with Ed Harcourt in February at the Roundhouse in London and Celtic Connections in Glasgow. Goodnight City’ is the follow up to Martha’s 2012 release ‘Come Home To Mama’ and has already drawn critical acclaim across the world from The Guardian, The Sunday Times, Uncut, MOJO and The Times. The album features 12 brand new songs produced by Thomas Bartlett (Surfjan Stevens, Glen Hansard) and long time producer Brad Albetta. It recalls the emotional rawness of her debut album, much of it encapsulated by the captivating lead track ‘Around The Bend’ and her extraordinary voice.

Speaking about the album Martha said:

“Making ‘Goodnight City’ was the most fun I’ve had in a long time,” Martha admits. “Thomas (keys), Brad (electric/bass), Phil Melanson (drums) and I would sit in a circle and work out arrangements for these vividly different songs. Recording them live with very few overdubs the focus remains on the integrity of the song and our ability to play together as a band.”

Martha wrote half the songs on the album while the other half were written by friends and relatives: Beth Orton, Glen Hansard, Rufus, Wainwright, Michael Ondaatje and Merrill Garbus of tune-yArDs. Martha adds: “Because these writers know me and because I was able to personalise these songs by changing things here and there, I made them feel as if I wrote them myself,” Martha explains. “Somehow they wonderfully reflect my life and I am so thankful to the other artists for writing them.”

‘Goodnight City’ was recorded in Montreal. Last year Martha and Lucy Wainwright Roche released ‘Songs In The Dark’ as the Wainwright Sisters.

 

Martha Wainwright tour:

January

Tue 24th BURY ST EDMUNDS, Apex

Wed 25th BRISTOL, St Georges

Fri 27th LEEDS, City Varieties

Sat 28th MANCHESTER, O2 Ritz

Mon 30th BIRMINGHAM, Town Hall

February

Wed 1st SALISBURY, City Hall

 

Martha Wainwright – Goodnight City Tracklisting:

Around The Bend

Franci

Traveller

Look Into My Eyes (Written by Anna McGarrigle, Lily Lanken and Martha Wainwright)

Before the Children Came Along

Window

Piano Music (Words by Micheal Ondaatchi, music by Thomas Bartlett)

Alexandria (Written by Beth Orton)

So Down

One Of Us (Written by Glenn Hansard and Martha Wainwright)

Take The Reins (Written by Merryl Garbus of Tune Yards)

Francis (Written by Rufus Wainwright)

 

 

All tracks written by Martha Wainwright except where noted.

 

 

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