NEW
YORK (HotHouse Flowers Fans Website)
Hothouse Flowers release "Into
Your Heart" first US release in ten years; US tour begins March 2nd in
Seattle, WA
"�a soulful collection� O'Maonlai's vocal performance sparks moments of transcendence " - PASTE
"Liam [O'Maonlai] is the best white soul singer in the world."
�BONO
After
a ten year absence from the US market, Ireland's favorite sons,
Hothouse Flowers release of Into Your
Heart [Eleven Thirty/RedEye USA]
and launch a national tour.
The
Flowers burst onto the music scene in the mid-eighties with the
assistance of Bono and U2's Mother Records; creating a huge buzz and
critical praise. "The Best Unsigned Band in Europe," lauded Rolling
Stone. " Their knack for retaining the intimate and gentle in
widescreen songs is unsurpassed," added Britian's Q magazine, and the
adulation went on and on�
Although the band continued to tour
and release records in
Europe and Scandinavia, Into Your
Heart is their
first US release in ten years. Produced by John Reynolds [Sinead
O'Connor], the new record displays the Flowers' continued hunger for a
solid soul sound and marries that with the distinctive vocals of lead
singer Liam O" Maoniai � who Bono calls "The best while soul singer in
the world."
"This is the most raw, soulful record we've ever
done," says guitarist Fiachna O'Braonain. The songs reflect the band's
faith in the power of love expressed through an inspired musical vision
and raw, unrestrained emotion.
"Your Love Goes On," the first
single from the record, debuted as the highest-ranking new add in its
first week of release in Ireland, and the album itself debuted at #3
and was certified Gold.
US tour dates are as follows:
March
2nd � Crocodile Caf�, Seattle, WA
3rd - Alladin Theater, Portland, OR
4th � Slim's, San Francisco, CA
5th � Mystic Theater, Petaluma, CA
6th � Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO
8th � The Abbey, Chicago, IL
9th � Towne Crier, Pawling, NY
10th � Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
11th � Rams Head Tavern & Onstage, Annapolis, MD
12th � Stephen's Talkhouse, Amagansett, NY
14th � World Caf� Live, Philadelphia, PA
19th � B.B. Kings, New York, NY
Additional dates to be announced.
