New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Gearing up for a very special summer,
Lissie celebrates a decade of her seminal 2010 full-length debut with the expanded �Catching A Tiger (Anniversary Edition)�, which is out on June 25th via The Orchard. The �Anniversary Edition� includes five previously unreleased tracks recorded during the original �Catching A Tiger� sessions in 2009 with producer Jacquire King (Tom Waits, Modest Mouse) and Bill Reynolds (Band of Horses). It is now available to pre-order / pre-save and will be released on all digital platforms, on CD, and as a limited-edition double-LP vinyl with a gatefold sleeve.
While digging through hard drives, the award-winning and acclaimed Illinois-born and Iowa-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist also assembled �Watch Over Me (Early Works 2002-2009)�. A collection of nine unheard formative compositions predating her signing to a major label, the album will be released on July 23rd via Cooking Vinyl and is available to pre-order / pre-save.
Lissie commented, ��Catching A Tiger� was the album that gave me a career. In high school, I dreamed of being a professional musician, and I definitely encountered more doubters than believers. During my early twenties, I was living in Hollywood trying to figure out how to support myself. I really admire the younger version of me who faced a lot of setbacks and personal hardships, but never doubted for one second I was going to make this happen in some way, shape, or form. I think about the resilience I had to make that album in the first place. It means a lot to me.�
Lissie has today previewed the �Anniversary Edition� by sharing the unreleased song �It�s Not Me�. Listen HERE. Its palm-muted guitar and piano gives way to a sweeping refrain as she details a doomed, yet vibrant romance from the perspective of a lover ready to leave. �It�s a different perspective for me,�
Lissie explains. �The narrator is saying, �Don�t pin all of your hopes and dreams on me. I�m going to let you down�. It was interesting to write, because I�m trying to understand the point-of-view of a person I encountered who said, �I�m not going to be what you need. It�s safer to walk away.�
