New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Essential Music) - Sweet
Heart Rodeo, the third full-length album from acclaimed Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Dawn Landes, will be available January 19 on Essential Music. The release is already receiving acclaim in the U.K.-Q magazine declares 'Her sweet vocals and country-ish musical tilt recall Cat Power, but with a fresh and affirming, rather than jaded, worldview,' while Uncut calls the music, 'feathery acoustic songs that shuffle and sway beautifully.'
In anticipation of the record's release, Landes is currently in the midst of a special series of U.S. shows, including a date as part of New York's CMJ Music Marathon on October 21 at the Bell House. Additionally, in January, Landes will joined acclaimed musician Justin Townes Earl on the road. More details will be announced shortly.
Raised in Branson, MO and Louisville, KY, Landes currently lives in Brooklyn where she owns and operates her homemade recording studio Saltlands. 'I actually built it!' Landes declares proudly, 'Some friends and I put up the walls and floated the floors.' It is here that Landes joined with longtime collaborator and drummer Ray Rizzo, multi-instrumentalist Josh Kaufman and bassist Annie Nero in making the 11-track album. Of working on the record, Landes notes, 'Maybe it was the rodeo imagery that kept rearing its head in the songs, something definitely inspired a little bravado in the studio when we were making the record.'
'Romeo,' the first single from the new record, is available October 13 and will be included on an upcoming episode of HBO's new hit series 'Bored to Death.' This placement continues Landes' success in the realm of film and television-her songs have previously been featured on episodes of 'House,' 'Gossip Girl' and 'Californication' as well as in the major motion pictures Baby on Board and My Blueberry Nights. In support of the album's U.K. release, Landes recently completed European tours with renowned musicians Okkervil River and Elvis Perkins. Additionally, Landes has previously performed with multiple acclaimed artists, including Alexi Murdoch, The Swell Season and Josh Ritter.
For further information please contact
Mary Moyer or Asha Goodman at Sacks & Co., 212.741.1000,
[email protected] or [email protected]
DAWN LANDES TOUR
October 6 Carrboro, NC Cats Cradle*
October 7 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre*
October 8 Charlottesville, VA Is Venue�
October 9 Annapolis, MD Rams Head�
October 10 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theatre*
October 13 Burlington, VT Higher Ground*
October 14 Boston, MA Somerville Theatre*
October 15 State College, PA The State Theatre*
October 16 & 17 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe' Live*
October 21 Brooklyn, NY The Bell House�
(Additional tour dates to be announced)
*Supporting Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers and Carbon leaf
�Supporting Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers
�CMJ Music Marathon
