New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Following on from a clutch of successful teaser singles released over the last six months,
Emma Stevens is set to release Light Year, her fourth studio album, on April 30th.
The album is a beautiful eclectic collection of twelve songs in true
Stevens style about hope, love, loss and humanity and includes collaborations with Grammy award winner Charlie Midnight (Billy Joel, Cher, Joni Mitchell,
James Brown) and Pete Woodroffe (Simply Red, Melanie C, Joe Cook).
The title track, Light Year, has a powerful message about feeling distant and removed � something many of us will relate to after the events the last twelve months � its fragile melody, thought provoking lyrics and exquisite string arrangement will give you goosebumps!
Meanwhile, Jump In and Forever are two stand out punchy pop tracks with a strong energetic heartbeat � a nod to 80�s synth pop combined with Stevens� lustrously pure vocals and trademark ability to write an irresistibly catchy tune.
Another change of pace and another stunning string arrangement hail I Still Miss You � a raw tearjerker of a song Emma wrote about the loss of her Mum and how she continues to miss her even as the years roll on.
In playful mood, The Cappuccino Song, already a huge hit in China, is another slice of mighty infectious pop which has become a firm favourite with live audiences even before the song has been released here. Emma says of the new album;
�The songs all mean so much to me, I really hope they resonate with the people who hear them. It was such fun to experiment with new styles of production. There are some tearjerkers on this album, but there are also some really high energetic pop tunes. It was great to let my imagination run wild.�
Light Year is available to pre-order on CD,
Digital and Streaming now at https://smarturl.it/LightYearES
Tour dates:
November 5th Swindon Swindon Arts Centre
November 6th Guildford Boileroom
November 10th London Century Club
November 11th Milton Keynes The Stables
November 12th Southampton Chapel Sessions
November 15th Birmingham Kitchen Garden Cafe
November 16th Leicester The Musician
November 17th Edinburgh Sneaky Pete's
November 18th Durham Old Cinema Launderette
November 24th Cardiff The Moon
November 25th Bath Chapel Arts Centre
For tickets and more details visit https://emmastevensmusic.com/shows
Bringing a refreshing glimmer of hope and an abundance of heart and positivity, British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Emma Stevens� music breathes life and honesty. Emma connected with the guitar at the age of two, (and won�t be seen on stage without it!) and has gone on to learn bass, cello, piano, banjo, ukulele and mandolin. She has achieved four consecutive play-listed singles on BBC
Radio 2, extensive international radio play in the UK,
Europe and Australia, an iTunes single of the week with her song Riptide, sold out headline shows and supported artists such as The Feeling, Take That, Wet Wet Wet,
Sophie Ellis-Bextor,
Train and
Simply Red as well as festival performances including CarFest and Cottingham.
Emma�s music has been used on more than forty TV shows on BBC, ITV, Sky and Channel 4, and even featured on a TV show in China which was broadcast to 75 million people.
Stevens� profile exploded in China following her track, A Place Called You, being featured on a prime-time TV show watched by over 75 million viewers (her songs have since amassed over 500 million streams in China). Exclusive deals with NetEase, Kepma Guitars and a two week, multi-city tour of China followed.
Since losing her Mum to cancer in 2012, Emma has dedicated her life to her music, writing messages of positivity, hope and love, and is re-establishing a lyrical connection with her audience � something seemingly so absent from an overcrowded marketplace, and in the process capturing a sound so unique, it�s purity inescapable.
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