Laura Jansen Poised For 2011 Breakout With Dreamy, Piano-based US Debut

New York, NY(Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) Laura Jansen is primed to break out in 2011 with her US debut album 'Bells,' a breathtaking collection of dreamy, piano-based alt-pop songs, out March 22 on Decca Records. Born in the Netherlands to a family constantly on the move, the LA-based Jansen spent her teens moving around Europe and the US. That sense of longing for connection and a hunt for home, along with a Chrisas Day end to a rocky relationship, deeply affects the Hotel Cafe mainstay's music.

In early 2011, Jansen will tour with Joshua Radin and Cary Brothers, make a stop at SXSW and head out on the Hotel Cafe tour later in the year. This is Jansen's second tour with Radin, who fell in love with her music after seeing her play the Hotel Cafe, the LA hotbed and musical incubator. Laura was even invited to perform with Joshua at Ellen DeGeneres' wedding. Jansen's touring partners have also included Ingrid Michaelson and William Fitzsimmons.

'Bells,' already platinum in Jansen's native Holland, is a layered confection of piano melodies and pristine vocals, with all songs written by Jansen except for a stunning, bare-bones cover of Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody," which has spent over a year in the top regions of the Dutch singles chart. "Single Girls," the album's emotionally loaded first single, is a breathy, delicate pop metaphor for the devastation of getting your heart smashed to pieces. Title track "Bells," inspired by the homesickness felt after a real-life breakup and the pealing of church bells, is a pure outpouring of sweetness and grief. But it's not all songs of woe. At the other end of the spectrum, the playful, wily "Wicked World" transforms seemingly innocent fairy tales into stories of wanton naughtiness and urges listeners to let down their hair to its ragtime beat.

Watch the visually inventive video for "Single Girls here:
https://bit.ly/LauraJansen_SingleGirlsVid

Listen to first single "Single Girls" here:
https://bit.ly/LauraJansen_SingleGirls

Laura Jansen Spring 2011 North American Tour dates (with Joshua Radin and Cary Brothers):
Feb 21 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Feb 22 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
Feb 24 Milwaukee, WI The Pabst
Feb 25 Columbia, MO The Blue Note
Feb 26 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
Feb 28 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater
Mar 2 Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
Mar 3 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
Mar 5 Edmonton, AB Starlite Room
Mar 6 Calgary, AB Century Casino
Mar 8 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
Mar 9 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market
Mar 10 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Mar 11 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

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