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26 Jul 2007
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Shot with NIKON D100 at 2007-07-26

Check out the link below to see clips from the upcoming Zappa Plays Zappa DVD including “Zombie Woof” featuring Steve Vai and “Call Any Vegetable.”

http://www.zappaplayszappa.com/videos.html

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA ON TOUR AGAIN THIS SUMMER

Zappa Plays Zappa, the concert experience that brings the music of the late Frank Zappa to the stage, under the direction of Dweezil Zappa, will this summer again embark on a North American tour. The tour starts July 18 at Winnipeg’s Centennial Hall with a total of 30 performance dates set for the tour’s first leg which concludes in Los Angeles at the end of August. Following a break, Zappa Plays Zappa embarks on a 17 city European tour including dates in the UK, Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
In concept and performance, Zappa Plays Zappa offers audiences an opportunity to spend an evening with Frank Zappa’s music, performed meticulously by a group of top flight musicians who have been schooled in its subtleties. Far from a “tribute band,” Zappa Plays Zappa is more of a vehicle that underscores the compositional genius of Frank Zappa much as a symphony orchestra would perform pieces by a master composer. Nate Chenen, writing about Zappa Plays Zappa in the New York Times recognized this when he wrote that the show fully realized Dweezil’s intent for it to be “an argument for Frank Zappa’s legitimacy as a composer.”
Frank Zappa died in 1993 after a career that saw him record over 80 albums. Today, the younger Zappa and his band mates are taking full advantage of the wealth and breadth of the material contained therein. “What we’re preparing to do for this tour is perhaps even more complex than what we did on the first tour,” says Dweezil. “Last year we learned about 40 songs from a very popular period of Frank’s career and this year we will be learning about 30 more new ones that are somewhat more obscure. The tour will include material from ‘We’re Only In It For The Money,’ ‘Absolutely Free,’ ‘Weasels Ripped My Flesh,’ ‘Joe’s Garage,’ ‘You Are What You Is,’ The Yellow Shark’ and much more, including orchestral works.”
Frank Zappa will be, quite literally, visible during the Zappa Plays Zappa concerts. Large screen video of Zappa will be accompanied musically by the band enabling concert goers who might never had the opportunity to see Frank Zappa on stage in person to have this experience first-hand. Dweezil will rotate Frank Zappa video performances over the course of the tour.
The band Dweezil (lead guitar) has assembled for this year’s Zappa Plays Zappa is composed of veterans of last year’s tour including Joe Travers (drums), Billy Hulting (percussion), Scheila Gonzalez (keyboards, saxophone, vocals), Aaron Arntz (keyboards/trumpet), Peter Griffin (bass) and Jaime Kime (rhythm guitar). Joining the tour this year is Ray White, the vocalist who toured and recorded with Frank Zappa during the period of such albums as “Tinsel Town Rebellion,” “You Are What You Is” and “Zappa in New York“ (his is the lead vocal on beloved song “The Illinois Enema Bandit”).
Dweezil is also working on bringing Zappa Plays Zappa into the home with a feature length performance DVD that documents the 2006 tour. It is expected to be released early this summer, concurrent with the 2007 tour.
Zappa Plays Zappa is an undertaking with a higher purpose in mind beyond filling seats with concert goers. Dweezil Zappa explains, “I think my Dad’s music deserves to be heard by a wider audience. I really think he’s been misunderstood for far too long, which brings me back to why I’m doing this: I’m so in awe of his accomplishments and want more and more people to know about him, and I think the best way for people to first discover his music is on a visceral level in a live situation. I think you have to be confronted with the complexity and the beautiful subtlety of all of it to fully appreciate the artistry of it.”

Download photos and the Zappa Plays Zappa press release here:
http://www.specialopsmedia.com/assets/ZappaPlaysZappa/ZappaPlaysZappaAssets.zip

Check Out the new Zappa Plays Zappa trailer from the upcoming DVD:
http://www.zappa.com/zpz/videos/zpz_trailer.html

Official Site:
http://www.zappaplayszappa.com
Dweezil Zappa on MySpace:
http://myspace.com/dweezilzappa
Frank Zappa on MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/frankzappa

Zappa Plays Zappa 2007 Tour Dates
July
26 - Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion
27 - Detroit, MI - Meadow Brook Festival
28 - Cleveland, OH - Cain Park
30 - Toronto, Ontario - Hummingbird
31 - Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis

August
1 - Quebec City, Quebec - Albert Rousseau Hall
2 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino
4 - Boston, MA - Fleet Boston Pavilion
5 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre
6 - Westbury, NY - North Fork Theatre at Westbury
8 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
9 - Baltimore, MA - Ram’s Head Tavern
10 - Norfolk, VA - NorVa
11 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
13 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom
15 - Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium
16 - Tucson, AZ - Fox Theatre
17 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
18 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
20 - Berkeley, CA - Berkeley Community Theatre
21 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
22 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
23 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre

September
25 - London, UK - Shepherds Bush Empire
26 - Tilburg, Netherlands - Koncerthus
27 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - New Melkweg
29 - Fribourg, Switzerland - Le Fri-Son
30 - Munich, Germany Circus Krone

October
1 - Frankfurt, Germany - Jahrhunderthalle
3 - Stuttgart, Germany - Beethovensaal
4 - Erfurt, Germany - Messehalle
5 - Paris, France - Grand Rex
6 - Antwerp, Belgium - Elisabeth Hall
8 - Arhus, Denmark - The Music House
9 - Stavanger, Norway – Koncerthus
10 - Bergen, Norway - Peer Gynt
12 - Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene
13 - Lund, Sweden - Olympen
14 - Stockholm, Sweden - Cirkus

category: music
26 Jul 2007
by: purna

A minor rant follows, so prepare yourself please.

Compared to other female pop artists who obtain media attention for excessive use of drugs, alcohol, car accidents, or whatever illegal or outrageous behaviours, Hilary Duff is an exception. However, this is not true when it comes to reducing the amount of clothes worn with the release of each new album.

“Dignity,” Duff’s latest album release, has been anticipated by her fans. But some were surprised to not only hear a more club/dance sound on many tracks, but also (much to my dismay), to see she is following in the footsteps of other female artists. We know the way the recording industry works: new album = new image. Duff is now suddenly ripping her clothes off in her video “With Love” and wearing only enough to cover her private areas in certain parts of the latest single’s video, “Stranger.”

Yes, she is older. Yes, her taste in music is sure to have grown and changed a little. And yes, she may be feeling more confident now that she has found a passion for Pilates, but these changes do not justify giving up one’s dignity in terms of increasing album sales by exposing one’s body.

Either one of two things happened: the record label has offered her money to do this or she simply does not, in fact, seem to be bothered with taking off her clothes in her videos as of the release of her latest album. Either way, how can she claim to have as much dignity as she professes?

category: music
26 Jul 2007

 

Haha, that title probably makes no sense… But seriously 54 Seconds is a band out of Austin, TX by way of the UK and features Spencer Gibb, son of BeeGee’s legend Robin Gibb.  Its always tough to make music as the offspring of a musical legend, but some have been able to pull it off (Wallflowers), here’s hoping Spencer can as well.  The new album is called Postcards from California, and the music is pretty good:

Check out the song “Dirty Little Secret”

and watch the video for “Ben’s Letter”

 

Band Bio:

54 Seconds was born in Southern England but burst out as a musical force in Austin, TX in the late 1990’s.  Best described as psychedelic-pop headphone music with swirling guitar textures and freakish keyboards, the band renders excellent melodies, heartening lyrics and eerie, otherworldly atmospheres that wrench the gut of the listener.  Finely crafted songs take darker topics and universal themes and deepen them with emotional arrangements that speak directly to each fan.  “I can’t write generically,” maintains vocalist Spencer Gibb.  “For me, it’s all about personal experience, even if it’s not my own.  Songwriting allows me to channel that emotion and establish a connection with my audience.”

Gibb and his band mates, Rachel Loy (bass), Stewart Cochran (keys) and Jeff Botta (drums) bring widely disparate influences to the table to create their original sound.  Everything from jazz and funk to pop and vintage prog rock impact the players and their compositions.  Each member has played with other bands in a myriad of musical styles.  Son of the Bee Gees’ Robin Gibb, Spencer is both a music and film producer, having created several noteworthy videos for the band.  “Better?” (off critically-acclaimed album Coma) won the SXSW Film Festival Jury Award for Best Music Video and is currently in rotation on MTV Europe.  A performer from a very young age, singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Rachel has appeared on NBC’s Today Show and had a Billboard-charting hit song in 2003.  Stewart plays piano for ballet and modern dance performances.  Largely improvised, he records these sessions for possible use in future 54 Seconds songs.  Jeff is involved in countless side projects around Austin, moonlighting not only as a drummer but also as a vocalist and music teacher.  This band is a dynamic force to be reckoned with.

Having had years of residencies at various notable Austin clubs as well as playing a few shows in NYC, 54 Seconds’ catalogue includes three full-length indie releases, an EP, three music videos and numerous live albums.  Fans and music critics alike continued to embrace each new project, and with the rise of internet promotions in the past decade the band has been able to gather a diverse global audience.  Their music can be heard on broadcast and web-based radio stations around the world, including KGSR in Austin.

With the completion of their fourth full-length album, Postcards from California, 54 Seconds is poised for the nation-wide and international stage.  Publishing giant, BMG Music, has signed the band to a long-term deal.  “We never talked about a vision for our music or did this for the sake of anything other than making it sound great,” says Spencer.  “We’ve always played because we connected personally as well as musically.  And looking back on everything we’ve created, it’s obvious that we’ve evolved incredibly as both musicians and writers.”

For news, photos and more information on the band, please visit www.54seconds.com or www.myspace.com/54seconds.

category: music
26 Jul 2007
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Shot at 2007-07-26

Check out this summers hottest tracks on the all new NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 25 in stores July 17th!! Head to your local Walmart store or check out www.walmart.com to pick up the NOW That’s What I Call Music Volume 25 exclusive CD!! The exclusive CD features a bonus access card for 27 Exclusive Downloads and 32 Bonus Streams, a behind-the-scenes look at your favorite artists and a sneak peek at tomorrow’s biggest stars! You can order the exclusive NOW 25 CD and bonus card here: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=6014576.

The world’s best-selling multi-artist album series, NOW That’s What I Call Music!, returns this summer with a scorching collection of today’s hottest tunes. NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 25, to be released July 17, 2007, features 20 smash hits from the current Pop, Modern Rock, Rap and R&B charts.
NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 25 spotlights 20 of today’s hottest chart hits, including #1 Pop hits “Girlfriend” by Avril Lavigne, “Glamorous” by Fergie w/Ludacris, and “Buy You A Drank” by T-Pain w/Yung Joc; Top 10s “The Sweet Escape” by Gwen Stefani w/Akon, “U & UR Hand” by Pink, “Summer Love” by Justin Timberlake, “Pop, Lock & Drop It” by Huey, “I Tried” by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony w/Akon and, from a trio of “American Idol” stars, “Never Again” by Kelly Clarkson, “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood and “Home” by Daughtry. NOW 25 is a compilation joint venture from EMI Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and the Zomba Group of labels. NOW 25 will be distributed by Universal Music Group.

NOW Official Site - Be on the lookout for the new NOW website coming shortly!
http://www.nowthatsmusic.com

NOW MySpace Page:
http://www.myspace.com/nowthatsmusic

category: music
26 Jul 2007

COLUMBIA RECORDS ANNOUNCES THE RELEASEOF NEW PATTI SCIALFA ALBUM, “PLAY IT AS IT LAYS”

Artist’s Eagerly-Awaited Third Solo Album Available Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Columbia Records is set to release “Play It As It Lays,” the eagerly-anticipated new album from American singer-songwriter-musician Patti Scialfa, on Tuesday, September 4th, 2007.

Patti Scialfa will make a series of rare live TV appearances the week of her album launch including both “The Today Show” (NBC-TV) and the “Late Show with David Letterman” (CBS-TV) on Tuesday, September 4 as well as “The View” (ABC-TV) on Thursday, September 6. (Please check your local listings).

“Play It As It Lays” is the first album of new music from Patti Scialfa since the release of her critically acclaimed “23rd Street Lullaby” in 2004 and is the artist’s third solo album since the release of her debut, “Rumble Doll,” in 1993. “Play It As It Lays” premieres 10 new songs, written and performed by Patti Scialfa, showcasing the artist’s soulful command of melody and language in a series of expressive and intimate musical narratives incorporating elements of roots rock, folk, country, street corner doo-wop, girl groups and more into a sound and sensibility uniquely her own.

The album is produced by Patti Scialfa, Ron Aniello (Lifehouse, Guster, Barenaked Ladies), and Steve Jordan (Patti’s co-producer on “23rd Street Lullaby,” Jordan served as musical director for the PBS series “Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues” and has produced albums by Keith Richards, John Mayer, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and others).

“Play It As It Lays” features Patti (vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, Wurlitzer organ) backed by the ‘Whack Brothers’ Rhythm Section: Cliff Carter (keyboards), Steve Jordon (drums and percussion, acoustic guitar), Nils Lofgren (guitars, pedal steel guitar, dobro), Bruce Springsteen (Hammond B3 organ, acoustic guitars, electric guitar, harmonica) and Willie Weeks (bass). Additional players on the album include co-producer Ron Aniello (guitar, keyboards), Crusher Bennet (percussion), Jeremy Chatzky (bass), Mark Stewart (cello, guitar, banjo), Scott Tibbs (synthesized strings), and Soozie Tyrell (violin, background vocals), with whom Patti gigged back in her early musical busking days. Other background vocals are provided by Lisa Lowell, Michelle Moore, Cindy Mizelle and Curtis King.

Each of Patti Scialfa’s previous solo albums – “Rumble Doll” (1993) and “23rd Street Lullaby” (2004) — received four-star reviews in Rolling Stone magazine who praised her “…clear-eyed joyfulness and unpretentious appeal…(evoking)…a woman not haunted by her past but enriched by it.”

www.pattiscialfa.net

www.columbiarecords.com

category: music
26 Jul 2007
related tags: New Releases | Awards | Country |

New Collection Follows the Six-Million-Selling Blockbuster Success of Her ACM-Winning Album of the Year, “Some Hearts”

Nashville, TN – One of this year’s most anticipated albums is set for release October 23, as two-time GRAMMY winner and reigning CMA and ACM Female Vocalist Carrie Underwood delivers her new 19 Recordings/Arista Records/Arista Nashville collection – the follow-up to her multi-award-winning juggernaut debut, Some Hearts.

The massive, cross-format success of Some Hearts scored at country and pop radio with four #1 country airplay singles and Top 10 success at Hot AC and Mainstream Top 40, while the album soared to six-times Platinum certification (double platinum in Canada), becoming one of only two country debuts in history ever to reach that milestone.

Produced by Mark Bright, who helmed seven tracks on Some Hearts, the to-be-titled new disc is currently being completed, but will include additional songwriting from Carrie, who co-penned the album track, “I Ain’t in Checotah Anymore,” on Some Hearts.

Released November 15, 2005, Carrie’s Some Hearts been #1 for a remarkable 27 of its 86 chart weeks – holding the #1 slot on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart across multiple weeks in 2005, 2006, and 2007. With SoundScan sales of nearly 1,095,000 copies this year alone, Some Hearts is – 20 months after its release – the best-selling country album of 2007.

category: music
26 Jul 2007
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Hip-Hop Humanitarian launches an ANTI Human-Trafficking, ANTI Child-Pornography Campaign. IamConstance.org to provide victims with a voice

Los Angeles, CA – Mr. J Medeiros is an eloquent hip-hop artist on a mission to create massive social change through music, in more areas than one. In keeping with the release of his debut solo-album “Of gods and girls” on July 24th, 2007, Mr. J officially launches his anti child trafficking campaign “IamConstance.org” in Los Angeles today; a website that relates to the non-traditional, “hit” single off the album: “Constance”.

“Constance” is the true story of a girl raised in The Philippines, kidnapped, and forced into prostitution and internet pornography at a young age. The video for “Constance” (which has already compiled over 100,000 views on YouTube), illustrates how Americans support this scenario everyday through “legal” and “illegal” internet porn sites.

“People don’t see the connection between clicking on the internet here and someone being raped in a hotel room on the other side of the world,” exclaims J, “I want people to recognize our responsibility in what is happening here. Child pornography is a $3 Billion dollar market and the porn industry all together is $57 Billion worldwide; it brings in more money than professional football, baseball, and basketball franchises combined.”

The story of Constance aims to show the massive population of pornography users, that they may be fueling rape, abuse, human-trafficking, and child pornography. This is where the “IamConstance.org” campaign comes into play – the website hosts countless anonymous accounts from victims of trafficking, kidnapping and abuse. The purpose is to create change by revealing the magnitude of these atrocities.

The “I Am Constance Campaign” was born when J released the video online, and was immediately flooded with hundreds of YouTube comments, MySpace letters and personal accounts from women and men sharing their painful stories evoked by watching “Constance.” This sent Medeiros on a mission to tell these people’s stories, and show how many people are affected by this issue.

Mr. J’s hope is to increase awareness and accountability for these crimes. More than half of sexual assaults go unreported. J has partnered with organizations like humantrafficking.org, I Am Coming, and XXXchurch, in the hopes to break the silence about these crimes. They aim to rally support to demand that the UN increase minimum penalties for Human Trafficking worldwide. “800,000 women and children are kidnapped, trafficked and raped each year. That’s 2200 people each and every day, one every 39 seconds. Traffickers who are arrested may receive as little as 1 -4 years in prison. This has to stop,” demands J.

To watch the Constance video or to read like-minded “Constance” stories, go to:

www.IamConstance.org.

category: music
26 Jul 2007

NATURE SOUNDS TO RELEASE EAGERLY-ANTICIPATED DEBUT FROM HAVOC OF MOBB DEEP

THE KUSH TO BE RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2007

Mobb Deep’s Havoc To Release Debut On Nature Sounds

NY, NY—–Nature Sounds Records announces the eagerly-anticipated debut, The Kush, from Mobb Deep’s Havoc.

Havoc is one half of the musical force that rap fans have to come to know and love as Mobb Deep. For the past 14-years, Havoc (along with partner Prodigy) have become one of Hip-Hop’s most influential entities and has released a string of indelible LP’s including acclaimed classics like The Infamous, Hell On Earth and Amerikaz Nightmare. To date, Mobb Deep has sold over 4 millions records.

While Havoc’s partner Prodigy has already leaped into the solo-realm, Havoc has previously not done so due to a hectic recording schedule with Mobb Deep where he has produced some of the most essential Hip-Hop tracks of the last decade (“Shook Ones Pt.2,” “Drop A Gem On Em,” “Quiet Storm,” and “The Learning” among just a handful of classics) and due to the fact that he is one of Hip-Hop’s most sought after producers (as he has previously worked with a who’s who list of artists including: Nas, Capone & Noreaga, Foxy Brown, 50 Cent, LL Cool J, Mariah Carey, Lloyd Banks, The Game, Jadakiss, Lil Kim, Method Man, Notorious B.I.G., etc) as Havoc reaffirms “I was always ready (to drop a solo-album), but the reason why it took me so long is because the timing wasn’t right. I was always working on Mobb Deep material and working with other artists and I used allot of the material I was going to use for a solo-LP for Mobb Deep records.” However, that all changes with the release of Havoc’s debut, The Kush, (the prequel to his official solo-LP) on 9-18-07.

Havoc’s debut has been buzzed about for quite some time and is eagerly anticipated by the group’s fan base and fans of the duo’s hardcore brand of NY hip-hop. Over the years, Havoc’s eerily chilling production has influenced countless producers, set the bar for NYC producers and become the identity for the “Queensbridge sound.” That trend continues with The Kush, as the LP is entirely self-produced by Havoc and as he laments he’s keeping it grimy “basically, The Kush is dark and gutter, I really wanted to go that direction.”

Forsaking littering The Kush with numerous guest-appearances, Havoc choose to keep things entirely in-house and make it an all-family endeavor by design states Havoc “Besides Prodigy, I did not want a bunch of big stars on it, as it would have taken away from the real objective of the LP, which is grimy and down to earth.”

After working with virtually every big name artist in the Urban genre and creating some of the most timeless music Hip-Hop fans have had the pleasure to lay ears upon, Havoc did not need to step out of his zone to stay motivated for The Kush, as he states “the thing that keeps me motivated is just my love of music, I just love to create. The Kush represents me as an individual and my growth as a producer and lyricist.”

The Kush; another Queensbridge classic!

category: music
26 Jul 2007
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Superstar Duo Brooks & Dunn Set for October 2 Release of New Album, Cowboy Town

First Single, “Proud of the House We Built,” Already Top 20!

Nashville, TN – They’re the most-awarded act in ACM and CMA history, and now 30-million-selling superstar duo Brooks & Dunn are poised to deliver their all-new Arista Nashville album, Cowboy Town, set for release on October 2.

With the first single, the Ronnie Dunn/Terry McBride/Marv Green-penned “Proud of the House We Built,” already soaring through the country airplay Top 20, Billboard cheered, “Brooks & Dunn persistently deliver well-written songs that speak to the heart of the American experience. Whether the topic is faith, fun or family, they create songs their audience can see themselves in.”

And with Cowboy Town, produced by the duo and Tony Brown, B&D are ready to unleash more of the best music of their career … and they’re every bit as excited as their fans. Dunn enthused, “This really is kind of like cowboys meet the Rolling Stones. There’s a bunch of fun stuff on there. And it sounds different than anything we’ve ever done.”

“The record took on a personality,” he continued. “It was just a few days ago that we decided to call it Cowboy Town. That song came along. Every time we got to a song meeting to finalize the record, we come in with a bunch of songs! We go, ‘What about this?’ They go, ‘Cut those, too!’”

Brooks declared, “We really need to get this out,” as Dunn laughed, “because neither one of us will let ourselves stop until this thing’s released!”

The duo’s most recent collection, the Platinum-plus Hillbilly Deluxe, launched four smash hits, including the title track; the award-winning “Building Bridges”; their 23rd #1 single, “Play Something Country”; and the ACM and CMA-honored Song of the Year, “Believe.”

In addition to anticipating the upcoming album, fans can be watching for the superstar Brooks & Dunn / Alan Jackson tour, on the road through this fall.

category: music
26 Jul 2007

Singles Collection Featuring 5 New Bonus Tracks to be released September 10th. New Single ’Glorious’ Released August 27th.

With sales of 10 million and a total of 3 years on the UK charts, Natalie Imbruglia remains one of the most critically acclaimed, commercially successful female artists of the last decade. Ten years since the release of her smash-hit debut ‘Left Of The Middle’, she returns on September 10th with ‘Glorious: The Singles 1997-2007’. Her first ever hits collection, it spans all 3 albums – including 2001’s ‘White Lilies Island’ & the Number 1 ‘Counting Down The Days’ – and precedes her eagerly awaited 4th studio LP, due early 2008.

Featuring 9 essential hit singles including the Grammy nominated ‘Torn’ – one of the UK’s Top-100 best-selling singles of all time – it also boasts ’Smoke’, ‘Big Mistake’, ‘Shiver’ – the Number 1 airplay record of 2005 - ‘Wrong Impression’ and ‘Wishing I Was There’.

The highly anticipated collection also features two brand new Natalie-penned songs: ‘Be With You’ and the forthcoming single ‘Glorious’, August 27th. In short, it’s an accomplished anthology of songs – past, present and future. “I have been busy for the last 12 months writing and recording my 4th album, and started reflecting on the past 10 years and all the fond memories I have of that time.” Natalie says. “So, I wanted to put out this singles collection to celebrate it.”

Currently working alongside Gary Clark, Daniel Johns, Jamie Hartman, Shep Solomon and Crispin Hunt, the new album is written by Natalie and will be her first new studio LP in 2 years. Produced by Ben Hillier, whose previous credits include Depeche Mode, Blur and Doves, it’s being recorded in London’s Pool Studios.

In 1999, Natalie won the Best International Female & Best International Newcomer accolades at the BRIT Awards. She also won the 1998 Billboard Music Award for Track of the Year and was nominated for 3 prestigious Grammy Awards: Best New Artist, Best Pop Album for ‘Left Of The Middle’ and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.