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SAINT SAVIOUR
New single and full UK tour announced
Praise for the album, Union:
"Classy dreampop...Inhabiting a similar, electronica-meets-classical sound world as Bat For Lashes" – Uncut
"Jones's voice...recalls Marc Almond or Antony Hegarty...a fine debut" – Metro
"Cavernous and theatrical synthscapes recalling Kate Bush and Eurythmics...captivating" – Daily Mirror
" We're faced with one of the most breathtaking talents on the planet." – The Quietus
"A maverick sensibility akin to that of Fever Ray, Goldfrapp and Marc Almond." – The Arts Desk
Saint Saviour (real name Becky Jones) has announced a new single, "Tightrope" and autumn tour. Released on 5th November, it is the second single to be taken from Union, her captivating debut album, which led critics to proclaim Jones as "fiercely original" (Sunday Times Culture), and favourable comparisons to Fever Ray, Goldfrapp and Marc Almond, the latter himself calling the album "beautiful, brilliant!". Hear songs from the album and see the amazing live show on these dates:
October
31st Edinburgh Sneaky Pete's
November
1st York Duchess
2nd Stockton Georgian Theatre
6th Wolverhampton Slade Room
7th Oxford Jericho
8th Liverpool Eric's
9th Nottingham Bodega
11th Manchester Trof
12th Sheffield The Harley
13th Birmingham Hare & Hounds
14th Leicester Cookie Jar
18th Brighton Sticky Mike's
19th Southampton Joiners
20th London Lexington
Tickets are on sale from 9am on Wednesday September 12th from http://www.aeglive.co.uk/artists/saint-saviour
New single "Tightrope" sees Saint Saviour in confessional mode, its sparse instrumentation providing a shimmering foil to her powerful voice and heart-wrenching lyrics. The Quietus said it best when they declared of the track, "(It’s) impossible not to slide clean off your chair into an emotional goo on the floor." You can hear it here:
http://soundcloud.com/saintsaviour/tightrope-radio-edit
Perhaps best known, until now, as co-writer and de facto front woman for Groove Armada, Stockton-on-Tees born Jones took her traditional music background and harnessed it to a burgeoning love of electro and production skills, inspired by the works of Factory Records and the seminal producer Martin Hannett. Despite her busy schedule preparing for her upcoming UK tour, she’s found time to hone these skills, collaborating on new tracks with Kissy Sell Out, Punks Jump Up and Maribou State, which will be released in the coming months.
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