Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata will release Chesapeake, her first studio album in three years on October 11th, through her own Frankenfish Records. This album sees a slight departure from her previous darker piano ballad days, taking a brighter and poppier approach, with production handled by John Alagia (John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Mandy Moore).
Yamagata recruited her “dream team,” consisting of Victor Indrizzo (Sheryl Crow) on drums, guitarists Mike Viola (Candy Butchers), Michael Chaves (John Mayer), and Kevin Salem, (Dump Truck, Yo La Tengo), cellist Oli Kraus (Sia, Duffy) and Tom Freund on the upright bass. The result is an eclectic collection of songs projecting Yamagata’s newfound optimism and hopefulness, showcasing her sultry and smoky voice, rich, layered harmonies, striking ballads and soulful grooves.
The bright, poetic and poppy single "Starlight" is now available for download via BB Gun Press on Soundcloud. Check it out here. The video recently debuted on MTV Hive. Watch it now:
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Twelve days following the release of Chesapeake, Yamagata will hit the road on an extensive tour of the United States starting on October 24th in Portland, Maine at the Port City Music Hall and wind down on December 22nd in New York City at City Winery (Dates Below).
2011 TOUR DATES
OCTOBER
24 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall
25 Burlington, VT Higher Ground Lodge
27 Ithaca, NY Deliah’s
28 Northampton, MA Iron Horse
30 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
31 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
NOVEMBER
1 Washington, DC Birchmere
2 Baltimore, MD Sound Stage
4 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory
5 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café
7 Detroit, MI St Andrews Hall
8 Chicago, IL Logan Square
10 Milwaukee, WI Turner Ballroom
11 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
12 Davenport, IA Redstone Room
14 Kansas City, KS Record Bar
16 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
18 Salt Lake City, UT State Room
20 Spokane, WA A Club
21 Vancouver, BC Media Club
22 Seattle, WA Crocodile
23 Portland, OR Doug Fir
25 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
26 Santa Barbara, CA Soho Restaurant & Music Club
28 San Diego, CA Casbah
29 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
30 Tuscon, AZ Crescent Ballroom
DECEMBER
2 Austin, TX Parish
3 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s Upstairs
4 Dallas, TX The Loft
5 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom – 2nd Stage
7 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill
8 Nashville, TN 12th and Porter
9 Birmingham, AL Work Play
10 Atlanta, GA Vinyl
12 Knoxville, TN Relix Theatre
13 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
15 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
16 Charlottesville, VA The Southern
17 Louisville, KY Headliners
18 Columbus, OH The Basement
20 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s
21 New York, NY City Winery
22 New York, NY City Winery
Full Tour Schedule and more info here
www.rachaelyamagata.com
