KIMBRA TO RELEASE VOWS REMIX EP OCTOBER 2, 2012
FALL HEADLINE TOUR OF NORTH AMERICA BEGINS SEPTEMBER 25th
Kimbra has announced the October 2nd release of a special, digital-only Vows remix EP. The seven-song collection contains exclusive remixes from Damian Taylor (Bjork, The Killers), M-Phazes (Talib Kweli) and others. Full track listing is below. The Guy Franklin-directed video for her song “Come Into My Head” premiered this week via Interview magazine:
The New Zealand native is kicking off her first-ever headlining tour of the US and Canada on September 25th in Vancouver, BC. It runs through October 27th in Toronto, ON and includes stops at Austin City Limits and CMJ. To coincide with the tour’s start, the US version of her debut album Vows, will be available on vinyl starting September 25th via all indie retailers.
Vows was released in the US on May 22nd via Warner Bros. Records, debuting at #14 on the Billboard Top 200 Charts with 21,665 albums sold. It has received overwhelming critical acclaim so far: Entertainment Weekly awarded Vows an “A,” Rolling Stone gave the album 3 ½ stars, saying “Vows gives R&B a wacky art-rock spin, with a cappella vocal chorales mutating into sumptuous funk pop,” and Glamour gushed, “Vows is at all times thrilling and theatrical, filled with wall-of-sound orchestration and nearly-schizoid arrangements, all kept afloat with ease by Kimbra’s elastic voice.”
Originating from Hamilton, New Zealand, Kimbra has been performing her jazz-inflected pop since she was 14. She worked on her debut album, Vows, for over three years, finally releasing it Australia in August 2011 to critical and chart success. Vows won the 2011 ARIA (Australian Grammy) for Best Female Artist and spawned three hit singles; “Good Intent,” “Settle Down,” and “Cameo Lover.” “Cameo Lover” recently won the Grand Prize in the 2011 International Songwriting Competition and was nominated for an APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) award for Song of the Year. Vows is certified platinum in Australia and New Zealand.
Kimbra Headline Tour Dates:
Sept 25 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
Sept 26 – Showbox @ the Market – Seattle, WA
Sept 27 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
Sept 29 – Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA
Sept 30 – Majestic Ventura Theater – Ventura, CA
Oct 03 – Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
Oct 04 – Fonda Theare – Los Angeles, CA
Oct 05 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
Oct 09 – The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 10 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
Oct 12 – Verizon Theatre – Grand Prairie, TX
Oct 14 – Austin City Limits – Austin, TX
Oct 16 – Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
Oct 17 – Metro – Chicago, IL
Oct 19 – Webster Hall – New York, NY
Oct 20 – Webster Hall – New York, NY
Oct 21 – Theater of the Living Arts -Philadelphia, PA
Oct 23 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
Oct 24 – Royale Nightclub – Boston, MA
Oct 26 – Corona Theatre – Montreal, QC
Oct 27 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
VOWS Remix EP Track listing:
1. Two Way Street (Damian Taylor Remix)
2. Old Flame (Claude VonStroke Remix)
3. Come Into My Head (M-Phazes Remix)
4. Posse (Brass Knuckles Remix)
5. Settle Down (Justin Warfield Remix)
6. Plain Gold Ring (Blue Sky Black Death Remix)
7. Warrior (Moonlight Matters Remix)