Basia Bulat's GOOD ADVICE Out Now, with 800,000 Streams in First Week

Juno and Polaris Prize-nominated artist Basia Bulat's GOOD ADVICE is out now to widespread critical acclaim-the Los Angeles Times calls it "infectious pop...her songwriting is an irresistible blend of lush pop and effervescent R&B" while Brooklyn Vegan says, "like all of her albums, it's Basia's powerhouse voice that really drives it home...it's meant to be belted from the tops of mountains."

The album's tracks have been streamed more than 800,000 times in the week since release, and lead single "Infamous" continues to build at radio after 15 straight weeks of adds at tastemaking stations nationwide, reaching #21 on the CMJ Top 200 and #7 on the CMJ AAA chart this week. GOOD ADVICE debuts at #9 on the Canadian albums chart and #26 on the U.S. New Artist album chart. The album is also being widely celebrated in Europe and the U.K.- "Infamous" is climbing across Europe with spins at Germany's FluxFM, P3 Radio Sweden, Spain's Hoy Empieza Todo, Italy's IsoRadio and many more. Get GOOD ADVICE via iTunes here and stream via Spotify here.

In addition to her previously announced North American headline tour, Bulat will play the 26th annual Tibet House benefit at Carnegie Hall tonight with Philip Glass, Iggy Pop, FKA twigs, Sharon Jones and more. The date comes in the midst of a run celebrating the release of GOOD ADVICE-further shows include March 1 in Los Angeles, March 29 in Washington, D.C. and another night in New York April 1.

Bulat teamed up with friend and collaborator Jim James of My Morning Jacket on the album's production, driving 600 miles from her home in Montreal to La La Land recording studio in James' hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Bulat originally met James backstage at the Austin City Limits music festival; the two reconnected when she toured with him in the summer of 2013 and became friends.

GOOD ADVICE is a departure from Bulat's previous work, with her voice backed up by drums, bass, electric guitar and keys. James plays electric guitar, synth, saxophone and bass on the album; further Louisville guests including members of Houndmouth, Twin Limb, Seth Kauffman of Floating Action and more also join Bulat.

"Basia has something truly unique," says James. The duo recorded the album over several visits Bulat made to Kentucky. "I knew immediately that it was the exact right place to be," says Bulat. "To go so far from home, then to find that it felt like home."

Of the sessions, James recalls, "The entire process was so amazing. Hearing her voice just exploding out of her soul brought us all to tears in the control room. Watching Basia come out of her shell with great power was an extraordinary thing to witness."

GOOD ADVICE follows Bulat's critically acclaimed Juno and Polaris Music Prize-nominated 2013 release, Tall Tall Shadow, which The Line of Best Fit calls "a brilliant and engaging pop record" and the Austin Chronicle praises for its "lovely, spectral musing that balances indulgence with homespun tendencies." In the two years since, Bulat has played shows across North America and Europe with Sufjan Stevens, Destroyer, Daniel Lanois, Bahamas and more.

Since the release of her debut album, Oh My Darling, Bulat has shared the stage with artists including Arcade Fire, The National, Nick Cave, St. Vincent, Beirut, Andrew Bird, Tune-Yards, Sondre Lerche, The Tallest Man on Earth, The Head and the Heart, Owen Pallett, Devotchka and many more. Known for her talents on little-known instruments including the autoharp and charango, Bulat has also been tapped for tributes to Leonard Cohen and The Band.

BASIA BULAT LIVE:

February 22 New York, NY Carnegie Hall
February 25 Vancouver, CA Fortune
February 26 Seattle, WA Barboza
February 27 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
February 29 San Francisco, CA The Chapel
March 1 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Theater
March 2 San Diego, CA Casbah
March 3 Phoenix, AZ Rebel Lounge
March 5 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
March 7 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
March 8 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
March 9 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
March 10 Milwaukee, WI Colectivo Coffee
March 11 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
March 12 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway
March 13 Kansas City, MO Riot Room
March 14 Norman, OK The Opolis
March 15 Austin, TX SXSWi
March 21 Dallas, TX Three Links
March 22 Birmingham, AL Saturn
March 23 Decatur, GA Eddie's Attic
March 24 Nashville, TN The High Watt
March 25 Louisville, KY Zanzabar
March 26 Asheville, NC Grey Eagle
March 28 Raleigh, NC Kings
March 29 Washington, D.C. Rock & Roll Hotel
March 30 Philadelphia, PA Boot & Saddle
April 1 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
April 2 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
April 3 Portland, ME One Longfellow Square
April 4 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground Lounge

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