Today Courtney Barnett, one of the most acclaimed and exceptional artists of her generation, shares the latest fruits of her labor - a live version of "Tell Me How You Really Feel" favorite "Charity", and a poignant and sublime cover of Elyse Weinberg's "Houses".
Recorded during a Spotify Singles Session in New York City in May, the two tracks find Courtney in brilliant form; razor sharp and rocking out on the live studio.
Of her cover choice, Courtney says:
I first heard of Elyse Weinberg while on tour with a night off. My friend Janet Weiss (of Sleater Kinney and many other bands) invited me to her house for a home-cooked meal. Late in the evening Janet pulled out a record titled Elyse. The artwork reminded me of Joni Mitchell's Ladies Of the Canyon. I fell in love with this mysterious artist and in particular her song "Houses". Rumour has it that Neil Young is playing the lead guitar line. I flipped the record over but couldn't find his name in the credits. Elyse Weinberg once said of her life in music that "the plan is to remember who i really am". I liked that.
The session is available to stream in full on Spotify now, but the tracks will also be available as a gorgeous red vinyl 7" single via Vinyl Me Please in the US, Rough Trade in UK/EU and the Milk! Records Store in Australia/NZ. As usual, it is another stunning addition to what is already becoming a canonical body of work for Courtney Barnett.?
Barnett just wrapped her second North American tour for year, headlining major festivals and selling out venues around the US and Canada. While in DC she stopped by the NPR studios to chat about the album for this All Songs Considered special and also rocked the outdoor stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live! playing "Need A Little Time" and "Charity."
UPCOMING SHOWS
Sat 29th Sept - Ogden Theatre, Denver SOLD OUT
Sun 30th Sept- Ogden Theatre, Denver (tickets)
Tue 2nd Oct - The Van Buren, Phoenix (tickets)
Wed 3rd Oct - The Observatory North Park, San Diego (tickets)
Fri 5th Oct - Greek Theatre, Los Angeles (tickets)
Mon 8th Oct - Paramount Theatre, Seattle (tickets)
Tue 9th Oct - Vogue Theatre, Vancouver SOLD OUT
Wed 10th Oct - Vogue Theatre, Vancouver (tickets)
Thu 11th Oct - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland (tickets)
Fri 12th Oct - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland SOLD OUT
Sun 14th Oct - Treasure Island Music Festival, Oakland * (tickets)
Wed 17th Oct - Pabst Theatre, Waukesha (tickets)
Thu 18th Oct - Riviera Theatre, Chicago (tickets) JUST ANNOUNCED
Fri 19th Oct - Stage AE, Pittsburgh (tickets)
Sun 21st Oct - House Of Blues Boston, Boston (tickets)
Tue 23rd Oct - The Fillmore - Philadelphia, Philadelphia (tickets)
Thu 25th Oct - Marathon Music Works, Nashville (tickets)
Sat 27th Oct - Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheatre, Austin (tickets)
With Waxahatchee
* w/ Lord Huron, Sharon Van Etten
Australia and New Zealand
Fri 17th Aug - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
Sat 18th Aug - Metropolis, Fremantle
Weds 22nd Aug - The Tivoli, Brisbane
Thurs 23 Aug - Sydney Opera House
Sat 25th Aug - Sydney Opera House
Tues 28 Aug - The Powerstation, Auckland
Weds 29th Aug - The Powerstation, Auckland SOLD OUT
Thurs 30th Aug - Opera House, Wellington
Sat 1st Sept - Festival Hall, Melbourne
With East Brunswick All Girls Choir*
*excluding Sydney
UK / EU tour dates
Thurs 1st Nov - Berlin at Huxleys Neue Welt
Sat 3rd Nov - Stockholm at Kagelbanan
Sun 4th Nov - Copenhagen at Vega
Mon 5th Nov - Oslo at Rockerfeller Music Hall
Weds 7th Nov - Paris at Casino De Paris
Fri 9th Nov - Wiesbaden at Schlachthof
Sun 11th Nov - Kortrijk at Sonic City Festival
Mon 12th Nov - Dublin at Olympia Theatre
Weds 14th Nov - London at O2 Brixton Academy
Thurs 15th Nov - Oxford at O2 Academy
Fri 16th Nov - Brighton at The Dome
Sun 18th Nov - Cardiff at The Great Hall
Mon 19th Nov - Birmingham at O2 Academy 1
Tues 20th Nov - Glasgow at O2 Academy
Weds 21st Nov - Newcastle at Northumbria University
With special guest Laura Jean
Photo Credit: Mia Mala McDonald
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