Kate Bollinger recently announced her new EP, Look at it in the Light, out April 22.
Rising Virginia-based musician, Kate Bollinger, recently announced her new EP, Look at it in the Light, out April 22nd via Ghostly International.
The new EP follows Bollinger's two previously independent EPs, impressive support dates with the likes of Jeff Tweedy, Faye Webster, Real Estate and more, and a very unexpected writing credit on Kanye West's 2021 track "Donda," which sampled Bollinger's 2019 song "Candy."
Bollinger previously released the EP's lead single "Who Am I But Someone," and today she shares another gorgeous taste of the forthcoming record. "Lady in the Darkest Hour" is the set's most luxuriant statement, with the strings recorded during a session at Matthew E. White's Spacebomb Studios with in-house arranger Trey Pollard (Natalie Prass, Helado Negro).
Here her lines ring bittersweet yet reassuring, uplifted by swells of golden-hued instrumentation. Searching for meaning ("Cause what I'd like to know / Is this it?"), Bollinger mirrors her subject in beaming delivery ("smile all sweet like it isn't sour"), curving the words atop the rhythm and melody.
Kate Bollinger will bring Look at it in the Light on the road this Spring, with tour dates through the U.S., Canada, the UK and Europe. Some dates will be in support of L'Impératrice, while the rest are headline shows. See below to find a show near you, and get your ticket here.
Watch the new music video here:
04/02/22 - Norfolk, VA @ LAVA MiniFest
04/05/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl *
04/06/22 - Washington, DC @ 930 Club * SOLD OUT
04/08/22 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel * SOLD OUT
04/09/22 - Montreal, QC @ MTELUS * SOLD OUT
04/10/22 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House *
04/11/22 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues * SOLD OUT
04/30/22 - Dublin, IE @ The Workman's Club
05/03/22 - Bristol, UK @ The Louisiana
05/04/22 - London, UK @ Colours
05/06/22 - Nottingham, UK @ The Bodega Social Club
05/07/22 - Leeds, UK @ Hyde Park Book Club
05/09/22 - Glasgow, UK @ The Hug and Pint
05/10/22 - Newcastle upon Tyne, UK @ The Cluny
05/11/22 - Manchester, UK @ YES
05/15/22 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
05/16/22 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique
05/17/22 - Stuttgart, DE @ Café Galao
05/19/22 - Berlin, DE @ Badehaus Szimpla
05/20/22 - Darmstadt, DE @ Bedroomdisco
05/21/22 - Paris, FR @ Le Pop Up!
06/07/22 - Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub #
06/08/22 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern #
06/11/22 - Montreal, QC @ L'Esco #
06/12/22 - Boston, MA @ Red Room at Cafe 939 #
06/15/22 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere Rooftop #
06/17/22 - Washington, DC @ DC9 #
06/18/22 - Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern #
* w/ L'Impératrice
# w/ Lael Neale
Photo Credit: CJ Harvey
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