Kimbra Moves Release of New Album 'Primal Heart' to 4/20
By: Caryn Robbins Jan. 08, 2018
Two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning, critically acclaimed New Zealand songstress Kimbra has moved the release of her third studio album, Primal Heart, to April 20, 2018. The album was originally due to be released on January 19, with Kimbra explaining in a personal statement to fans via her mailing list, "Releasing an album has got to be one of the most exciting yet emotionally exhausting endeavors I've ever known. It's like building a relationship with someone you are growing to love. In the service of the long-term relationship I want you to build with this album, plus a few final tweaks to make this music the very best it can be, I have decided to move the date to April 20th." Read her full statement
here.
Ahead of the release, Kimbra will consistently release new content, beginning today with the free of a b-side from the new album called "Hi Def Distance Romance" download for those on her official mailing list. Stay tuned for more content to be released soon, including a new official single from Primal Heart dropping January 19.
At the end of the month, Kimbra will embark on a 3-week North American headline tour kicking offJanuary 28 at The Paradise in Boston, MA. See below for the full itinerary.
Kimbra has quietly spent the past two years assembling the 11-track album with hit-machine Skrillex ("Top of the World"), among other producers in Los Angeles and New Zealand. Stripping down Kimbra's music to bare emotion and heart, the record invites listeners to experience the inherent vulnerability in her voice, conveying raw feeling throughout each song. Thus far, Kimbra has released two singles off the album, including "Everybody Knows" and "Top of the World" which Uproxx describes as "bass-rattling," and Baeble Music says, "If you don't know Kimbra by now, then you're in an ever-diminishing minority," in addition to praise from Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan, and more.
Kimbra's voice seeped into the hearts and minds of listeners around the globe in 2012. She dueted with Gotye on the inescapable quadruple-platinum smash "Somebody That I Used to Know," which garnered "Record of the Year" and "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance" at the 2013 GRAMMY® Awards. Moreover, she made history by becoming "the third New Zealand singer to win a GRAMMY®." She confidently stepped into the spotlight on her second full-length, The Golden Echo, earning acclaim from Paste, Los Angeles Times, Spin, Consequence of Sound and more, in addition to yielding the hits "90s Music," "As You Are," and "Goldmine."
KIMBRA UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
Jan. 28 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Jan. 29 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
Jan. 30 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Jan. 31 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
Feb. 2 Toronto, ON The Mod Club
Feb. 3 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall
Feb. 5 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
Feb. 8 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
Feb. 9 Vancouver, BC Imperial
Feb. 11 Seattle, WA Neumos
Feb. 13 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom
Feb. 14 Los Angeles, CA The Theatre at the Ace Hotel
Feb. 15 Santa Ana, CA The ObservatoryComments
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