Lucy Rose's STRANGEST OF WAYS Premieres on Refinery 29 + U.S. tour begins March 6

UK artist Lucy Rose premieres the video for her new single "Strangest of Ways" withRefinery 29. Refinery 29 says of the video, "Heartwarming... no one can ever say Lucy Rose doesn't care about her fans. The U.K. based singer and songwriter doesn't just respond to their emails and chat after shows--she stays at their houses." The track comes from her third studio album, Something's Changing out now onArts & Crafts. Lucy continues her U.S. tour beginning March 2. Additionally, the B-side of "All That Fear" is now available online.

The inspiration for the "Strangest of Ways" came by way of long time fan, Zoe Schofield. Zoe lives with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which means she doesn't have the ability to travel and explore. Talking through ideas for the shoot, Lucy asked Zoe if there was anything she'd always dreamed of doing but hadn't been able to do.

Following the tour for her second album Work It Out, Lucy noticed a steady stream of tweets from Latin America, and the unlikely statistic that geographically her music was most popular on Spotify in Mexico City. Inspired by this news, Lucy offered her fans in Latin America a deal: "If you book me a gig, I'll come and stay."

For two months Lucy toured Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Mexico, playing free shows, staying with fans and "falling back in love with making music."

Rose's husband Will Morris filmed the experience along the way and produced a documentary of the trip. The documentary was inspired by "the kindness and faith in music of those she met including fans blocking the street outside a gig above a launderette, trying to sleep on endless inter-city bus rides and living with families in out-of-the-way towns."

With the insight gained during her travels, Lucy set out to make the third album on her own. She began to collaborate with Brighton producer Tim Bidwell, and in the comfort of his home studio, created the new album in a mere 17 days.

The record also contains contributions from Bidwell, in-house bassist Ben Daniels and drummer Chris Boot as well as guest appearances by Daughters' Elena Tonra, Marcus Hamblett and Matthew and The Atlas' Emma Gatrill. On two tracks vocal harmonies are provided by The Staves ("Floral Dresses" and "Is This Called Home").

"The songs just came more naturally after that trip, from feeling good and from learning so much about myself," explains Lucy. "I feel more comfortable in my own skin than I've ever felt in my life. So there is a lot of searching as well as a lot of discovery on this record."

LUCY ROSE TOUR DATES

March 6-Los Angeles, CA-Troubadour

March 7-San Francisco, CA- Swedish Music Hall

March 9-Seattle, WA-Sunset Tavern

March 10-Vancouver, BC -Venue

March 11-Portland, OR -McMenamins Theater

March 13-Salt Lake City, UT-Metro Music Hall

March 14-Denver, CO-Larimer Lounge

March 19-Nashville, TN-The Basement East

March 20-St. Louis, MO -Off Broadway

March 22-Minneapolis, MN-Turf Club

March 23-Chicago, IL-Schubas

March 24-Toronto, ON-Drake Hotel

March 25-Montreal, QC- Phi Center

March 27-Boston, MA-The Rockwell

March 29-New York, NY-Le Poisson Rogue

March 30--Washington, DC--Union Stage

March 31-Philadelphia, PA-Boot and Saddle

Photo credit: Laura Lewis Photography

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