Tourist Drops New Album EVERYDAY Today

Today, Tourist celebrates the release of his second album Everyday. In support of his new record, Will Phillips aka Tourist will be heading back to North American shores starting next week for appearances in Boston, Chicago, New York, Seattle and the run ends at San Francisco's Noisepop and San Diego's CRSSD Festival.

On the on collaborative track "Love Theme" taken from Everyday Tourist said. "It started with my friend Shura playing me this demo she had of her and a piano with the lyrics "I don't want to be the centre of attention but, I want your love". That sentiment really resonated with me, that feeling of longing for someone's affection but also realising that in itself can be an unattractive quality, I like the duality of that sentiment, and Love Theme is me exploring that territory."

Counting artists such as Flume and Porter Robinson as fans, Tourist known heavily as an artist's artist. His critically acclaimed and triple j feature album U (2016) came following a GRAMMY win for co-writing Sam Smith's breakout single "Stay With Me". Previously he's released four EP's include a self-titled debut (2012), Tonight (2013), Patterns (2014) and most recently Wash (2017) with lead single "We Stayed Up All Night" feat. Ardyn becoming a radio favourite.

Previous singles for the new album Everyday include "Apollo", "Someone Else", "Hearts" and the most recent track "Emily", a mesmerising and atmospheric dance song that perfectly encapsulates Tourist's unrivalled talent as a producer and composer. On the record as a whole Tourist says "Everyday is my attempt to make an album that reflects my life in a way that is hopefully sincere and honest. I'm happy now, and much of this music is simply the result of me enjoying the creative process and exploring how sounds can make me feel. It's about being vulnerable, unsure, joyous, bored, wistful and everything in-between that doesn't fit into being happy or sad. It's me embracing my everyday experience of being someone who can't quite believe how lucky he is to do this for a living, and reflecting on what it is to be a husband, brother, son and self."

Everyday tracklisting:
1. Awake
2. Emily
3. Someone Else
4. Love Theme
5. Pieces
6. Gin Under The Sink
7. Apollo
8. Hearts
9. Violet
10. Affection

Tourist live:
visit http://www.touristmusic.com/live/ for more info
*support by Gilligan Moss
Wed 2.20 - Boston, MA @ Sonia *
Thu 2.21 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village *
Sat 2.23 - Brooklyn, NY @ King's Hall *
Tue 2.26 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos *
Fri 3.1 - San Francisco, CA @ Noisepop Festival
Sat 3.2 - Colorado, CO @ Larimer Lounge
Sun 3.3 - San Diego, CA @ CRSSD Festival
Sat 3.9 - Sydney, AUS @ Days Like This Festival
Sun 3.10 - Victoria, AUS @ Pitch Music & Arts Festival
Tue 3.12 - Melbourne, AUS @ Corner Hotel
Wed 3.13 - Sydney, AUS @ Oxford Art Factory
Thu 3.14 - Brisbane, AUS @ The Flying Cock
Sat 3.16 - Singapore, MY @ Kilo Lounge
Fri 3.22 - Dublin, IE @ Academy Green Room
Sat 3.23 - Manchester, UK @ YES (SOLD OUT)
Wed 3.27 - Bristol, UK @ Thekla
Thu 3.28 - London, UK @ EartH Hackney

Photo credit Daniella Maiorano

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