"An Americana-tinged singer-songwriter with a Bonnie Raitt-style twang. A winning way with a yearning lyric. Housley is her own woman…she's as convincing as they come." – Q Mag
“Absolutely
Monumental” – Robert Elms, BBC Radio London
"Lauren
Housley's blend of material is both thrilling and tender, propelled by a voice
that stirs and soothes." – R2 Magazine
Published on June 21, 2018 "My Sleeping Heart", the single by Lauren Housley, is available now everywhere. Buy or stream here: http://smarturl.it/MySleepingHeart
Release Date: 22 Jun.
2018
Label: TLC Recordings
Total Length: 4:22
Genres: Country/ Americana
Debut June 22: No.40 UK Country iTunes Singles Charts
Lauren Housley was born and raised in Rotherham, South
Yorkshire. Although she was a shy child, she always possessed a strong desire
to perform on stage. By the age of 10 she was a National Dance Champion and
began moving into theatre acting shortly afterwards. Her passion to sing and
write songs came unexpectedly at around the age of 14, Her influences spanning
the broad spectrum of guitar music, stemming from her Elvis fanatic dad who
raised her on the sounds of the king. Spending a lot of her formative years
between Rotherham, Newcastle & Manchester, Lauren developed a cultured
appreciation of the Northern music scene, drawing inspiration from the thriving
music culture in which she was cocooned.
“It came over me one day like an
uncontrollable urge. I had ideas about the world and personal situations that I
needed to get out of my body and mind. Like a flick of a switch I was writing
songs, without even realising that’s what they were.”
Since
arriving on the UK music scene in 2016, Lauren Housley has two albums behind
her, earning critical acclaim from the likes of Q, The Telegraph,No
Depression & the BBC Radio 2 Playlist. Bob Harris and Paul
Sexton both selected her music for play on their specialist BBC shows
and BBC Radio London Robert Elms made her track, “The Waiting Game”, one of his
favourite tracks of the year. Lauren and her band have also been honoured to
open for the likes of Van Morrison, Jack Savoretti,Vintage Trouble,
JP Cooper and First Aid Kit as well as travel the UK playing
sold-out headlining tours.
After taking a break to focus on writing and recording her upcoming EP (set for release in Autumn 2018), Lauren returns with her Nashville inspired anthem "My Sleeping Heart”. The track is a collaborative effort with fellow Rotherham musical director Thomas Dibb, a crucial part of the duo’s creative process on the new album.
Having been
influenced by the sounds of Blues, Rock and Soul in Nashville, past and
present, Lauren and her band took the plunge and made the pilgrimage at the end
of 2017 for the Americana Music Festival. A chance conversation with a broken-hearted
man sat at the bar in Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge, sparked ideas for a new
song.
"I
understood where this man was coming from. He had been carrying the hurt from a
past love for a long time and was finally making peace with it. As soon as I
got back to the room, I picked up the guitar and started writing “My Sleeping
Heart”."
Performing
live is a crucial element of Lauren’s appeal and so with the new single, comes
a list of her biggest shows to date. Known on the scene as “the band with no
ego”, Lauren shares the stage with long term writing partner Thomas Dibb
(Guitar, Vocals), co-producer Mark Lewis (Bass, Vocals), Xavier Winton (Drums)
and Billy Bragg's trusty sideman C.J. Hillman (Pedal Steel, Guitar). You can
catch the outstanding 5-piece at the following dates.
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#band #tour #mysleepingheart #singersongwriter
TOUR DATES
22nd - 24th June 2018 - Black Deer
Festival, Tunbridge Wells (Eridge Park, Kent www.blackdeerfestival.com)
Tuesday 3rd July 2018 - Night and Day Café, Manchester (26 Oldham Street, Northern Quarter M1 1JN)
Wednesday 4th July 2018 - The
Lexington, London (96-98 Pentonville Rd N1 9JB)
Thursday 5th July
2018 - Greystones, Sheffield (Greystones
Road, Sheffield S11 7BS)
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