Cover art credited to GingerDog Records. |
Release Date: 10 August 2018
Label: GingerDog Records
Total Length: 3:40
Genres: Country
Chart Success: Debut Aug 10: #9 UK
iTunes Country Singles (#505 UK iTunes all-genres), then #15 (#629), then #17
(#735), then #14 (#834, #830) | Sat Aug 11: #65, then #48 | Sun Aug 12: #52,
#169 | Mon 13 Aug: off the top 200
VIC ALLEN
Following her fan-funded EP BETWEEN THE LINES (Amazon UK | UK iTunes), released February 23rd
this year (>> Official
music video for "Quit"), Vic Allen recently signed with independent record label GingerDog Records and released her new
single Blinded on August 10th.
Since her October 17, 2016 debut THE MISSING PIECE (Amazon UK | UK iTunes), a four track,
self-written EP independently released back in 2016, Vic has been played multiple
times on local BBC Radio and independent
stations, and has performed at a huge variety of venues and events throughout
the UK, including Buckle and Boots
Festival, FSA Fest, and female fronted
writer’s round tour Write Like a Girl.
BLOG (April 2018): "Write Like a Girl" - All Female UK Tour
The 26-year old Norwich born
artiste (1991-10-22) appeared on BBC
Music Introducing Norfolk with Gary
Standley (first broadcast Sat Feb 17, 2018) to talk about her EP and her
time in Nashville:
First discovering her love of country music on a trip to America during her teenage years, it is fitting that Blinded was written in Nashville, with local songwriter Ian McConnell. Visiting Nashville has been an important part of Vic’s life over the past
couple of years, and has heavily
influenced her music and songwriting, which is often reminiscent of her
travels.
Blinded was recorded and produced this year
at GingerDog Studios in Suffolk, by producer Kevin Duncan. It marks Vic’s
first release with the label, and she will be spending more time in the studio
throughout the rest of the year to finish what will be her debut album. The single
is a teaser for what is to come.
This number has a sensitive
musical accompaniment with a plaintive acoustic guitar, quiet bass and faint
piano stirrings and a soft harmony allowing the listener to focus on the song.
Musicians: Vic Allen (guitar and vocals), Kevin Duncan (bass, guitar, lap
steel and keys), Molly Narayn-Barrow (violin) with Matt Van, Chris Jolly and
Abbie Goldberg (backing vocals).
Vic who has a sweet fragile
quality to her voice conveys with heartfelt execution a tale of falling head
over heels madly in love in a dreamy care-free world with what appeared to be
the perfect partner wrapped up in feelings of how love is supposed to be. But
alas no, a flame dies, the hurt is raw and looking back in hindsight it all now
feels like a blur.
It’s both gentle and personal,
perfectly capturing the ache of an unrequited love song, the disappointment,
hurt and resignation of lost love. As the female protagonist gazes out into an
empty midnight void, in a world of her own, it comes through in the lyrics:
I should
have seen you even as I see you lean in for that first kiss
I should
have seen you walk out
The
moment you walked in
It was so
laid out before me
But I guess
I was just too short-sighted
With just
one look at you
I was
blinded, I was blinded
It may find a home with fans of early
Taylor Swift or Catherine McGrath
Adrian Clark
Vic Allen 2018 Show Dates:
Thursday, August
2nd, 2018 - The Colonel Fawcett, London
(1 Randolph Street, Camden NW1 0SS)
Sunday, August 12th, 2018 - Folk in
the Town, Kings Lynn (Tuesday Market
Place) 12:30 PM
Friday, August 17th, 2018 - Big Comfy Bookshop,
Coventry (Fargo Village, Far Gosford
Street, Coventry, CV1 5ED) 7:00 PM
Thurs 20th September
2018 - | Northern Guitars, Leeds
(Website; 41 Call Lane, Leeds LS1 7BT)
Fri 21st December 2018 - Westview, Gainsborough (Facebook Event; Living Room 3 Westview
Scotterthorpe, DN21 3JJ) supporting Cattle & Cane
CONNECT with Vic Allen:
What Others Are Saying About Vic Allen
UK singer-songwriter
Vic Allen released her new songs, ‘Blinded’ last week too. A nice mix of early
Taylor Swift and Vic’s own distinctive style, it should appeal to a lot of
people.
- James
Daykin Lyric Magazine
"A stunning
country-pop track that is full of outstanding instrumentation" – Adam Falkingham Art Will Fall
“This
time round it's attached to a sumptuous tune that invites you in, full of
strings and gorgeous flourishes of guitar, and piano. The
song builds from its gentle intro and is well constructed, with drum parts
gradually joining in and then a second echoing voice in the background before
we then get hit with the beautiful strings” – Chris Farlie W21 Music.
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