Suzanne Vega er tilbage med nyt album – An Evening of New York Songs and Stories er ude d. 1. maj
Suzanne Vega er i dag tilbage med nyheden om sit nye album An Evening of New York Songs and Stories, der udkommer den 1. maj 2020 på Cooking Vinyl / Playground Music i Norden. Sammen med nyheden om det kommende album, annoncerer Vega nye europæiske og britiske koncertdatoer samt festivaler.
Førstesinglen fra albummet er Suzannes flotte cover af Lou Reeds klassiske ’Walk on the Wild Side’, som kan høres her.
På An Evening of New York Songs and Stories genbesøger Suzanne Vega en række af sine mest ikoniske sange fra sit bagkatalog, samt nogle ukendte perler, i en ny liveindspilning. På liveindspilningerne har Vega allieret sig med guitaristen Gerry Leonard, bassist Jeff Allen samt Jamie Edwards på keyboard. Albummet er produceret af Gerry Leonard, mixet af den Grammy Award-vindende tekniker Kevin Killen og mastereret af Grammy Award-vinder Bob Ludwig.
An Evening of New York Songs and Stories er indspillet på den berømte New Yorker-restaurant og jazzklub Café Carlyle i 2019, og inkluderer både kendte sange som ’Luka’ og ’Tom’s Diner’, mindre kendte sange fra bagkataloget såsom ’Frank and Ava’ og ’Ludlow Street’, sangen ’New York Is My Destination’ fra Vegas en-kvinde-skuespil Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers samt et cover af ’Walk on the Wild Side’ skrevet af Suzannes, nu afdøde, ven Lou Reed.
Om albummet fortæller Suzanne Vega:
“It is always a pleasure to play at the Café Carlyle in New York City, where this album was recorded. It is a small exclusive club that has hosted legends from Eartha Kitt to Judy Collins, and is also known to be the place where Jackie Kennedy met Audrey Hepburn. I love it for its bohemian old-world glamour! I decided it would be fun to perform a New York-themed show there. I included songs that were inspired by New York City or for which New York provided the backdrop, and also one by my late, great friend, Lou Reed, - “Walk on the Wild Side” - a song I rarely heard him sing himself."
Suzanne Vega og band tager på en europæisk turné fra maj til august – en turné der blandt andet bringer Vega forbi Danmark, når hun spiller til Aarhus Jazz Festival den 13. juli 2020.
Turné
Sat May 2nd Luxembourg, Beaufort, Chateaux du Beaufort
Sun May 3rd Belgium, Ghent, Minard Theatre
Wed May 6th Paris Le Cigale
Fri May 8th Berlin Metropol
Sat May 9th Amsterdam, De Waalse Kerk
Tues May 12th UK, London EartH
Fri July 3rd Netherlands, Eindhoven, DOMUSDELA
Mon 13th July Denmark, Arhus, Aarhus Jazz Festival
15th July, Germany, Freiburg, ZMF festival
Wed 22nd July France, Nimes, Les Arena De Nimes
Fri 24th July Spain, Porta Ferrada, El Festival de Porta Ferrada
Sun 2nd Aug UK, Cawthorne Underneath the Stars Festival - main stage
Tues 4th Aug Belgium, Brugge, Moods! Festival
På An Evening of New York Songs and Stories genbesøger Suzanne Vega en række af sine mest ikoniske sange fra sit bagkatalog, samt nogle ukendte perler, i en ny liveindspilning. På liveindspilningerne har Vega allieret sig med guitaristen Gerry Leonard, bassist Jeff Allen samt Jamie Edwards på keyboard. Albummet er produceret af Gerry Leonard, mixet af den Grammy Award-vindende tekniker Kevin Killen og mastereret af Grammy Award-vinder Bob Ludwig.
An Evening of New York Songs and Stories er indspillet på den berømte New Yorker-restaurant og jazzklub Café Carlyle i 2019, og inkluderer både kendte sange som ’Luka’ og ’Tom’s Diner’, mindre kendte sange fra bagkataloget såsom ’Frank and Ava’ og ’Ludlow Street’, sangen ’New York Is My Destination’ fra Vegas en-kvinde-skuespil Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers samt et cover af ’Walk on the Wild Side’ skrevet af Suzannes, nu afdøde, ven Lou Reed.
Om albummet fortæller Suzanne Vega:
“It is always a pleasure to play at the Café Carlyle in New York City, where this album was recorded. It is a small exclusive club that has hosted legends from Eartha Kitt to Judy Collins, and is also known to be the place where Jackie Kennedy met Audrey Hepburn. I love it for its bohemian old-world glamour! I decided it would be fun to perform a New York-themed show there. I included songs that were inspired by New York City or for which New York provided the backdrop, and also one by my late, great friend, Lou Reed, - “Walk on the Wild Side” - a song I rarely heard him sing himself."
Suzanne Vega og band tager på en europæisk turné fra maj til august – en turné der blandt andet bringer Vega forbi Danmark, når hun spiller til Aarhus Jazz Festival den 13. juli 2020.
Turné
Sat May 2nd Luxembourg, Beaufort, Chateaux du Beaufort
Sun May 3rd Belgium, Ghent, Minard Theatre
Wed May 6th Paris Le Cigale
Fri May 8th Berlin Metropol
Sat May 9th Amsterdam, De Waalse Kerk
Tues May 12th UK, London EartH
Fri July 3rd Netherlands, Eindhoven, DOMUSDELA
Mon 13th July Denmark, Arhus, Aarhus Jazz Festival
15th July, Germany, Freiburg, ZMF festival
Wed 22nd July France, Nimes, Les Arena De Nimes
Fri 24th July Spain, Porta Ferrada, El Festival de Porta Ferrada
Sun 2nd Aug UK, Cawthorne Underneath the Stars Festival - main stage
Tues 4th Aug Belgium, Brugge, Moods! Festival