Gabrielle Aplin Announces Release Of Debut Album 'English Rain'
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
Gabrielle Aplin will release her debut album for Parlophone Records on April 29th. Entitled 'English Rain' (pre-order here), the album will be preceded by her second single 'Please Don’t Say You Love Me' on February 11th, and supported by a full UK tour in March.
A self taught 20-year-old singer-songwriter from Bath, Gabrielle has been writing and recording songs since she was 15. Growing up in a (self confessed) ‘hippy’ household where music was a family staple, she honed her craft listening to Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen and Nick Drake. At 17 she set up her own label Never Fade Records and went on to release 3 EPs, all of which charted on iTunes, and the videos to which have amassed in excess of 19.1 million YouTube views to date.
On her song writing Gabrielle says, “It can take minutes, hours or weeks. Each one is different, but I’ve been working on this album now for months, from writing to recording – even being involved with the artwork – and I can’t wait for everyone to finally hear it.”
Already tipped for success in 2013, Gabrielle was asked to submit her version of Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s 'The Power of Love' for potential use in the John Lewis Christmas tv ad. Her version was chosen and charted at Number 1 on the singles chart on Sunday 9th December - a first for John Lewis.
Gabrielle has announced her seventh UK tour, starting on the 13th March in Glasgow at King Tut’s and finishing in the Pavilions in Falmouth on the 27th March. She will play London’s KOKO on the 20th March.
Wed March 13th 2013 - King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
Thu March 14th 2013 - Birmingham HMV Temple, Birmingham
Fri March 15th 2013 - Plug, Sheffield
Sat March 16th 2013 - Sound Control, Manchester
Mon March 18th 2013 - Sage, Gateshead
Tue March 19th 2013 - O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford
Wed March 20th 2013 - KOKO, London
Fri March 22nd 2013 - Brighton Concorde 2, Brighton
Sat March 23rd 2013 - Trinity, Bristol
Mon March 25th 2013 - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Wed March 27th 2013 - Princess Pavilion, Falmouth
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A self taught 20-year-old singer-songwriter from Bath, Gabrielle has been writing and recording songs since she was 15. Growing up in a (self confessed) ‘hippy’ household where music was a family staple, she honed her craft listening to Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen and Nick Drake. At 17 she set up her own label Never Fade Records and went on to release 3 EPs, all of which charted on iTunes, and the videos to which have amassed in excess of 19.1 million YouTube views to date.
