Billie Marten has announced a run of UK and Ireland tour dates, including a gig at Manchester Academy 2. The Manchester gig is one of eight headline dates confirmed for November.
The British artist will release her fifth album, Dog Eared, on 18 July via Fiction Records. To mark the announcement, Billie Marten has shared a new single, Feeling, the album’s opening track.
Speaking about the opening track, Billie Marten said, “I’ve discovered that I have a really particular long-term memory: I have specific sensory recollections from when I was two onwards, that I can recall easily now. One of these is marking out roads in my grandmother’s patterned carpet, for my Dad’s old 1950/60s toy cars to drive on. I used to trace patterns in everything: fabric seats at the dentist, carpets, wallpaper and walls, raindrops on car windows. Everything had a pattern to be noticed.”
“Another strong memory is the feeling of big, warm hands when you’re a child and how comforting and safe that feels. The notion of age being so far away from you, but you know it’s a future inevitability, and that you’re on your way there. The inarticulateness of that ‘feeling’ you can’t describe yet, but you’re aware of a push in the world that you don’t yet understand.”
“Feeling is really set alight by Núria Graham’s guitar part, the one you hear from the outset. It sparks the album info life and really sets a benchmark in terms of rhythm. This is an album of rhythmic focus.”
Dog Eared was recorded in New York with producer Phil Weinrobe and features contributions from an impressive line-up of musicians, including Núria Graham, Josh Crumbly and Sam Evian.
Marten has spent much of the past year touring, refining her sound on the road. Her upcoming tour will see her play some of her biggest headline shows to date, including a performance at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town. Ahead of the UK leg, she will also support Tennis in North America and join Elbow for outdoor shows in the UK including Cardiff Castle.
When does Billie Marten headline at Manchester Academy 2?
Billie Marten will headline Manchester Academy 2 on 13 November as part of her UK and Ireland tour. The full list of her upcoming UK headline dates is as follows:
6 November – Belfast, Empire Music Hall
7 November – Glasgow, SWG3 TV Studio
8 November – Newcastle, Newcastle University Student Union
10 November – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
11 November – Bristol, SWX
13 November – Manchester, Academy 2
14 November – Leeds, Irish Centre
15 November – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
When do tickets for Billie Marten at Manchester Academy 2 go on sale?
Tickets for Billie Marten’s Manchester gig go on general sale on Friday 21 March at 10 am. Fans can purchase tickets via official outlets.
image of Billie Marten courtesy chuffmedia.com and Frances Carter
