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Brooke Fraser Announces Album and Tour

08/03/2010
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Brooke Fraser will release her third album, Flags, on October 12 on Wood and Bone Records.

The new record was recorded in Los Angeles at EastWest Studios and was produced by the artist. A full U.S. tour has been finalized for November and December, where she'll perform in legendary venues such as The Parish in Austin, Highline Ballroom in NYC and the El Rey in Los Angeles.

Flags is a dreamy, alternative-pop collection that showcases her agile soprano, lilting melodies, and knack for telling her stories through the lives of vibrant characters on songs like "Betty," (co-written with Switchfoot's Jon Foreman and Ben West of Detroit indie duo The Real Efforts of Real People), "Crows and Locusts," "Jack Kerouac," and "Ice on Her Lashes."

"I've never used as many characters or as much narrative in my songwriting as I have on this record," Fraser says. "On my previous albums [2003's What To Do With Daylight and 2008's Albertine], I was singing completely as myself, which is why I think I got so burnt out from touring. Albertine was inspired by incredibly significant events and people and every time I'd sing I'd go back to that moment where my heart was ripped open. So singing such heavy songs nearly every night for three years took a toll. On Flags, it's still me speaking, but it's me speaking through the voices of different characters and their stories. It's more survivable." The album also features a co-written duet with Aqualung's Matt Hales, titled "Who Are We Fooling?"


Nov 9 Houston, TX House of Blues Bronze Peacock
Nov 10 Austin, TX The Parish
Nov 12 Dallas, TX House of Blues � Cambridge Room
Nov 13 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay Theatre
Nov 14 Nashville, TN Belcourt Theatre
Nov 15 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Nov 17 Vienna, VA Jammin Java Music Club & Caf�
Nov 18 Washington, DC DC9
Nov 19 New York, NY Highline Ballroom
Nov 20 Boston. MA Caf� 939 at Berklee
Nov 21 Philadelphia, PA World Caf� Live
Nov 23 Toronto, ONT The Mod Club Theatre
Nov 24 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
Dec 2 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
Dec 5 San Francisco, CA Caf� Du Nord
Dec 7 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Dec 8 Seattle, WA Triple Door
Dec 9 Vancouver, BC Venue


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