JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD’S NEW MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERES AT NOISEY
MAKE MY HEAD SING… OUT APRIL 15 ON ATO RECORDS, NOW STREAMING IN FULL EXCLUSIVELY AT PITCHFORK
NATIONWIDE TOUR CONFIRMED
“…matches a grunge-era deadpan with gnarly leftfield roots music in service of haunting, smoldering rock ’n’ roll.”—Stereogum
“Mayfield’s echo-laden bluegrass vocals mesh with scorching electric guitar lines to render remarkable results…”—Rolling Stone
“…a darker, raw rock sound…”—Noisey
The official music video for Jessica Lea Mayfield’s new song “I Wanna Love You” premiered today at Noisey and can be viewed/embedded here. The song is from the Kent, OH native’s highly anticipated album, Make My Head Sing…, which is out next Tuesday, April 15 on ATO Records and is now streaming in full exclusively at Pitchfork (pre-order availablehere). In celebration of the release, Mayfield will embark on a nationwide U.S. tour this spring, including dates at New York’s Mercury Lounge, Cleveland’s Beachland Ballroom and L.A.’s Roxy Theatre. See below for complete details.
Already receiving widespread critical praise, Stereogum calls “I Wanna Love You,” a “…darkly entrancing single," whileRolling Stone describes the track “Oblivious” as “…[an] innovative, genre-bending number…” Moreover, Garden & Gundeclares, “It’s one of the best albums of the year so far,” and Brooklyn Vegan asserts, “…it sounds like she’s been listening to a good deal of sludge metal, with raw, thick riffage that’s up there with many of the more likely Sabbath worshippers. Her voice remains gentle though, making for a pretty interesting mix.” Both tracks can be heard/embedded here—“I Wanna Love You” and “Oblivious.”
Make My Head Sing… was co-produced by Mayfield and her collaborator, bassist and husband Jesse Newport and was recorded at Nashville’s Club Roar studio. Of the new music Mayfield comments, “The whole record is just me and Jesse and my drummer Matt Martin. I think a lot of my favorite bands are guitar, bass and drums. I wanted to simplify things. Bands are so big these days, I wanted to get in the studio and make a rock record and hear real guitar tones and something heavy.”
Make My Head Sing… follows Mayfield’s 2011 release, Tell Me, which was produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach and was described by Rolling Stone, which named her an Artist to Watch, as “a disarming collision of stark country balladry, dynamic alternative rock and arty electronic pop.” Additionally, the Associated Press asserted, “Tell Me is the portrait of a precocious girl growing into self-assured womanhood and a producer reaching the peak of his powers. It is a dark and moody album, full of delights throughout, and if it doesn’t make Mayfield a star, that too will be heartbreaking,” while Spin Magazine included Mayfield in their “The Next Big Things: 11 Artists You Must Hear in 2011” feature, calling her a “smart-ass country-rock ingénue.” She also made her network television debut on the “Late Show with David Letterman,” performing the album’s first single, “Our Hearts Are Wrong,” which NPR Music praised as “…genuinely moving” (http://tinyurl.com/4fn93o6).
JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
April 22 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café
April 23 Toronto, ON The Garrison
April 24 Montreal, QC Divan Orange
April 25 Boston, MA Great Scott
April 26 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade
April 28 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
April 29 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
April 30 Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel
May 1 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle
May 2 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
May 3 Atlanta, GA The Earl
May 5 Louisville, KY Zanzabar
May 6 St. Louis, MO Firebird
May 8 St Paul, MN Turf Club
May 9 Chicago, IL The Empty Bottle
May 10 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
June 10 Rockford, IL Anderson Gardens
June 12 Denver, CO Hi Dive
June 13 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
June 14 Boise, ID Neurolux
June 16 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
June 17 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
June 19 San Francisco, CA The Independent
June 20 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy Theatre
June 21 San Diego, CA The Casbah
June 22 Scottsdale, AZ The Western
June 24 Austin, TX Stubb’s BBQ: Indoors
June 25 Dallas, TX Club Dada
June 26 Little Rock, AR White Water Tavern
June 27 Columbia, MO Mojo’s
June 28 Indianapolis, IN Do317 Lounge