New Zealand soul singer-songwriter

LOUIS BAKER

announces supports

for Australia show dates

and named as one of the Top 20 songwriters of the year
with new single, ‘Black Crow’

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“Baker is one of those rare artists whose retro sound is fresh, rather than a novelty, and whose songwriting prowess matches his musical talent.” – Atwood Magazine

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Louis Baker hits the shores of Australia this week with his new single ‘Black Crow’, which today has also been announced as one of the Top 20 songs of the year for the 2018 APRA Silver Scrolls Awards.

Baker returns to the Southern Hemisphere after a 20 date tour across the UK, Europe and Ireland including two sold out shows in London and performances at The Great Escape Festival.

Joining Baker in Brisbane this Thursday 12^th July is local act Noralyn, Friday 13^th in Sydney is Bradley Stone and on Saturday 14^th July, Gena Rose Bruce in Melbourne.

Black Crow is a soul-fuelled, introspective groover that snaps and bumps with the piston fire of the rawest locked groove, smoothed, warmed and informed by one of the finest voices in contemporary music.

Written and produced in Sydney in six hours, “Black Crow” sounds like alchemy freed from an artist’s DNA, rather than the chiseled result of time and toil. Produced by Grammy-nominated Steve Rusch (Solange, Miguel, Ryan Tedder), the song’s deceptively simple, deeply organic production initiates a song about exorcising your demons, leaving the past behind and gaining wisdom through experience.

Accompanying the release is a stunning video from award winning director, Chris Graham (Scribe, Smashproof, Bic Runga).

As we may strive to grow wise with age, this is a record that doesn’t try to sound more classic with every revolution, it just does so, effortlessly. It is soul forged from a voice that gets richer with every year, aligned with writing that gets more resonant with every listen. Black Crow’s implications of shaking negativity off your shoulder, and hope are moon-shadowed by Baker’s multi-instrumental finesse, pushing us from sentence to stanza, demanding that his story be told.

It’s the story with wide approval from Louis Baker’s fans who have given him 11 million Spotify plays worldwide for songs including “Rainbow” (4.9 million) and “Addict” (1 million). Other notable moments – Finalist APRA Silver Scrolls 2014 with “Back On My Feet”, Nominee APRA Silver Scrolls 2017 with “Rainbow”, Radio Active most played song of the year 2017 with “Gave It All Away”.

Black Crow is the first offering off a new record Baker is due to release later this year.

‘Black Crow’ is out now on all digital streaming platforms. Find it on Spotify, iTunes/Apple Music, Bandcamp, and YouTube.

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