Wallis Bird celebrates happiness on new single ‘Change’
Wallis Bird has been toiling away in Berlin working on her new album for the last 20 months. Now, Home her fifth album and followup to 2014’s Architect is to be released on September 30th and Bird has teased a few snippets on her Facebook page.
The album is described as ‘thank you letter’ to her muse and partner and the cover features the pair in a loving embrace.
Kicking off the record is ‘Change’ a hopeful song, which was the last written for the album.
‘Change is about celebrating my happiness right now. It’s about knowing you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be, and moving onwards into the absolute unknown with power in your heart’, says Bird.
Preorder Home on Vinyl, CD or digital
2016/2017 Wallis Bird dates
9th Sep – IRE – Cork, Coughlan’s – SOLD OUT
10th Sep – IRE – Dublin, The Grand Social – SOLD OUT
9th Nov – UK – London – The Forge
12th Nov – UK – Fletching, East Sussex – Trading Boundries
13th Nov – UK – South Devon – Kingskerswells Church
15th Nov – UK – Manchester – Gullivers
16th Nov – UK – Liverpool – Leaf
17th Nov – UK – Birmingham – The Glee Club
19th Jan – IRE – Dublin – Vicar Street
20th Jan – IRE – Galway – Roisin Dubh
21st Jan – IRE – Limerick – Dolan’s
22nd Jan – IRE – West Cork, Connolly’s
24th Jan – IRE – Lahinch, Kenny’s
25th Jan – UK – Belfast – Black Box
26th Jan – IRE – Dundalk – Spirit Store
27th Jan – IRE – Cork – Amp Venue
28th Jan – IRE – Wexford – Opera House
1st Feb – GER – Berlin, Heimathafen
2nd Feb – GER – Cologne, Gloria
3rd Feb – GER – Frankfurt, Zoom
4th Feb – GER – Mannheim, Alte Feuerwache
6th Feb – GER – Stuttgart, Im Wizemann
7th Feb – GER – Erlangen, E-Werk
8th Feb – GER – München, Hansa 39
9th Feb – AT – Innsbruck, Weekender
10th Feb – AT – Linz, Posthof
11th Feb – AT – Salzburg. Rockhouse
13th Feb – AT – Wien, Flex
14th Feb – AT – Graz, PPC
15th-28th Feb – ITA / BENELUX / SUI / FRA – Cities&Venues soon
1st March – GER – Bochum, Bahnhof Langendreer
2nd March – GER – Münster, Gleis22
3rd March – GER – Bremen, Tower
6th March – GER – Bielefeld, Forum
7th March – GER – Hannover, Faust
8th March – GER – Leipzig, Moritzbastei
9th March – GER – Dresden, Beatpol
10th March – GER – Jena, Kassablanca
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