For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 17, 2013
BRETT DENNEN UNVEILS NEW VIDEO FOR
“WILD CHILD” AS THE SINGLE ENTERS TOP 10 AT TRIPLE A
SMOKE AND MIRRORSOUT OCTOBER 22
VIA F-STOP/ATLANTIC, AVAILABLE FOR ITUNES PREORDER
INTIMATE FALL HEADLINE TOUR CONFIRMED
Singer/Songwriter Brett Dennenhas unveiled the outdoorsy new video for hit single “Wild Child” from his forthcoming record Smoke and Mirrors(F-Stop/Atlantic), due out October 22. Entertainment Weekly premiered the video yesterday, declaring it “eminently soundtrack-friendly folk.” “Wild Child” is on track to break into the Top 10 at Triple A radio this week, with no signs of slowing down.
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Dennen will embark on an intimate headline tour this fall. The 4-week nationwide trek kicks off October 25 at Austin’s Central Presbyterian Church and will make stops atLos Angeles’ Troubadour, Boulder’s Fox Theatre and San Francisco’s Independent, to name a few. Tickets are on sale now. Prior to the tour, Dennen will perform at Way Over Yonder Fest in Santa Monica on October 5.
Set for release on October 22, Smoke and Mirrors(F-Stop/Atlantic) is a return to form for Dennen, taking him back to his roots both sonically and aestheticallyyet with more confidence and maturity than ever before. Nowhere is this more evident than the album’s first single “Wild Child,” which Rolling Stone premiered earlier this month, listen to it here. Smoke and Mirrorsis available for preorder on iTunes.
After the overwhelming success of his last release,Loverboy, and the intense promotional tour that followed, Dennen retreated to his mountain house in Northern California and began writingSmoke and Mirrors, finding inspiration in his surroundings and the simplicity of nature. Dennen took the songs to Nashville to record with producer Charlie Peacock (The Civil Wars), eschewing his L.A. comfort zone to work with virtual strangers. Peacock explains, “Brett and I spent a lot of time just building out the arrangements. From the production side, he encouraged me to make every song uniquely its own while keeping it cohesive - and I think we did it. His wonderful music aside, Brett is certainly one of the most whimsical people I've ever produced - a true original.” The resulting 10-song set features Dennen’s strongest and most cohesive collection to date.
Smoke and Mirrors, Dennen’s fifth studio album, is the culmination of his transition from a coffeehouse folk singer to a celebrated and critically acclaimed front man. Standing 6’5 with his trademark, long, red hair, Dennen has been lauded as a break-through success, earning acclaim from Rolling Stone, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, USA Today and more, with The Washington Post declaring him “a folk rock revelation.” He has performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NPR and more.
BRETT DENNEN TOUR DATES
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October 5Santa Monica, CAWay Over Yonder
October 12Blue Bell, PAWentz Run Park – FREE SHOW
October 13Charleston, WVMountain Stage
October 19San Diego, CAKPRI Block Party
October 25Austin, TXCentral Presbyterian Church
October 27Mobile, ALSoul Kitchen
October 28Charleston, SCMusic Farm
October 29Wilmington, NCZiggy’s By The Sea
October 30Asheville, NCThe Grey Eagle
November 1Baltimore, MDBaltimore Soundstage
November 2New York, NYZankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
November 4Indianapolis, INDeluxe at Old National Centre
November 5Chicago, ILLincoln Hall
November 6Ann Arbor, MIBlind Pig
November 8Madison, WIMajestic Theatre
November 9Minneapolis, MNCedar Cultural Center
November 11Boulder, COFox Theatre
November 12Salt Lake City, UTThe State Room
November 15Solana Beach, CABelly Up Tavern
November 17Solana Beach, CABelly Up Tavern
November 18San Francisco, CAThe Independent – SOLD OUT
November 20Boise, IDEgyptian Theatre
November 21Bend, ORDomino Room
November 22Portland, ORAladdin Theater
November 23Seattle, WAThe Triple Door – SOLD OUT
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