LADY SOVEREIGN’S NEW ALBUM JIGSAW OUT TODAY!
“SO HUMAN” CHARTS IN THE UK TOP 40 PRIOR TO OFFICIAL WEEK OF RELEASE!
CHESTER FRENCH, HOLLYWOOD HOLT JUST ADDED TO SUPPORT MAY NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Lady Sovereign’s genre-breaking sophomore album Jigsaw is out today via her own label Midget Records, available at all major retailers and iTunes digitally (buy here). Already a success in her native UK, the single “So Human” charted in the top 40 on Sunday in the week prior to it’s official release on download sales alone – a huge success for the only truly independent label in the charts!
In addition, Lady Sovereign has landed the Pharell-endorsed live band Chester French and Chicago-based rapper Hollywood Holt, making this tour a promising showcase for new artists and Sovereign’s new music. More details on tour dates and album release events in NYC below.
Press on Jigsaw:
“On her second album, “Jigsaw,” the feisty rapper Lady Sovereign experiments with dancier beats, cleaner production and electronic vocals…the self-proclaimed biggest midget in the game is still going strong.” -BILLBOARD
“Sov lets her ponytail down as beats skip from electroclash to grime to dancehall, proving herself one hungry midget indeed.” – SPIN
Tour dates:
Fri/May-01 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace
Sat/May-02 Montreal, QC Club Soda
Sun/May-03 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Mon/May-05 NY, NY Highline Ballroom
Wed/May-06 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
Thu/May-07 Philadelphia, PA Church – Sanctuary
Sat/May-09 Washington DC 9:30 Club
Mon/May-11 Baltimore, MD Sonar Club Stage
Tue/May-12 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
Thu/May-14 Chicago, IL Metro
Fri/May-15 Milwaukee, WI The Rave Bar
Sat/May-16 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
Mon/May-18 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
Tue/May-19 Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
Thu/May-21 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe
Fri/May-22 Vancouver, BC Richard’s On Richards Cabaret
Sat/May-23 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Sun/May-24 San Francisco, CA Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop
Tue/May-26 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
Thu/May-28 San Diego, CA House of Blues
NYC Release Events:
4/09/09 – Hot Topic @ Roosevelt Field (630 Old Country Rd, Garden City, NY)
6:00pm in-store signing, copies of JIGSAW available and exclusive new Lady Sovereign t-shirt designs
4/10/09 – Hot Topic @ Garden State Plaza (1228 Garden State Plaza, Paramus NY)
6:00pm in-store signing, copies of JIGSAW available and exclusive new Lady Sovereign t-shirt designs
4/11/09 – The Official Lady Sovereign Release Party @ Tribeca Grand
11pm doors