Watch the video directed by Anna Heisterkamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSCyaEWwDp8
New Album Big Dreams out November 10th
Tour Dates in December
The new single “Travel Size” is the latest release before Rachael Lavelle releases her debut album (out Nov 10th). It’s available via https://lnkfi.re/Travel_Size
It follows previous singles “Let Me Unlock Your Full Potential” and “Big Dreams”. The track was produced by Rachael Lavelle, with vocals engineered and mixed by Alex Borwick featuring Ryan Hargadon on Saxophone. Single art is by Bureau Bonanza with a still from the video, directed by Anna Heisterkamp.
On the song, Rachael comments: “When I wrote this, I wished for nothing more than to travel to Italy and eat large quantities of pasta and drink Aperol Spritz. ‘Travel Size’ is about wanting to leave but not being able to. Being here and imagining that you were there. Wanting to be changed for the better, by a time or a place… but wherever you go, there you are.“
The director, Anna Heisterkamp comments: “I just thought it was so funny that this song which starts so ethereally was about wanting to go on holidays – there’s a humour to Rachael’s music that I was instantly obsessed with, and it’s so full of thoughts I wanted the video to reflect that, to be full of strands of questions.
I wanted the video to trick you like the song does; here’s this beautiful ethereal image, here’s this beautiful ethereal song – but really the video was just born from the age-old question… What happens when an air hostess wants to go on holiday? And then Rachael is a huge superstar which made it so much fun and I got to mess around with visual styles and humour, all whilst using Nicole Scherzinger’s AD Open Door and Lost as primary references. It’s always such a huge honour when someone presents you with a song to visualise, and this song was so exciting because I’d never heard anything quite like it – so I got to move into this new visual territory and try to work out how far you can push realism. Everyone who worked on it is amazing, and I had the best time ever – also a huge shout out to the International Academy of Travel in Waterford for their incredible instructional videos.”
“Let Me Unlock Your Full Potential” is featured on The Planet That You’re On, a CD curated by Lankum in the current issue of Uncut magazine.
Live Dates: Rachael will be touring as a three piece for shows around Ireland.
The tour is presented by Homebeat and will visit the following venues.
23rd Nov – The Black Box, Belfast
24th Nov – Project Arts Centre, Dublin (sold out)
30th Nov – Mick Lally Theatre, Galway
1st Dec – The Record Room, Limerick
6th Dec – Prims Bookshop, Kinsale
7th Dec – Coughlan’s, Cork
8th Dec – Connolly’s of Leap, Cork
9th Dec – St Michael’s Church, Waterville, Kerry
Tickets on sale now via www.rachaellavelle.com
Bio: Rachael Lavelle is a Dublin born singer and composer who captivates audiences with her arresting voice and humorous observations on existence. Merging classical and contemporary influences, her hypnotic live performances blend electronic soundscapes with spoken word and acrobatic vocals.
After the release of her track ‘Perpetual Party’, she was selected to perform at SXSW Online, opened for Villagers and toured with City Slang’s Anna B Savage. She has collaborated with a wide range of ensembles and artists such as Crash Ensemble, Glasshouse, Peter Broderick, SlapBang, Saint Sister and has appeared as a vocalist on Villagers’ ‘Fever Dreams’ album.
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