Today, Aoife O’Donovan releases “B61”, an arresting ode to apocalyptic refuge and the bittersweet nature of remembering. Written while lamenting the loneliness of mid-winter lockdown, the track shimmers with the fading intimacy of the Brooklyn bars Aoife loved. “how will i know if i’m the last one alive?” she sings, wavering between warm harmonies and more urgent melodies, “for forty one days and as many nights / i’ll be standing where we stood under an indigo sky.”
First conceptualized on a piano in Aoife’s New York apartment, “B61” truly crystallized upon the addition of David Piltch’s swaying bass and the slight swells of Jay Bellerose’s drums. Delicately wrought and gorgeously orchestrated, today’s release previews the hypnotizing ethos of her new record Age of Apathy, out January 21, 2022.
Pre-order Age of Apathy here. The 2-CD or 2-LP Deluxe Edition of Age of Apathy includes a bonus 8-song acoustic EP. Also available on Standard LP or CD. Don’t forget to add the exclusive Age of Apathy sweatshirt and coffee mug to your pre-order!
2022 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
January 26 – Mitchell Theatre – Glasgow, UK
January 28 – Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival 2022 – Belfast, UK *
February 1 – St. Paul’s Church — Birmingham, UK *
February 2 — Barbican, Milton Court Concert Hall – London, UK *
February 3 – Hallé St. Peter’s – Manchester, UK *
February 4 – The Sage – Gateshead, UK *
February 5 – Cambridge Junction – Cambridge, UK *
SPRING 2022 DATES
February 24 – Bolivia, NC – Odell Williamson Auditorium %
February 25 – Washington DC – Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater %
February 26 – Fairfield, CT – The Warehouse %
February 27 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground %
March 1 – Portsmouth, NH – The Music Hall %
March 2 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair %
March 3 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg %
March 4 – Northampton, MA – Academy Of Music Theatre % ^
March 5 – Albany, NY – Swyer Theatre %
March 18-25 – Miami, FL – Cayamo Cruise
March 25 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall ~
March 26 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle ~
March 27 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel ~
March 29 – Nashville, TN – The Ryman Auditorium ~
April 7 – Berkeley, CA – Freight & Salvage ^
April 9 – Grass Valley, CA – Center for the Arts ^
April 10 – Carmel, CA – Sunset Center ^
April 12 – Santa Barbara, CA – Lobero Theatre ^
April 13 – La Jolla, CA – The Loft
April 14 – West Hollywood, CA – The Troubadour ^
April 15 – Scottsdale, AZ – Virginia Piper Theatre ^
May 13 – Hamilton, MT – Bitterroot Performing Arts Center ^
May 14 – Denver, CO – First Baptist Church ^
May 25 – Washington DC – The Kennedy Center Concert Hall !
May 26 – Washington DC – The Kennedy Center Concert Hall !
Jun 10 – Copenhagen, DK – CPH Americana
June 11 – Stockholm, SE – STHLM Americana
June 12 – Oslo, NO – Oslo Americana
June 16-19 – Telluride, CO – Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Aug 26 – Vineyard Haven, MA – Beach Road Weekender
Oct 28 – Copenhagen, DK – Musikhuset
* support from Donovan Woods
% support from Yasmin Williams
^ support from Taylor Ashton
~ supporting Gregory Alan Isakov
! performing with the National Symphony Orchestra, Renée Fleming, Lalah Hathaway, Moses Sumney
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