NEW MISTAKES DUE OCTOBER 13 VIA SONIC UNYON
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Last month, Terra Lightfoot revealed “Paradise”, the first single and video from her upcoming album New Mistakes, which made it’s way to #1 on CBC Radio 2’s Top 20. Today, JUNO Award nominated songwriter is sharing another track from the album - a song which Lightfoot considers to be her first ‘songwriter’s song’. “Norma Gale” was inspired “after meeting a Canadian woman named Norma Gale who was a near-famous country star in the 1970s,” says Lightfoot. “She played all over the world but specifically had a great following in Nashville, played with Loretta Lynn, Charlie Pride, Waylon Jennings, and Conway Twitty. The song chronicles the life of Norma as a musician in the ’70s, and trying to bring up her young son while she's gunning for sustainable success. I kept in touch with Norma and her son and let them know when I finally made it to Nashville to do some writing, but unfortunately she had passed away two weeks earlier.”
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(Norma Gale performing with Loretta Lynn)
Due out October 13 via Sonic Unyon, New Mistakes offers up something rare: the kind of genuine document that can only come from a road-tested breed of songwriter and performer.
Shot through with the guitarist-vocalist’s powerful, bluesy soul, vivid lyrics and ferocious six-string virtuosity, it’s an unforgettable outing. From the ground-shaking stomp of “Paradise” and wild-eyed energy of “Pinball King” that open the set to the psychedelic, gospel-tinged album closer “Lonesome Eyes”, the steeltown native’s third studio record distills her masterful talent to its electrifying essence. She has some heavyweight friends along for the ride, too – Jake Clemons of the E Street Band brings a muscular sax solo to “Hold You”, while “Slick Back Kid” gets tangy slide guitar work from guest vocalist Oliver Wood of The Wood Brothers.
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Produced by Gus van Go and Werner F, New Mistakes is a heady journey. As poignant as it is rollicking and vulnerable as it is rowdy, it cruises long and sometimes lonesome highways that lead everywhere from brokedown dive bars and endless prairie skies to mountain ranges and the Mojave Desert.
Lightfoot is currently on the road across Canada supporting Bruce Cockburn and Whitehorse. Full tour dates can be found below. She was recently awarded the Canadian Independent Music Association’s prestigious Road Gold certification — an honour reserved for artists who sell at least 25,000 concert tickets within a 12-month period.
TERRA LIGHTFOOT ON TOUR
Sep 29 - London, ON - London Music Hall *
Sep 30 - Hamilton, ON - FirstOntario Concert Hall *
Oct 1 - Allston, MA - Great Scott †
Oct 2 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby’s Alright †
Oct 4 - Chicago, IL - Schubas †
Oct 6 - Madison, WI - The Frequency †
Oct 7 - Goshin, IN - Ignition Garage †
Oct 11 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre ‡
Oct 12 - Saskatoon, SK - Broadway Theatre ‡
Oct 13 - Regina, SK - WaWa Shrine Centre ‡
Oct 14 - Edmonton, AB - Winspear Centre ‡
Oct 17 - Lethbridge, AB - Geomatic Attic ‡
Oct 18 - Mission, BC - Clarke Foundation Theatre ‡
Oct 19 - Vancouver, BC - The Vogue Theatre ‡
Dec 8 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall ‡
* Solo, supporting Bruce Cockburn
† Solo, supporting Whitehorse
‡ Full band, supporting Whitehorse
MORE DATES TBA
NEW MISTAKES TRACKLIST
01 Paradise
02 Pinball King
03 Ruthless
04 You Get High
05 Stars Over Dakota
06 Norma Gale
07 Hold You (feat Jake Clemons)
08 Slick Back Kid (feat Oliver Wood)
09 Drifter
10 Two Hearts
11 Three In The Morning
12 Lonesome Eyes