LISTEN AND SHARE “YOU AIN’T FOOLIN’ ME” HERE
CANADIAN TOUR DATES BEGIN THIS WEEK
NEW ALBUM, LIBERTY, OUT MARCH 30
“By the end, it feels like you’ve been laid down in pure light.” - Noisey
“Nothing less than a battle cry.” – Refinery 29
“Completely arresting” - No Depression
“Ortega's spirited, reverb-laden croon fills the sonic space with a mixture of dread and glee for her character's impending triumph.” – Rolling Stone Country
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This week, Lindi Ortega begins the first leg of her Canadian tour dates in Alberta, returning in April to Calgary and Winnipeg, and then to Ontario and Quebec in May. Full tour listings can be found below. For ticket information please visit lindiortega.com.
Today, the acclaimed songwriter has also revealed another track from her upcoming three-part concept album, Liberty. The character throughout the album seems to have found some unsavory friends in “You Ain’t Foolin’ Me”, “particularly the backstabbing two-faced variety,” says Ortega. “But, the character is wise to this and knows maybe it's time to give these friends the boot. Some southerners say the phrase ‘bless your heart’ may have negative connotations, and while it appears like a lovely thing to say, it is sometimes meant in a mean-spirited way. I was drawing from that concept when I wrote this song. The mean folks parading as angels but we know they ain't no angels.”
Uproxx calls “You Ain’t Foolin’ Me” a “smirking revenge track” and notes that “she doesn’t waste any time sugar-coating the shade in this track, as she deviously calls out less-than-loyal friends, analogizing them to lions dressed in sheep’s clothing.”
LISTEN AND SHARE “YOU AIN’T FOOLIN’ ME” HERE
Due out March 30, Ortega wrote roughly half of the twelve tracks on Liberty solo, and enlisted co-writers Aaron Raitiere, Bruce Wallace, and John Paul White (The Civil Wars) for the rest.
The melodies and arrangements of Liberty draw on the epic work of Oscar-winning composer Ennio Morricone, who became one of Ortega’s musical obsessions during the writing and recording of Liberty.
During the sessions at Battle Tapes studio in East Nashville Ortega and producer Skylar Wilson (Justin Townes Earle, Rayland Baxter) scaled back the boot-stomping, throwback country approach that she’s known for, instead polishing a set of music that reflects her lineage. Her father is Mexican; her mother is Irish. The sonic landscape of Liberty is enhanced by Nashville band Steelism, known for their dramatic blend of pedal steel guitar and electric guitar, as well as Country Music Hall of Fame member Charlie McCoy on harmonica.
WATCH AND SHARE “THE COMEBACK KID” HERE
LISTEN AND SHARE “LOVERS IN LOVE” HERE
LIBERTY TRACKLIST
Through The Dust Part I
1. Afraid of the Dark
2. You Ain’t Foolin’ Me
3. Til My Dyin Day
4. Nothings Impossible
Though The Dust Part II
5. The Comeback Kid
6. Darkness Be Gone
7. Forever Blue
8. In The Clear
9. Pablo
10. Lovers In Love
Through The Dust Part III
11. Liberty
12. Gracias a la Vida
LINDI ORTEGA ON TOUR
Mar 15 - Swift Current, SK - The Lyric Theatre
Mar 16 - St. Albert, AB - Arden Theatre
Mar 17 - Fort Macleod, AB - Empress Theatre
Mar 24 - Seattle, WA - The Tractor Tavern
Mar 25 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
Mar 29 - Los Angeles, CA - Moroccan Lounge
Mar 30 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
Apr 1 - Phoenix, AZ - Musical Instrument Museum
Apr 3 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s BBQ
Apr 4 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada
Apr 5 - Houston, TX - McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Apr 12 - Calgary, AB - Festival Hall
Apr 14 - Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre
Apr 15 - Minneapolis, MN - Dakota Jazz Club
Apr 17 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
Apr 19 - St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House
Ap 20 - Nashville, TN - 3rd & Lindsay
Apr 21 - Decatur, GA - Eddie’s Attic
Apr 22 - Charlotte, NC - The Evening Muse
Apr 24 - Washington, DC - Union Stage
Apr 25 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head On Stage
Apr 26 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
May 4 - Montreal, QC - L’Escogriffe
May 5 - Ottawa, ON - The 27 Club
May 6 - Burnstown, ON - Neat Coffee Shop
May 7 - Kitchener, ON - Centre In The Square
May 9 - Toronto, ON - Mod Club Theatre
May 10 - London, ON - Aeolian Hall
May 11 - Hamilton, ON - Mills Hardware
May 12 - Kingston, ON - Queen’s Grad Club