ROSE COUSINS COVER PRINCES “I WOULD DIE 4 U” WITH BEAR’S DEN AND CHRISTOF VAN DER VEN
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Today, JUNO Award winning songwriter Rose Cousins shares her version of Prince’s classic, “I Would Die 4 U”, recorded together with Bear’s Den and Christof van der Ven while all were serendipitously in Toronto on a day off from tour.
“Prince died on my birthday,” Cousins says. “He was bigger than life and yet so utterly, humanly vulnerable. Everyone has their own relationship with his music; I find his story and talent fascinating and his death tragic. This particular song resonates with me and when I knew the Bear’s Den guys were in town I could hear us all singing it. We had no idea we'd all be in town at the same time until two nights before when I was at their show in Boston. I'm such a fan of these guys and I'm so pleased we got to collaborate again.”
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Cousins' last project, Natural Conclusion, received notable acclaim, including a nomination for a 2018 Grammy Award, a nomination for Songwriter of the Year award at the 2018 JUNO Awards, and three wins at the East Coast Music Awards. Cousins also writes for film and TV and her songs have appeared on the programs Grey's Anatomy, Supergirl, Reign, and Nashville, among others. She has shared stages with heroic songwriters such as Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin, Lori McKenna, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jann Arden, and Ron Sexsmith.
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PRAISE FOR ROSE COUSINS
“The simplicity of these songs is deceiving; as sparse as they feel, her voice draws you in until you realize you are at the heart of the storm” - The Guardian
“deeply caresses her exquisite vocals through a dozen songs that form an exploratory, intimate meditation on the mysteries of being human” - LA Times
"When Rose Cousins sings she soars and swoops, never to show off but always in service to the song" - The Washington Post
“hazily atmospheric and strikingly intimate” - Montreal Gazette
“Rose Cousins strips songs to their pointed and somber essence” - The Philadelphia Inquirer
“an emotional landscape full of beauty and conquest” - No Depression
“intimate, acoustic and beautiful” - Exclaim!
TOUR DATES
Sep 13 - Nashville, TN - The Basement
Oct 2 - Glasgow, UK - St. Andrew’s In The Square
Oct 9 - Edinburgh, UK - The Voodoo Rooms
Oct 10 - Birmingham, UK - The Kitchen Garden Cafe
Oct 11 - London, UK - St. Pancras Old Church
Oct 13 - Milton Keynes, UK - The Stables - Stage 2
Oct 15 - Leeds, UK - Oporto Bar & Restaurant
Oct 16 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK - The Cluny 2
Oct 17 - Chester, UK - St. Mary’s Creative Space
Oct 18 - Bristol, UK - Crofters Rights Bristol
Oct 20 - Winchester, UK - The Railway Inn Barn
Nov 8 - Truro, NS - First United Church | Nova Scotia Music Week
Nov 13 - Northampton, MA - Academy Of Music Theatre