WATCH DANA PERFORM 2 LIVE SETS ON INSTAGRAM - TODAY 11AM MST + 1PM MST
DEBUT LP YESTERDAY IS GONE OUT TODAY VIA FLEMISH EYE
BUY/STREAM YESTERDAY IS GONE HERE
PURCHASE YESTERDAY IS GONE LP HERE
“Dana Gavanski casts a spell on listeners with her psych-washed folk songs.” - Exclaim!
“Her honeyed vocals tiptoe around whimsical lyricism about the changing of the seasons and the slow burn of time” - Beatroute
"Authoritative debut " (8/10) - UNCUT
"a comforting album that is a perfect companion for these trying times. ... listening to this album will bring us solace and some welcome sonic surprises" - Cups N’ Cakes
In the midst of the world's lockdown we are all forced to refocus after our daily lives have in many ways been put on hold. Many artists have had to change their plans around their album releases, from the buzz of touring, to now having to stay at home in isolation. Thankfully we live in a digital age where we are able to stay connected and continue to share the beautiful music that these artists work tirelessly to create for our enjoyment.
Today, in lieu of cancelled tour dates, Dana Gavanski will be performing two live sets on Instagram. She will be performing from her family's home in Serbia where she is currently staying in quarantine and awaits the airports to reopen in order to travel back to the UK. Catch the live sets on her profile @danagavanski, first set starting at 11am MST and the second set at 1pm MST.
WATCH DANA PERFORM 2 LIVE SETS ON INSTAGRAM - TODAY 11AM MST + 1PM MST
And if you missed it last month, watch Dana’s video for the album’s title track “Yesterday Is Gone” filmed in the colourful and retro underground of Montreal’s metro system.
WATCH AND SHARE “YESTERDAY IS GONE” HERE
By turns break-up album, project of curiosity, and, as Dana puts it, “a reckoning with myself,” Yesterday Is Gone is an album of longing and devotion to longing, and of the uncertainty that arises from learning about oneself, of pushing boundaries, falling hard, and getting back up. Moments of beguilement splinter a backdrop of tenderly picked guitar, bass, synth, and poppier elements, which commune to produce her own kind of wall of sound. Each component is meticulously placed, yielding a deeply sincere response to the chaos of human emotion.
Yesterday Is Gone was co-produced between Dana, Toronto-based musician Sam Gleason, and Mike Lindsay (Tunng and LUMP w/ Laura Marling). While Sam helped Dana bring out the tunes, Mike’s input marked the beginning of developing Dana’s sound. The two kept stripped it down to the essentials, keeping things bare and letting the songs speak for themselves. The album shapeshifted as it passed through the hands of Dana, Sam, and Mike, taking on different tastes, feelings, and visions. When Dana performed the songs with a band, they found new form again. She was intrigued by performers like David Bowie and Aldous Harding, who inhabit different personalities on stage, physically tuning themselves to their music.
“Often we have to go a little far in one direction to learn something about ourselves,” Dana says. The months of solitary writing and self-doubt testify to this, but they’ve led to Yesterday Is Gone: an optimistic, steely-eyed gaze into the future.
BUY/STREAM YESTERDAY IS GONE HERE
PURCHASE YESTERDAY IS GONE LP HERE
RE-SCHEDULED TOUR DATES:
AUGUST
30th NL Nijmegen, Merleyn
SEPTEMBER
5th UK End of the Road Festival
6th UK Moseley Folk Festival
9th UK Manchester, Soup Kitchen
10th UK Nottingham, Metronome
11th UK Bristol, Louisiana
13th UK London, The Lexington
14th UK Brighton, Hope & Ruin
15th UK Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
16th UK Margate, Elsewhere
20th DE Berlin, Badehaus
22nd DE Munich, Heppel & Ettlich
23rd DE Cologne, Die Wohngemeinschaft
Live dates are on sale now, tickets available from www.danagavanski.com