FRAZEY FORD SHARES UNRELEASED TRACK “SAUL” DEDICATED TO HER SON

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“Magnetic enough to tilt the Earth's axis.” - Q Magazine 

“Dramatic and rather dazzling.” - Uncut

“It feels as timeless as water and wine, with melodies that both sustain and intoxicate” - The Sunday Times

 “Ford's quest for transcendence comes out on top.” - Mojo

“A low-key delight.” - Guardian

“A blissed out psychedelic mantra” - Financial Times

Photo Credit : Lauren D Zbarsky // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

Following huge acclaim for her 2020 album U kin B the Sun, Vancouver Soul-Americana artist Frazey Ford shares new single “Saul”, a previously unheard song originally recorded for the album. Named for her son, “Saul” is defiantly patient and beautifully cathartic, baring the strength and emotional resolve in Frazey’s music. The song’s arrival follows the release of the "U kin B the Sun"  music video, and Frazey’s resounding return to the stage this fall, with much anticipated cross-Canada dates in early 2022.

“Saul” is a languid ode to motherhood, "simply about the devastating amount of love you have for a child," Frazey explains. Her tremulous voice lavishes a deliberate bass-laden groove on this lone outtake from U Kin B the Sun, celebrated for its "heady and infectious" (The Guardian) blend of soul, psychedelia and country. Frazey began writing the song not long after the birth of Saul – who features as the clouds in the “U kin B the Sun” video – and only completed it recently. Sonically restrained yet richly expressive, “Saul” is an outpouring of the particularly vulnerable and earthy experience of love for a child. 

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MORE ABOUT U KIN B THE SUN 

On her masterful third album, Frazey Ford seamlessly inhabits an entire world of shapeshifting rhythm she refers to as “pagan disco,” elevating every beat and groove with the subtle magnetism of her mesmerizing voice as she examines pain and loss telegraphed through a prism of unfettered joy. Ford combats the toxic political climate that surrounds us with an irrefutably bold sense of assurance. With its graceful collision of soul and psychedelia combined with ’70s funk, U kin B the Sun is a body of work that invites both self-reflection and wildly joyful movement, and ultimately sparks a quiet transcendence.

Recorded at John Raham’s Afterlife Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, featuring her Vancouver musicians Darren Parris, Leon Power, Craig McCaul, and Caroline Ballhorn, Erilk Nielsen along with Phil Cook on keys, U kin B the Sun follows Ford’s 2014 release Indian Ocean, an album made with members of legendary Memphis soul band The Hi Rhythm Section. 

BUY / STREAM U KIN B THE SUN HERE

TOUR DATES
Jan 13 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre 
Jan 14 - Calgary, AB - Knox United Church
Jan 15 - Sherwood Park, AB - Festival Place
Jan 16 - Vernon, BC - Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre
Jan 19 - Nanaimo, BC - The Port Theatre
Jan 20 - Victoria, BC - Capital Ballroom
Jan 27 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
Jan 29 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Centre
Jan 30 - Montreal, QC - L’Astral
Feb 4 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom

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FRAZEY FORD SHARES COSMICALLY CHARGED VIDEO FOR THE TITLE TRACK FROM U KIN B THE SUN

CANADIAN TOUR DATES BEGIN JANUARY 13, 2022

WATCH & SHARE “U KIN B THE SUN” HERE
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“Magnetic enough to tilt the Earth's axis.” - Q Magazine 

“Dramatic and rather dazzling.” - Uncut

“ a perpetually bright light. ...an antidote to hopelessness." Exclaim!

“Ford's quest for transcendence comes out on top.” - Mojo

“A low-key delight.” - Guardian

“A blissed out psychedelic mantra” - Financial Times

Photo Credit : Lauren D Zbarsky // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

Following huge acclaim for her 2020 album U kin B the Sun, Vancouver Soul-Americana artist Frazey Ford is set to take the album on tour for the first time since its release. At turns ecstatic and heavy-hearted, gloriously shambolic, and deeply purifying, the new album has been praised as “her best yet” (The Times) for its “dramatic and rather dazzling” (Uncut) blend of Ford’s mesmerizing vocals and percussion-soaked grooves. Having amassed a vast global fanbase over the course of her lustrous career, many have yet to experience the new album live.

To mark the occasion, today Frazey shares a stirring new music video for the title track, “U kin B the Sun”. Directed and conceived with Brian Lye – who co-created landmark videos for “Done” and “The Kids Are Having None of It” – and artist/bandmate Caroline Ballhorn, Frazey set out to visually represent the connections between the cosmos, the sun, the land, the sea, and humans. Shot using vintage film lenses and employing all analogue visual effects, the video feels like the album is having an out-of-body experience, taking on three dimensions and reflecting on the world around it. Frazey describes:

"’U Kin Be the Sun’ explores the vast and eternal within us, the reoccurring ancient mythology of the individual as the universal, as light, as the sun. Shot on location on Gabriola Island, British Columbia, traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw nation. The moonscape sandstone caves, lush rainforests and the ocean itself, serve as hypnotic and reverent imagery, the transcendent experience of communion with the natural world. Paper animation weaves between the dimensions of reality, of self, of the natural realm, and the cosmos."

The result is a hypnotic and earthy mediation on our place in the universe, and the temporal nature of existence. The protagonist in the cloud suit is played by Frazey’s son, Saul. Sequins supplied by Frazey. She has lots of them.

WATCH & SHARE “U KIN B THE SUN” HERE

MORE ABOUT U KIN B THE SUN 
On her masterful third album, Frazey Ford seamlessly inhabits an entire world of shapeshifting rhythm she refers to as “pagan disco,” elevating every beat and groove with the subtle magnetism of her mesmerizing voice as she examines pain and loss telegraphed through a prism of unfettered joy. Ford combats the toxic political climate that surrounds us with an irrefutably bold sense of assurance. With its graceful collision of soul and psychedelia combined with ’70s funk, U kin B the Sun is a body of work that invites both self-reflection and wildly joyful movement, and ultimately sparks a quiet transcendence.

Recorded at John Raham’s Afterlife Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, featuring her Vancouver musicians Darren Parris, Leon Power, Craig McCaul, and Caroline Ballhorn, Erilk Nielsen along with Phil Cook on keys, U kin B the Sun follows Ford’s 2014 release Indian Ocean, an album made with members of legendary Memphis soul band The Hi Rhythm Section. 

Revered for her singular voice, immersive lyrical storytelling and captivating live show, Frazey Ford now presents U kin B the Sun to audiences worldwide, with North American and UK/European touring planned. USA dates begin October 22 in Portland OR with her stellar band and Phil Cook along for the ride – see below for full itinerary.

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FRAZEY FORD 2021 TOUR DATES
Oct 22 - Portland OR - Mississippi Studios [tix]
Oct 23 - Seattle WA - Chop Suey [tix]
Oct 25 - San Francisco CA - The Independent [tix]
Oct 26 - Los Angeles CA - Hotel Cafe [tix]
Oct 28 - New York NY - Baby’s All Right [tix]
Oct 29 - Philadelphia PA - World Cafe (Live Upstairs) [tix]
Oct 31 - Washington DC - Pearl Street Warehouse [tix]

2022
Jan 13 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre [tix]
Jan 14 - Calgary, AB - Knox United Church [tix]
Jan 15 - Sherwood Park, AB - Festival Place [tix]
Jan 16 - Vernon, BC - Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre [tix]
Jan 19 - Nanaimo, BC - Port Theatre [tix]
Jan 20 - Victoria, BC - Capital Ballroom [tix]
Jan 27 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall [tix]
Jan 29 - Ottawa, ON - Fourth Stage at NAC [tix]
Jan 30 - Montreal, QC - L’Astral [tix]
Feb 4 - Vancouver, BC - The Commodore Ballroom [tix]

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FRAZEY FORD TO PERFORM “LIVE FROM INSIDE” VANCOUVER’S COMMODORE BALLROOM

FRAZEY FORD WILL PERFORM AT VANCOUVER’S COMMODORE BALLROOM ON SEPTEMBER 26 AT 9PM ET AS PART OF LIVE NATION’S STREAMING SERIES “LIVE FROM INSIDE”

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"a slow-burning, unassuming kind of power" The Guardian | Album Of The Week

"Across the eleven soulful tracks, Ford sings of joy, love and perseverance, and the resulting album is a perpetually bright light. ...an antidote to hopelessness." Exclaim!

"dramatic and rather dazzling" Uncut

"Nothing is rushed. Listeners should prepare to hunker down for 45 minutes to absorb the hypnotic and often mesmerizing U Kin B the Sun in a single, uninterrupted sitting where it hits the hardest." American Songwriter

"reaffirming her as one of the distinct vocalists of her generation." No Depression

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Vancouver-based soul-Americana artist Frazey Ford will be performing at The Commodore Ballroom as part of Live Nation’s “Live From Inside” streaming series. The performance will be broadcast live in North America on September 26 at 9pm ET / 6pm PT, and will be rebroadcast on September 27 for Europe and the UK. Tickets for the event can be purchased below :

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MORE ABOUT U KIN B THE SUN

Out now via Arts & Crafts, throughout U kin B the Sun Ford seamlessly inhabits an entire world of shapeshifting rhythm, elevating every beat and groove with the subtle magnetism of her mesmerizing voice as she examines pain and loss telegraphed through a prism of unfettered joy. To that end, “U and Me” takes the unlikely form of a tenderly enchanted breakup song, while on the anthemic single “The Kids Are Having None Of It”, Ford responds to the toxic political climate with an irrefutable bold sense of assurance. With its graceful collision of soul and psychedelia and sometimes ’70s funk, it’s a body of work that invites both self-reflection and wildly joyful movement, and ultimately sparks a quiet transcendence.

WATCH AND SHARE “THE KIDS ARE HAVING NONE OF IT” HERE

Recorded at John Raham’s Afterlife Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, featuring her Vancouver musicians Darren Parris, Leon Power, Craig McCaul, and Caroline Ballhorn, along with Phil Cook on keys, U kin B the Sun follows Ford’s 2014 release Indian Ocean, an album made with members of legendary Memphis soul band The Hi Rhythm Section. U kin B the Sun partly draws inspiration from several instances of serendipity that transpired during her international touring in support of Indian Ocean—including playing separate rooms in the same venue as D’Angelo one night in Holland, which eventually prompted her 2017 cover of the iconic neo-soul singer’s “When We Get By”. 

MORE PRAISE FOR FRAZEY FORD

“... the instrumentation is face-meltingly amazing” - Julia Jacklin (for UNCUT)

“Don't be fooled by the glittery jumpsuit. Frazey Ford is out for blood.” - NPR

“ ...soul and funk collided into one to give Ford her own unique sound” - American Songwriter

“Ford tiptoes between soft jazz, smoky soul, and austere country” - Pitchfork

“her solo music has incrementally privileged a suppleness and and toughness: a matrix of grooves over which she can assert messages that are at once idealistic and robust” - MOJO

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