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Catching A Tiger is every bit the vibrant debut promised by last fall’s Why You Runnin’ EP (Fat Possum), which introduced the heartland-native, California transplant Lissie. Why You Runnin’ amassed praise from Paste (‘Best of What’s Next’), Nylon, Filter, Marie Claire,Bust, and The Boston Globe, to name just a few.  Catching A Tiger and its advance In Sleep EP have already been earning rave reviews for this young songwriter across the pond in the UK (where the album is released today), with glowing coverage in The Sun,The Sunday Times, The Mirror (“One of the year’s true finds”), Time Out, The Big Issue, and the BBC.  Lissie’s UK press run was capped off last month with a transcendent performance of the hymn-like “Oh Mississippi” on the legendary Later…with Jools Holland.  Catching A Tiger also follows her 10-shows-in-4-days sprint at this year’s SXSW festival, a run that caught the attention of Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Perez Hilton, andAquarium Drunkard, among others.

Catching A Tiger was recorded in Nashville, TN, with Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Norah Jones, Modest Mouse) and in Asheville, NC, with Bill Reynolds (of Band of Horses, who also produced most of Why You Runnin’).  The hand-clapping, foot-stomping “Little Lovin’” (which, like the Ed Harcourt-produced “Oh Mississippi,” and the haunting “Everywhere I Go,” is shared with Why You Runnin’) sits as the perfect bridge between the classic pop of “Bully” and the whirling, ‘60s girl group-reminiscent “Stranger.”  The stirring, unearthly  “Look Away,” meanwhile, evokes the clearly “folksy, Appalachian heart” (Bust) of last fall’s EP.  Yet when the unfettered pop of standout songs “When I’m Alone” and “In Sleep” is strung together with the eclectic shuffle “Record Collector” and the blazing “Loosen The Knot,” Lissie’s range and versatility shine.  And then there’s that remarkable, soulful voice that cuts straight to the core: powerful, achingly raw and soaked in sun, whiskey, and heartache.

“When I’m Alone” is currently taking root on both Radio 1 and Radio 2 playlists in the UK and a number of Lissie’s videos have recently lit up the blogs.  Her cover of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” has garnered over half a million views and her take on Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit Of Happiness,” released last week, is already catching extensive attention.  Live videos of new album tracks “In Sleep” and the recently released “Bully” have also been getting major traction, in addition to showcasing her captivating presence.

After hitting the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival earlier this month, Lissie will be on tour throughout the summer, playing in the U.S. on select Lilith Fair dates in August and the Austin City Limits Festival in October, as well as at major UK summer festivals Glastonbury, Bestival, iTunes Festival, V Festival, Latitude, and T in the Park.  More U.S. touring news will be announced soon.

News

New Lissie Song, 'Bully', Streaming

2010-07-19

 

STREAM 'BULLY' HERE

(via Entertainment Weekly)

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Lissie To Tour UK

2010-03-03

Lissie will make her way overseas again to play a …

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Lissie Performs New Song For Yours Truly

2010-01-28

 

Yours Truly caught up with Lissie in that famo…

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Discography

On Tour Now

  • 6 Sep
    Open House Festival
    Belfast, United Kingdom
  • 7 Sep
    Academy 2 Dublin
    Dublin, Ireland
  • 8 Sep
    Open House Festival
    Belfast, United Kingdom
  • 10 Sep
    Isle of Wright, United Kingdom
  • 11 Sep
    Liverpool University
    Liverpool, United Kingdom
  • 12 Sep
    02 Academy Leeds
    Leeds, United Kingdom
  • 13 Sep
    HMV Hammersmith Apollo
    London, United Kingdom
  • 15 Sep
    Corn Exchange
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • 16 Sep
    De Montfort Hall
    Leicester, United Kingdom
  • 20 Sep
    Lido
    Berlin, Germany
  • 21 Sep
    Luxor
    Koln, Germany
  • 22 Sep
    59:1
    Munich, Germany
  • 23 Sep
    Harterei
    Zurich, Switzerland
  • 26 Sep
    Knust
    Hamburg, Germany
  • 29 Sep
    John Dee
    Oslo, Norway
  • 30 Sep
    USF Verftet
    Bergen, Norway
  • 6 Oct
    Great American Music Hall
    San Francisco, CA
  • 7 Oct
    Troubadour
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Austin, TX
  • 9 Oct
    ACL Music Festival
    Austin, TX
  • 10 Oct
    House of Blues - Bronze Peacock
    Houston, TX
  • 11 Oct
    Granada Theatre
    Dallas, TX
  • 13 Oct
    Bluebird Theatre
    Denver, CO
  • 15 Oct
    Minneapolis, MN
  • 16 Oct
    Davenport, IA
  • 17 Oct
    Chicago, IL
  • 19 Oct
    Toronto, Canada
  • 20 Oct
    Washington, DC
  • 21 Oct
    Philadelphia, PA
  • 22 Oct
    Hiro Ballroom
    New York, NY
  • 23 Oct
    Boston, MA
  • 26 Oct
    Oran Mor
    Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • 27 Oct
    Academy 3
    Manchester, United Kingdom
  • 28 Oct
    Thekla
    Bristol, United Kingdom
  • 30 Oct
    Waterfront
    Norwich, United Kingdom
  • 31 Oct
    Academy 2
    Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • 1 Nov
    Heaven
    London, United Kingdom
  • 7 Nov
    Academy Dublin
    Dublin, Ireland
  • 8 Dec
    ABC
    Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • 10 Dec
    Northumbria University
    Newcastle, United Kingdom
  • 11 Dec
    Academy 1
    Leicester, United Kingdom
  • 13 Dec
    Shepherds Bush Empire
    London, United Kingdom
  • 14 Dec
    Academy 1 Oxford
    Oxford, United Kingdom
  • 15 Dec
    Academy 2 Liverpool
    Liverpool, United Kingdom
  • 17 Dec
    Junction
    Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • 18 Dec
    Leadmill
    Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • 19 Dec
    Concorde 2
    Brighton, United Kingdom