Mercury Prize-nominated singer Lisa Hannigan has released a new live EP. Live At Fingerprints is available as a digital download now and will be released in limited CD format through independent record stores on December 15th.You can buy the download here.Here's the track list for the EP:Sea Song Splishy Splashy Ocean And A RockVenn DiagramI Don't KnowLilleWe've also got Hannigan
Mercury prize nominee Lisa Hannigan has announced a string of tour dates for November and December around the UK and Ireland.Catch her at:Sunday 22nd November 2009 – Norwich WaterfrontMonday 23rd November 2009 – London Royal Festival HallTuesday 24th November 2009 – Manchester Club AcademyWednesday 25th November 2009 – Birmingham O2 Academy 2Thursday 3rd December 2009 [...]
The rather amazing Lisa Hannigan (who we introduced earlier this week) has announced a full UK tour for late April and early May around the UK.Tickets are on sale now for what is set to be a pretty amazing night going by her album.Wednesday 29th April 2009 - Aberdeen Lemon TreeThursday 30th April 2009 - [...]
Directed by Frank Reid, the video for I Don’t Know from the ‘Sea Sew’ album is yet more proof that few do the simple, folksy thing as well as Hannigan. Her UK tour with support from Jape kicks off at the end of April.RelatedState @ SXSW 2009 - Day…
Lisa Hannigan - Sea Sew Lisa Hannigan's new solo record, Sea Sew, (currently only available at her website), just got picked up for US release via ATO Records on January 20, 2009. Hannigan, along with a talented band of friends—including Tom Osander on drums, Shane Fitzsimons on double bass, Donagh Molloy on trumpet, melodica and glockenspiel, Gavin [...]
Sea Sew is the new album from Irish singer/songwriter Lisa Hannigan. The album is a collection of ten songs constructed around Hannigan's pretty voice and her simple, inviting lyrical style.It would be easy to classify Hannigan's vocals as another in a long line of female singers who convey innocence and introspection with their sound. Yes, those elements are present with Hannigan as well.
My single word title was something I would use to describe Lisa Hannigan before she released her debut album. Today, I use it to describe her album. No longer a stand-in who adds depth to Damien Rice--they split ways in March 2007, much to my disapproval--she should now be looked at as an extremely capable artist on her own. I'll tell you why. From opener Ocean And A Rock, Lisa proves sh
You probably recognize Lisa Hannigan's voice. She is the female counterpart on much of what Damien Rice has recorded. I believe she left his band in March to work on her own career. Here is a gorgeous version of Silent Night.
I've had Lisa Hannigan's new cd See Sew sitting in my iTunes for a few months now completely untouched - not intentionally or anything, just kept forgetting it was there - but today I decided to give it a spin and, fuck me, I can't believe I waited this long! It's completely goreous all the way around. Definitely vying for a top 2008 spot.
April 2009: State catches BellX1 stumbling delicately through a short set of intimate classics accompanied only by an acoustic guitar, Lisa Hannigan and the occasional burst of electronica from a well-prepared iPod. Geraghty and Co. wowed a crammed Road Records on Record Store Day with the kind of microphone-free set that had you balancing on…
Lisa Hannigan, the acclaimed Irish singer whom The New York Times calls "exquisitely ethereal," confirms her first headlining U.S. tour.Hannigan's much anticipated solo debut Sea Sew will be released February 3 on ATO Records. The album is already in frequent rotation at taste-maker radio station KCRW and has earned early praise from The Los Angeles Times, which calls it "charmingly idiosyncrat...