New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) Known for her "blaring, guitar-charged, Southern-rooted rock" (New York Times) and raw, powerful voice, Danielia Cotton is stripping down for a new acoustic release. The "fiery rock vocalist" (American Songwriter) with the "emotional power of Janis Joplin" and "the swagger of Let It Bleed-era Rolling Stones" (Philadelphia Daily News) will release 'Woodstock Sessions' on April 29th.
Recorded live at a studio near Cotton's Woodstock home, the album features four tracks from the singer and guitarist's 2012 album 'The Gun In Your Hand,' a new original song "Mountain Church Road," and a cover of Citizen Cope's "Sideways."
'Woodstock Sessions' showcases Cotton's range with sultry blues-rock ("
Save Me" and "Deep Dark Love"), anthemic pop ("Lighthouse Keeper"), and gripping ballads ("
Sideways" and "Mountain Church Road"). "Mountain Church Road" -- named after the Hopewell, NJ street where she grew up and written to her mother -- reveals Cotton at her most raw and honest with its simple, lamenting refrain: "I don't know why I always let you down, because it feels so bad." The album features longtime collaborator, producer and guitarist
Kevin Salem (Mercury Rev, Bad Brains, Lenka, Mike Doughty, Lisa Loeb, Rachel Yamagata), drummer John Clancy, Rob Clores, and Jeff Keithline.
'Woodstock Sessions' marks the start of a new chapter for Cotton, who is currently in the studio preparing a full length album of covers and will play select dates this spring (see below). Touring solo this time around, Cotton has performed alongside
Buddy Guy, Etta James, Bon Jovi, Duane Allman, Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Little Feat, and The
Flaming Lips in the past.
Spring 2014 Tour Dates: Sunday, April 27 - New York, NY - The Highline Ballroom Thursday, May 8 - Chicago, IL - City Winery Friday, May 9 - Indianapolis, IN - The Rathskeller Saturday, June 14 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
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