This next Thursday 18th February sees the lovely Alessi’s Ark visit Norwich for the first time for an ultra-intimate gig at The Birdcage. In celebration, both of the upcoming gig and her latest EP ‘Soul Proprietor’ which is out in April, we thought we’d bring you a little more information about Alessi along with an MP3 track for your listening pleasure…
Alessi’s Ark became an outlet for Alessi Laurent-Marke in 2007 when she was just 16 years old. She signed to Virgin Records on the eve of her 17th Birthday and was instantly whisked away to Nebraska, USA to work with Bright Eyes producer Mike Mogis on her debut album. The album was finally released in April 2009.
Since its release, Alessi has played live in the UK, Europe and the USA with everyone from Mumford & Sons to Jake Bellows (of Neva Dinova fame) to Emiliana Torrini. She has been championed by allsorts of notable publications – from For Folk’s Sake through to The Guardian.
The MP3 track below, ‘The Horse’ was featured on Alessi’s early ‘The Horse EP’ and is also on her debut album, ‘Notes From The Treehouse’. Tickets for the Norwich gig this Thursday are available for £5 (advance) here: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/70118.
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