BILLIE MARTEN RELEASES NEW SINGLE, “SWING”NEW ALBUM, DOG EARED, OUT JULY 18 VIA FICTION RECORDS

British singer-songwriter Billie Marten releases the new single, “Swing,” from her forthcoming album, Dog Eared, out July 18th via Fiction Records. On the heels of “Leap Year”, hailed by Paste as “her all-time best,” the barnstorming “Swing” finds Marten in quite scintillating form. The song sounds as if Marten has bottled the aura of her open-door studio policy in New York and spilled it out into the music. It’s a jubilant, playful conclusion to the album.

Of the track, Marten says: “I wanted it to sound like the Meat Puppets-meets-The Breeders. I think we got pretty close without sharing any influences in the studio.This one’s funny because we had Mauro Refosco (who does percussion on nearly every song) try out lots of different things, and in the end, producer Phil just turned all of his tracks up at once and what you’re hearing is every pass that he did. It’s awesome. The bass is also supremely loud. The last addition to the record was Sam Amidon with his fiddle part, which the song would be nothing without.”

In the summer of 2024, Marten headed to New York to record what would become Dog Eared, with Phil Weinrobe (Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek, Laura Veirs) at his Sugar Mountain studio, alongside an all-star cast of musicians. The likes of Catalan singer-songwriter/guitarist Núria Graham, bassist Josh Crumbly, virtuosic guitarist Mike Haldeman, multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily, revered indie-rock musician Sam Evian, former Dirty Projectors vocalist/folk musician Maia Friedman, Brazilian percussionist Mauro Refosco, drummer/multi-instrumentalist Vishal Nayak, keys/synth player Michael Coleman and acclaimed folk musician Sam Amidon sprinkle their gold dust over Dog Eared.

What resulted was a warm, rich and textured record that bristles with confidence and self-belief, with Marten already approaching the prolificacy of a “lifer” with so much life left to live. It’s a left turn from her previous recordings, albeit a subtle one, taken with a deftness of touch. The album sees Marten embracing change while staying true to her core self. There’s a certain strength of conviction here that finds its voice more prominently in the extensive pool of her acclaimed American contemporaries, of which she now surely stands shoulder to shoulder with.

Marten will tour North America next week ahead of the release of Dog Eared, opening a string of shows for Tennis. A full list of dates is below with tickets and further information available here. 

BILLIE MARTEN TOUR DATES
Wed. May 21 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue*
Fri. May 23 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed*
Sat. May 24 – Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Annex*
Sun. May 25 – Cleveland, OH @ Globe Iron*
Tue. May 27 – Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall*
Fri. May 30 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner*
Sat. May 31 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall*
Sun. June 1 – New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17*
Tue. June 3 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem*
Thu. June 5 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz*
Fri. June 6 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern*
Sat. June 7 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl Nashville*
Mon. June 9 – Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum*
Tue. June 10 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall*
Wed. June 11 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater*
Fri. June 13 – Cardiff, UK @ Cardiff Castle^
Wed. June 18 – Coventry, UK @ Warwick Arts Centre
Thu. June 19 – Gloucestershire, UK @ Westonbirt Arboretum^
Fri. June 27 – Somerset, UK @ Glastonbury Festival (acoustic stage)
Thu. July 3 – York, UK @ York Museum Gardens^
Sat. July 5 – Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain @ VIDA FESTIVAL 2025^
Sat. August 30 – Darmstadt, DE @ Golden Leaves Festival*
Mon. September 8 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
Wed. September 10 – San Diego, CA @ Lou Lou’s
Thu. September 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
Sat. September 13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Mon. September 15 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
Tue. September 16 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
Wed. September 17 – Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre
Thu. October 9 – Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix
Fri. October 10 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
Sat. October 11 – Paris, FR @ Le Trabendo
Sun. October 12 – Feyzin, FR @ L’Epicerie Moderne
Wed. October 15 – Madrid, ES @ Teatro Lara
Fri. October 17 – Zurich, CH @ Bogen F
Sat. October 18 – Munich, DE @ Strom
Sun. October 19 – Vienna, AT @ Flucc Wanne
Tue. October 21 – Warsaw, PL @ Hybrydy
Thu. October 23 – Berlin, DE @ Frannz Club
Sat. October 25 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega Small Hall
Sun. October 26 – Stockholm, SE @ Nalen Klubb
Tue. October 28 – Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret
Fri. October 31 – Hamburg, DE @ Nochtspeicher
Sat. November 1 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg Max
Sun. November 2 – Cologne, DE @ Luxor
Wed. November 5 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street
Thu. November 6 – Belfast, UK @ Empire Music Hall
Fri. November 7 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 TV Studio
Sat. November 8 – Newcastle, UK @ Newcastle University Student Union
Mon. November 10 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms
Tue. November 11 – Bristol, UK @ SWX
Thu. November 13 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
Fri. November 14 – Leeds, UK @ Irish Centre
Sat. November 15 – London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town
* with Tennis
^ with Elbow

 

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