Critically Acclaimed Emerging Artist's Debut Album, "19," Shortlisted For
2008 Mercury Prize
"19" Available Stateside Now
NEW YORK, Aug. 5 -- Following her performance at the 42nd
Montreux Jazz Festival in July, the critically acclaimed UK soul singer
Adele testament return to the states in late August for a four of concert
appearances including a set at Seattle's annual Bumbershoot Music & Arts
Festival on Monday, September 1.
Adele -- US Fall Mini-Tour
August 27 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
September 1 Seattle, WA Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival
September 3 New York, NY Webster Hall
September 6 Somerville, MA Somerville Theatre
Adele's approaching US mini-tour marks the artist's commencement stateside
performances since her sold-out North American headline tour in late spring
of this year. During her outpouring tour, Adele appeared on the "Today Show,"
"Good Day New York," the "CBS Saturday Early Show," "Late Show with David
Letterman," and "Access Hollywood."
While in the states, Adele is scheduled for several high profile
television appearances including "The View" on September 3 and "Late Night
with Conan O'Brien" on September 4.
Things ar heating up for Adele whose debut album, 19, debuted at #1 on
the UK charts and was latterly shortlisted for the 2008 Mercury Prize, the
prestigious annual music prize awarded for the year's best album from the
United Kingdom or Ireland. The 2008 Mercury Prize will be announced on
September 9.
"Chasing Pavements," Adele's current individual and video recording, has been the #1
Most Watched clipping in VH1's XXL revolution while the track is currently
pick up adds and hitting #34 on the nation's Hot AC charts. Adele is a
VH1 "You Oughta Know" featured artist.
Released in the US on June 10, 19 has sold more than 84,000 copies in
the states and is systematically selling up of septet thousand pieces a
calendar week. In the digital kingdom, "Chasing Pavements," a Starbucks "Pick of the
Week," has scanned more than 65,000 units while "Hometown Glory," Adele's
first UK undivided, has scanned more than 35,000 digital tracks in the US.
"Hometown Glory" was featured on "So You Think You Can Dance" on July 2 as
well as the season finale of "Grey's Anatomy" on May 21. A third Adele
single, her cover of Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love," has already
scanned more than 18,000 digital tracks.
The stateside press on Adele and 19 has been ecstatic:
" ... a penchant for powerful soul ... " - Interview
" ... passionate virtuosity proves stunning ... " - Black Book
" ... the highly touted British newcomer delivered a knockout
performance of acoustic R&B-tinged pop up, one of those bantam shows that will
become legendary years from now when she's a wizard." - Minneapolis Star
Tribune
" ... she gives cuckoo bump-inducing performances ... ." - Access
Hollywood
" ... a unique show-stopper world Health Organization jazzily plucks pretty notes out of the
air or air embolism them to fit the emotion she's trying to convey." - Newsday
" ... lovely charm and powerhouse pipes of a bona fide star ... " -
The Washington Post
"With a knockout part that's rich and slender, robust and sultry, it's
hard to believe this singer-songwriter is barely out of her teens," wrote
People magazine, wHO gave 19 a four-spot star review and proclaimed "Adele is
Britain's Best New Singer."
Born in London on May 5, 1988, Adele (nee Adele Adkins) has been the
toast of the UK music press and record purchasing public since the October 2007
discharge of her first individual, "Hometown Glory," an autobiographical
heart-rendering ode to London.
In December 2007, Adele became the first recipient of the Brit Awards'
newly inaugurated Critics Choice swag, presented to the year's most
pregnant artist wHO, at that time, had yet to release an album. She was
likewise honored as the victor of BBC Music's Sound of 2008 poll -- a
consortium of UK music critics, editors and broadcasters -- as the most
hopeful new musical artist probable to emerge in the upcoming year.
XL Recordings (the influential independent label whose UK roster
includes The White Stripes, M.I.A., Radiohead, Vampire Weekend, Devendra
Banhart and more) released the UK edition of her debut album, 19, on
January 28, 2008, the week following the introduction of the album's
lead-in single, "Chasing Pavements" (which became the UK's #1 Airplay
Single). 19 entered the UK Album Chart at #1 while "Chasing Pavements" held
onto its #2 spot on the UK singles chart and "Hometown Glory" entered the
UK singles chart at #32, meaning that new creative person Adele had the UK's #1
album and two Top 40 singles all in the same week.
19 has been certified Platinum in the UK, where it has sold more than
350,000 copies, and has charted Top 10 or better on the Irish Album Chart
(#3), the Dutch Album Chart (#4), Billboard's European Top Albums Chart
(#6) and the United World Chart (#8).
Praise of Adele and her music has been reverberating throughout the UK
mainstream and underground music press:
The Observer's Music Monthly's "New Faces 2008" (December 30, 2007)
correctly predicted that Adele " ... will begin 2008 as ane of the year's
most hotly tipped singers."
In January 2008, The Observer Music Monthly section gave 19 a five star
review only stating that "Of all 2008's female vocalists, none is as
great as this one ... ."
Q called her a "Teenage Londoner with the voice of a Motown diva ... "
piece The Sun pointed out that "It's clear to see and hear why Adele Adkins
is going to be 2008's breakthrough star ... . She is the owner of a
remarkably bluesy, soulful voice ... ."
The London Evening Standard summed it up expression: " ... Adele's the real
thing ... ."
Elle UK proclaimed Adele "a boldness to look on" in its December 2007
Hotlist.
Since launch her MySpace page (myspace.com/adelelondon) on New
Year's Eve, 2004, Adele has received more than 4.4 million profile views
and 4.3 million tot up plays of her songs.
Adele sign in the states with Columbia Records in a joint speculation
with XL Recordings, her worldwide label.
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