Helena Deland
Confirms December U.S. Tour Dates in support of
From The Series of Songs "Altogether Unaccompanied" Vol III. and IV. out October 19th via Luminelle Recordings
Montréal's enigmatic singer and songwriter Helena Deland is pleased to announce December 2018 U.S.Tour Dates!
Helena will immediately follow a run of shows in her native Canada with dates in the Midwest and the Northeast, hitting Cleveland and Pittsburgh for the first time, before making her way to California for a couple of co-headline dates in San Francisco and Los Angeles with Buzzy Lee! These dates come just after a European tour that includes an appearance at Pitchfork Avant Garde Festival in Paris on October 31st.
Helena recently shared the single "Lean On You" which made its way onto Pitchfork's What’s Good This Week playlist, and was deemed one ofUnder The Radar's Best Songs of the Week.
"Lean On You" appears on the forthcoming From The Series of Songs "Altogether Unaccompanied" Vol III. and IV. due out October 19th viaLuminelle Recordings, which also features the previously released synth-pop gem "Claudion" which The Fader called "a sleek affair with soft, pulsating synths," along with the intimate acoustic guitar-laden "Rise" which saw Helena fall "into a gentle, dreamier state" according to Stereogum,wherein Helena plaintively expresses a desire for intimacy with an avoidant person.
There's no discernible pattern to Helena Deland's latest release. On the third and fourth volumes of From The Series of Songs "Altogether Unaccompanied" the Montréal-based artist has amassed a collection of memories in song form, more like a box of old photos or unsent letters than a traditional EP.
"The songs are to be considered as their own little things," she says about her unconventional release structure. "They are part of something larger, yes, but they live on their own." As a listener, however, there is an undeniable cohesion to Vol. III and IV, and to the previous iterations of the project: each song is nostalgic, intimate, and indelible.
References abound, but the sound is all her own. Musical and literary influences weave through with ease, underscored by her dynamic vocals and clever lyricism. Deland's constant journaling has allowed her songwriting to mature organically.
"I'm learning to be really patient," she says, "I can't really force writing. When I'm ready to write a song the words and melody are usually there."
Pre-order Vol. III and Vol. IV of From The Series of Songs "Altogether Unaccompanied"
Helena Deland - TOUR DATES
* co-headline with Buzzy Lee
10/05 • Sherbrooke, QC • La Petite Boite Noire
10/11 • Lavaltrie, QC • Chasse-Galerie
10/13 • Gatineau, QC • Petit Chicago
10/17 • Fredericton, NB • Capital Complex
10/18 • Halifax Pop Explosion, NS • Seahorse Tavern
10/20 • Bristol, UK • Simple Things
10/22 • Glasgow, UK • Poetry Club
10/23 • Manchester, UK • The Castle
10/24 • London, UK • Sebright Arms
10/25 • Eindhoven, NL • [DDW] Wilhelmina
10/26 • Amsterdam, NL • London Calling, Paradiso
10/28 • Berlin, DE • Maze
10/29 • Cologne, DE • Acephale
10/31 • Paris, FR • Pitchfork Avant Garde Festival
11/16 • Montréal, QC • Théâtre Fairmount
11/17 • Laval, QC • Annexe 3
11/23 • Trois-Rivières, QC • Église St. James
11/24 • Quebec, QC • La Meduse
11/29 • Toronto, ON • Monarch Tavern
12/01 • Chicago, IL • Schubas Tavern
12/02 • Cleveland, OH • Beachland Tavern
12/04 • Pittsburgh, PA • Club Café
12/05 • Philadelphia, PA • Johnny Brenda's
12/06 • Washington, DC • DC9
12/07 • Brooklyn, NY • Elsewhere (Zone One)
12/13 • San Francisco, CA • Swedish American Hall *
12/15 • Los Angeles, CA • The Echo *
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