VAGABON
TEAMS UP WITH COURTNEY BARNETT
TO COVER "REASON TO BELIEVE"
ANNOUNCES JAN 29TH LIVESTREAM
Photo Credit: Pooneh Ghana
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Vagabon has teamed up with Courtney Barnett for a cover inspired by Karen Dalton's version of "Reason to Believe," which was originally written and recorded by Tim Hardin in 1965 and covered by a wide range of artists since.
"I recently discovered the Karen Dalton version of 'Reason To Believe' for the first time. I became obsessed and so a few days after discovering it, I was encouraged to record a cover of it in my garage," said Vagabon's Lætitia Tamko. "The decision to have Courtney sing it with me came after we performed it together live at the Palace Theatre in Los Angeles on Valentine's Day 2020, a month before lockdown. It was fresh in our brains then so not long after the show, CB came over and we recorded her parts. Oliver Hill plays slide guitar on it."
Courtney Barnett added "I'm a huge fan of Vagabon and Karen Dalton so this was a dream. They both have a voice that absolutely knocks the wind out of me. I really admire Laetitia and am constantly inspired by her songwriting, production, and our sporadic FaceTime chats."
Additionally, Vagabon has announced a livestream on January 29 at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST. Tickets are available now at noonchorus.com/vagabon
LISTEN TO "REASON TO BELIEVE"
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In the fall, Vagabon released a new version of her song "Home Soon," with full orchestra, that was featured in the Lionsgate film Antebellum. It was the only non-score song in the movie. "Home Soon" was originally released on the critically praised 2019 album Vagabon, which SPIN called, "full of dreamy, ethereal melodies and quirky production," while Stereogum praised its "quietly luminous songs that help the listener feel less alone." Antebellum, starring Janelle Monáe, is available via streaming and cable services.
Tamko has been busy throughout the last year, releasing alternate versions of tracks from her self-titled album, "In A Bind (Strings Version)," "Wits About You (Saxophone Version)," and "Water Me Down (Pamcy Remix)," along with a new music video for "In A Bind." She guest-hosted on the newly launched Sonos Radio, launched a web series with Snail Mail called Young Man Hour, and was interviewed on the Broken Record podcast, hosted by Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam, and Justin Richmond. She also has signed with Elite Model Management.
Additionally, she is featured on the cover and in the pages of Mirror Sound: A Look Into the People and Processes Behind Self-Recorded Music, a book by musician and writer Spencer Tweedy, graphic designer Lawrence Azerrad, and photographer Daniel Topete, that came out in the fall on Prestel.
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PRAISE FOR VAGABON:
"Once you've heard Lætitia Tamko sing, you would know her voice anywhere. Booming, warbly, delicate and throaty in various combinations, it's one of the most distinctive sounds in indie rock today." -New York Times
"Vagabon chronicles a life enriched, and made complicated, by stepping into new contexts... Her singing offers structure to textures that are ethereal, moody, and ever-shifting... Each song on
Vagabon feels like a small world." -New Yorker
"Lætitia Tamko is shifting the music landscape as we know it, remember her name and follow her lead now." -Vulture
"All-around icon-in-the-making." -NPR
"Beautiful and sharp... Each song feels intentional and self-contained." -Rolling Stone
"With a new album, and a dramatically different sound, Laetitia Tamko wants to be nothing less than the best-and she's putting in the work to make it happen." -Pitchfork
"Like [Frank] Ocean, Tamko's incisive songwriting is marked by the ability to be able to conjure up devastating situations in a single line." -Bandcamp
"All-out pop... Steps away from the raw guitar of Vagabon's debut Infinite Worlds, but the synths here sound no less organic." -The FADER
"A cosmic journey through synthetic sounds, lush orchestral suites and lyrical self-realization. The result is an ambitious album overflowing with generosity and empathy, warm in production and rich in theme" -Paste Magazine
"The album showcases assured, dynamic vocal abilities, a knack for poetic lyrics, and a complex range of moods and sounds." -BUST
"Full of dreamy, ethereal melodies and quirky production." -SPIN
"Vagabon makes music for outcasts. Laetitia Tamko writes quietly luminous songs that help the listener feel less alone. Her work often meditates on how we find a sense of belonging within a community and what it means to feel truly at home. But it also grapples with what it feels like to be alienated, to be stuck searching for that sense of community." -Stereogum
"Vagabon's second album swaps crunching guitars for a softer, synthetic setting, a sound as expansive as it is intimate." -Guardian
"A thing of wonder. The innate sense of texture and nuance Tamko displayed on her debut reaches perfection here. A fantastic record." -Sunday Times (UK)
"An album of lush, digitised folk-pop and ballads. The Afro-pop timbres peeking through also reveal more about who Vagabon is, and what she is capable of." -Mojo
"A blissed-out, synth-centric sound. The sheer musical scope means Vagabon resembles a shifting mood piece, tied together not by generic tropes but its creator's singular sensibility."-Q
"Vagabon has released another indie-pop masterpiece - her second album is simply captivating from start to finish. The work of an immensely talented melodic mastermind, Tamko's second album touches on the magical." -Clash
"A celebration of the creativity of the marginalized, Laetitia continues the focus on identity and self-empowerment. Vagabon celebrates her heritage and her community, but most of all her creative freedom to challenge musical boundaries and to break away from the norm." -DIY
"This expansive and beautiful record shows Vagabon as an expert at creating pleasure and soulful reassurance from electronic pop - a surprising but welcome heelturn." -The Line Of Best Fit
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