Cover photo by Marc Baptiste
“The singer and songwriter’s debut solo album, ‘Outside Child,’ tells a harrowing story with a survivor’s joy. Throughout the album, she sings about deliverance and redemption, about the places and people and realizations that helped her survive and claim her freedom. It’s an album of strength and affirmation, not victimization.” - New York Times
"Singing a blend of elegant torch songs, ancestral ballads (in French and English), gentle country shuffles, and Al-Green inspired R&B, Russell embarks on a fresh musical beginning by dealing directly with her traumatic upbringing...Despite its heavy inspirations, ‘Outside Child’ is anything but despairing or academic." - Rolling Stone
"One of the most exciting voices in roots music. Russell explores her troubled upbringing, and how her creative life helped her overcome pain and abuse." - San Francisco Chronicle
"With her gorgeously soulful and often sad voice, this singer-songwriter by way of Montreal and Nashville confronts the trauma of her abusive upbringing. Whether sung in French, with a light twang or as southern soul, the songs are deeply emotional and righteously liberating. Maybe the best album of 2021 so far." - Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Allison Russell’s first solo album, soars on wings of resilience and redemption, but not before walking through the valley of the shadows of pain and abuse and desolate loneliness. The 11-song cycle circles outward in ever expanding arcs.” - No Depression
“A stunning exploration of trauma she endured in her youth, examined with new insight and wisdom that only time and distance can bring” - Nashville Scene
"The lyrics to ‘Nightflyer’ are mostly a list, a poetic and far-reaching one: ‘I’m the moon’s dark side, I’m the solar flare/the child of the earth, the child of the air/I am the mother of the evening star/I am the love that conquers all.’ Allison Russell sings them over a stately blend of country and church as she summons a congregation of her own vocal harmonies, gathering strength as she promises reassurance." - The New York Times on “Nightflyer”
"Triumph glistens along poetic lyric lines as Russell uncovers unforeseen strength. Understanding this deeply rooted resilience derives from generations of strife, the artist beams with pride knowing the same strength will continue to build for her daughter and generations to come." - American Songwriter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - MAY 27th, 2021 - It was announced yesterday that Allison Russell is nominated for “Emerging Act of The Year” at the Americana Music Association’s Annual Awards taking place September 22nd. Russell, who performed at the nomination ceremony was also given a nod for “Best Duo or Group” along with her bandmates in the supergroup, Our Native Daughters. “Russell’s solo debut just came out Friday and, based on early reception, is a likely contender for album of the year next time around,” said Variety. Yesterday, she was also profiled by journalist Jewly Hight on NPR’s All Things Considered. “On Outside Child, she's proved that her voice can carry a story of tremendous weight,” said NPR, “ — of desperate youthful survival and imaginative applications of agency — and command the spotlight in the revelatory telling of it.”
Earlier this week, Russell made her late night television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! performing her single “Nightflyer,” with Brittney Spencer and Brandi Carlile. The audio of the performance is available for purchase with proceeds going to the The National Bail Out #FreeBlackMamas initiative. The National Bail Out Collective is a Black-led collective of abolitionist organizers, lawyers and activists building a community based movement to end systems of pretrial detention and ultimately mass incarceration. For more information visit: https://www.nationalbailout.org/, or purchase the song exclusively on Bandcamp.
LISTEN TO OUTSIDE CHILD HERE
Allison Russell will make her Opry debut tomorrow, May 28th and will be returning to Newport Folk July 23-28 as a solo artist. She played the festival previously with Our Native Daughters and also sat in with Mavis Staples and Hozier. In addition she’ll play the Moon River Music Festival on Sept 11th in Chattanooga, TN. Yesterday, she announced a hometown show at Musician’s Corner in Nashville on June 11th and a string of dates opening for Lake Street Dive.
TOUR DATES:
06/11/21 - Nashville, TN @ Musician’s Corner
7/27/21 - Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival SOLD OUT
8/21/21 - Portland, ME @ Thompson’s Point (w/ Lake Street Dive) SOLD OUT
8/22/21 - South Burlington, VT @ The Green at Shelburne Museum (w/ Lake Street Dive) SOLD OUT
8/24/21 - New York, NY@ Summerstage, Central Park (w/ Lake Street Dive) Tickets 8/26/21 - Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia (w/ Lake Street Dive) Tickets 
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