Anaïs Mitchell Announces First Solo Album In Over A Decade + Shares First Single + Video "Bright Star"

ANAÏS MITCHELL ANNOUNCES FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN OVER A DECADE ANAÏS MITCHELL OUT JANUARY 28, 2022 VIA BMG

photo credit: Jay Sansone LISTEN TO FIRST SINGLE “BRIGHT STAR” AND WATCH OFFICIAL VIDEO   US HEADLINING TOUR BEGINS JANUARY 2022,  ANNOUNCES NEW US AND EU/UK DATES Tony®- and Grammy®-award-winning singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell (Hadestown, Bonny Light Horseman, Big Red Machine) has announced today her first solo record in over a decade.  The self-titled full-length will be available on January 28, 2022 via BMG. Produced by Josh Kaufman, the 10-song album also features core players including Kaufman, Michael Lewis, JT Bates, Thomas Bartlett and Aaron Dessner, with string and flute arrangements provided by Nico Muhly. Dubbed by NPR as “one of the greatest songwriters of her generation,” the Vermont-based Mitchell is a master of the worlds of narrative folk song, poetry and balladry, and the 10 songs on this record are a perfect showcase of her skills. In addition, Mitchell has also shared the album’s stunning first single, “Bright Star.” Listen HERE.  Pre-order the album HERE.  After leaving her life in Brooklyn at nine months pregnant and moving back home during the pandemic, the album chronicles Mitchell’s reconnection with the Vermont roots that have been so formative in her life and music. “Bright Star” finds her making peace with the idea of being at peace in the familiar setting of her grandparents’ house.

“During the first pandemic summer I was staying on the family farm where I grew up, in a little  house that belonged to my grandparents when they were alive. I could see the stars for the first  time in a long time,” Mitchell recalled. “I wasn't traveling anywhere, or even doing much of anything, for the first  time in a long time. ‘Bright Star’ is about looking back on years of restless pursuit and making  peace with the source of that longing: the Muse, the Great Unknown, the One That Got Away — those things that motivate us that we never can touch.”  Mitchell will headline a US tour that kicks off in January 2022, where she will be joined by players from the record, as well as her own Bonny Light Horseman bandmates, who will also perform their own set. And today, she adds more US and UK/EU tour dates for next year. See all shows below.

Tracklisting: Brooklyn Bridge Bright Star Revenant  On Your Way (Felix Song) Real World Backroads Little Big Girl Now You Know The Words Watershed “… formidable songwriting talent” – The New York Times “… one of our great modern singer-songwriters.” – Time Out “… a skilled storyteller” – Pitchfork “… most original artist working in the field of new American folk music” – The Independent “… stands comparison with the great singer-songwriters of the past few decades” – The Daily Telegraph US Headline Tour 1/26 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern 1/27 - Los Angeles, CA - Ace Hotel 1/28 - Berkeley, CA - The UC Theatre 1/29 - Santa Barbara, CA - Lobero Theatre 1/30 - Stanford, CA - Bing Concert Hall 2/1 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater 2/2 - Beaver Creek, CO - Vilar Performing Arts Center (VPAC) 2/4 - Iowa City, IA - Englert Theatre 2/5 - Eau Claire, WI - Pablo Center at the Confluence 2/8 - Cincinnati, OH - Longworth-Anderson Series at Memorial Hall 2/10 - Springfield, OH- Kuss Auditorium 2/11- North Bethesda, MD - The Music Center at Strathmore 2/12 - Princeton, NJ - McCarter Theatre Center 2/14 - New York, NY - Webster Hall 2/15 - Hanover, NH - Hopkins Center for the Arts 2/16 - Tarrytown, NY - Tarrytown Music Hall 2/17 - Portland, ME - Merrill Auditorium 2/18 - Boston, MA - Berklee Performance Center 2/19 - Burlington, VT - Flynn Center for the Performing Arts 2/20 - Kingston, NY - Old Dutch Church 2/23 - Roanoke, VA - Jefferson Center 2/24 - Charlotte, NC - Knight Theater 2/26 - Athens, GA - Hugh Hodgson School of Music 2/27 - Auburn, AL - Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University 2/28 - Greenville, SC - The Peace Center 4/28 - Evanston, IL - Space 5/01 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club 5/04 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile 5/05 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall   UK/EU Tour 8/29 - Cork, IE - St Luke’s 8/30 - Dublin, IE - Pepper Canister Church 8/31 - Liverpool, UK - Philharmonic Music Hall 9/01- Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club 11/3 - Berlin, DE - Lido  11/4 - Hamburg, DE - Mojo 11/8 - Paris, FR - Les Etoiles 11/9 - Brussels, BE - Botanique 11/11 - Manchester, UK - YES 11/12 - Glasgow, UK - St. Luke’s 11/13 - Newcastle, UK - Newcastle University Student Union 11/14 - Bristol, UK - Fleece 11/15 - London, UK - KOKO More about Anaïs Mitchell: Mitchell is a Tony® and Grammy®-award-winning creator of the Broadway musical Hadestown for which she wrote the book, music and lyrics. Hadestown won 8 Tony Awards overall including Best Musical as well as the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album. Mitchell was named to TIME’s prestigious TIME100 list in 2020, and her first book, ‘Working on a Song – The Lyrics of Hadestown’ was published by Penguin/Plume in the same year. Her recordings include the original studio album of Hadestown (2010, featuring Justin Vernon and Ani Difranco) and Young Man in America (2012), along with reinterpretations of traditional music including Child Ballads (2013, with Jefferson Hamer) and with Grammy-nominated band Bonny Light Horseman. She has headlined worldwide and supported tours for Bon Iver, Josh Ritter and Punch Brothers, and her music has featured in year-end best lists including NPR, Wall Street Journal, MOJO, Uncut, The Guardian, Sunday Times and The Observer. More recently, Mitchell performed on Big Red Machine’s newest album, How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?, and joined the group on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Watch her perform “Phoenix” and “New Auburn.” Follow Anaïs Mitchell WEBSITE | YOUTUBE | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER