Anya Marina Shares New Music Video For Title Track “Asteroid” From Upcoming Album

ANYA MARINA SHARES NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR TITLE TRACK “ASTEROID” FROM UPCOMING ALBUM WATCH   VIDEO OUT NOW; SINGLE HITS DSPS TOMORROW MORE DATES WITH COMEDIAN NIKKI GLASER COMING UP ASTEROID SET TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 25: PRE-SAVE

Today, acclaimed singer-songwriter Anya Marina shares her new music video, “Asteroid,” from her upcoming album of the same name via Good Rope Records. The track was produced by Kevin Salem and the video was shot by Jesse Dufault at Onteora Lake in Kingston, NY. In the ominous video, Marina serenades the listener with acoustic guitar and vocals before walking into the lake. “Asteroid” is the title track, and the heart, of my new album,” shares Marina. “I wrote this song on a particularly dark day, feeling dejected and hopeless about all the work I’ve done on myself (after all the years, has any of it stuck? Have I changed at all or am I still just the same person I was when I first began?) Sometimes the answer is to go outside. I grew up in the mountains of Northern California with no one nearby so I’ve always felt comfortable being alone and in nature. I like the image of staring up at the sky, waiting for an asteroid which is hurling its way toward me. It’s both dangerous and hopeful—will the asteroid hit me or will it save me and bring me back to myself?”   WATCH THE “ASTEROID” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO   A murderous girl with a spine of steel. An asteroid hurtling toward a ruminating woman. Shards of glass leading to a dark, friendly place. Welcome to the provocative vision of singer-songwriter Anya Marina’s stunning new album Asteroid, her most assured work yet. Both “Nothing Lasts,” and the title track, Marina says, are “the heart of the album.” While the former is light, “Asteroid” is more shadow. In an aching, arcing melody, over finger-picked acoustic, she sings, “I have tried to fix myself / Straighten out the bumps and flatten where I’m bent / Heal the parts that needed help / I have tried to fix myself.” Marina elaborates: “The protagonist reflects on her life and all the inner work she has done, and wonders if it amounts to anything. Has any of it stuck? Am I changed at all or am I still riddled with all the foibles and shortcomings I had when I first began?” “Asteroid” follows “Waiting for a Difference” and “Girl Shit” as the third single from Anya Marina’s new album Asteroid, arriving via Good Rope Records on October 25th. With Asteroid, Marina feels comfortable in her own skin at last, excited to begin again. “Something about these songs feels young,” she says. “I’m finally learning how to take care of myself, how to say no to certain things, how to be more involved in the recording process. I wanted to make the album of my life. And I’ve done that, hands down.” About Asteroid: Asteroid is Anya Marina’s her most assured work yet. Almost two decades into a distinctive career including songs featured in Twilight: New Moon, Gossip Girl, and Grey’s Anatomy, an award-winning web series (Anya Marina: Indie-pendent Woman), seven albums, three EPs, and extensive touring with artists ranging from Jason Mraz to Spoon to superstar standup Nikki Glaser, the riveting performer / creative powerhouse is looking back, taking stock in song. Marina calls Asteroid “a coming-of-age story about a late bloomer. This record is about growing up, becoming fully who I am, and celebrating it.”   Newly married and recently landed in Kingston, NY, Marina crafted Asteroid’s songs from a newfound, and welcome, stability. Prior to this, she says, “I didn’t really have a safe, steady vantage point.” Although rich in adventure, Marina’s journey hasn’t been an easy one: moves from San Diego to Portland to New York City, and now Kingston, accompanied by heartbreak and emotional turmoil, well-documented in song. The assertive, wise Asteroid – her first studio album since Covid lockdown – finds her feeling “free of things that were pulling me down, getting in my way.”   Marina says all the work of getting from there to here – including sobriety, meditation, and especially long walks – has paid off: “I’ve written a lot of songs on walks, even some of the first I ever wrote,” she says. “Something about the rhythm and cadence of a walking beat.”    Most of Asteroid came fast on the heels of Marina’s relocation to the Hudson Valley. What she describes as “melodies that sound like strange Disney album B-sides, or bizzarro cousins of cabaret, classical music, Bossa nova, or jazz,” arrived quickly, “like tuning into a faraway frequency on a radio dial.” These include the hypnotic waltz “Where the Darkness Is,” on which Marina pledges to – actually prefers to – connect with someone during trouble: “Where the failure starts / I’ll meet you where things fall apart / I need it.” The beautiful, Beatles-y “London Blues” also came fast. “The entire melody of the song – even the feeling of it and how it should be sung – just arrived one day, unprompted. I’m so glad I recorded it into my phone before falling asleep.”   Whereas Marina’s previous studio release Queen of the Night (2020) was recorded piecemeal over months and featured layers of synthetic sound, Asteroid came together quickly, mostly in the Woodstock, NY barn studio of producer / guitarist Kevin Salem (Rachael Yamagata, Mike Doughty), who favors a more organic, spare approach. Acoustic guitar – Marina’s onstage weapon of choice – abounds: aggressively strummed on the rocking “Waiting for a Difference,” head-bopping funky on “Gimme Sugar,” delicately picked on the lovelorn “London Blues.”   The deft humor in much of Asteroid is no accident. Touring since 2019 with friend and former roommate, comedian Nikki Glaser, has made a big difference in Marina’s life, both personally and artistically. “Opening for Nikki has made me a better performer and songwriter,” Marina says. “I’ve learned to crystallize things better, get to the point. Playing to 2,000 comedy fans can be very daunting. It will whip you into shape fast. I love it.”   Tour: Ahead of Asteroid’s October release, Marina is supporting comedian Nikki Glaser on her sold-out Alive and Unwell Tour. For a current list of dates see below. Additional dates will be announced soon and for updates, please visit www.anyamarina.com/tour.   ANYA MARINA LIVE 2024 All Dates w/ Nikki Glaser: Alive and Unwell Tour     OCTOBER 11 - Syracuse, NY - Oncenter Crouse Hinds 12 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Theatre 13 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Theatre 25 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Au-Rene Theatre at Broward Ctr For Performing Arts 26 - Fort Myers, FL - Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts - 7PM 26- Fort Myers, FL - Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts - 9:30PM 27 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Au-Rene Theatre at Broward Ctr For Performing Arts   NOVEMBER 1 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Criterion 2 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Theatre 8 - Grand Prairie, TX - Texas Trust CU Theatre 9 - Des Moines, IA - Hoyt Sherman Place - 7PM 9 - Des Moines, IA - Hoyt Sherman Place - 9:30PM 10 - Des Moines, IA - Hoyt Sherman Place - 7PM 14 - Wilmington, NC - Wilson Center at Cape Fear 15- Wilmington, NC - Wilson Center at Cape Fear 16 - Greenville, SC - Peace Concert Hall - Peace Center 22 - Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theatre 23 - Memphis, TN - Orpheum Theatre   DECEMBER 12 - Concord, NH - Chubb Theatre 13 - Concord, NH - Chubb Theatre - 7PM 13 - Concord, NH - Chubb Theatre - 9:30PM 14 - Burlington, VT - Flynn Center for the Performing Arts - 7PM 14 - Burlington, VT - Flynn Center for the Performing Arts - 9:30PM 27 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theatre 28 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditiorium    # # #   CONNECT WITH ANYA MARINA WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | YOUTUBE