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Lisa Mitchell Single and Tour News

• 17th Feb 2010

19-year-old singer songwriter Lisa Mitchell will release new single ‘Oh Hark’ on 12th April from her album ‘Wonder’.

In 2009 Lisa released her debut single ‘Neopolitan Dreams’, a track which was also widely known as featuring on the Surf washing powder advert. It has become an internet phenomenon having already received 1.8millon plays on Myspace, 1 million plays on Youtube and selling over 25,000 copies in the UK alone.

According to Q Magzine ‘Oh Hark’ is “a snappy, radio-friendly single” and is the follow-up to the quirky and unique ‘Coin Laundry’ and instantly recognisable ‘Neopolitan Dreams’. It is a completely uplifting track that makes you think you’re in Spring already with it’s cheery beats and summery sound; yet what lurks behind the sweet melodies are actually dark and thought-provoking lyrics. ‘Oh Hark’ perfectly showcases Lisa’s unique soft, husky vocals and her adorable personality from her cute singing of the beats at the start to her excitable clapping and cheering at the end.

‘Oh Hark’ is just a taster of the rare, exciting talent that is Lisa Mitchell. Her magical debut album ‘Wonder’, released last October, received rave reviews with Sunday Times Culture giving the album a glowing 4* ‘CD of the Week’. Already Platinum selling in Australia, ‘Wonder’ is an album of tender lullabies and candy-coated folk pop songs all encompassed by Lisa’s gorgeous, poetic vocals. On the album she worked with a host of other musicians namely singer/songwriter Ed Harcourt, former Longpigs frontman Crispin Hunt and Australian band Evermore, amongst others.

Born in England to a Scottish father, Lisa moved to Australia at three years old and made it her home. She grew up in something of a musical timewarp, grateful to her father for raising her on Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens and Van Morrison, all the while finding obsessions of her own, like Bright Eyes or The Killers.

Last year she performed packed out headline London shows, along with appearing at Glastonbury and Hard Rock Calling and touring with Newton Faulkner. She has just completed a sold out Australian tour and is currently finishing dates in Australia at Big Day Out. After her debut UK sold out tour in Autumn last year, Lisa embarks on a second headline tour around the UK next month. Dates as follows;

February 2010
Thurs 25th London Water Rats

March 2010
Mon 1st Southampton Joiners
Tues 2nd Brighton Komedia
Weds 3rd Bristol Louisiana
Thurs 4th Cambridge APU
Sat 6th Glasgow King Tut’s
Sun 7th Leeds Cockpit
Mon 8th Birmingham O2 Academy 3
Tues 9th Nottingham Bodega
Weds 10th Manchester Night & Day
Weds 17th London Borderline