V V Brown Announces New Single 'Shark In The Water'

• 1st May 2009

Fast rising singer/songwriter/producer V V Brown, who has been tipped for big things in 2009, has her brand new single “Shark In The Water” released on June 8th through Island Records. V V who made the Top 10 of the prestigious BBC Sounds ‘Poll’ of new artists to watch out for in 2009, has been previewing songs from her eagerly awaited debut album ”Travelling Like The Light” (June 22nd), performing live with the likes of The Ting Tings, Ladyhawke, Florence & The Machine, Antony & The Johnsons. Following on from her performance at the Camden Crawl last week that saw the Cuban Bar crammed to capacity, there will be plenty more opportunities to catch V V live over the next few months.

Full list of dates is as follows:

10th May London Turning Point Festival @ Roundhouse
16th May Brighton Great Escape
25th May Newcastle Evolution Festival
16th June Beachbreak Live Festival

27-28 June Glastonbury Festival – Pyramid Stage, John Peel & Dance Tent
18th July Lovebox Festival
24th July Camp Bestival
25th July Secret Garden Party
12th Sept Bestival

V V first came to attention after landing an upfront slot on Later With Jools Holland. Her performance on the show won her a lot of admirers including Damon Albarn who invited her to perform on his Africa Exprez adventure in Lagos. A chance meeting on a transatlantic flight with a Select Models agent, who’d read about V V in Vogue magazine, saw the 6ft. star sign up with the Select Agency. A few weeks later she was strutting the catwalk during Naomi Campbell’s charity fashion show and working with hot designer Ashish during London Fashion Week.

Music has always been a massive part of V V‘s life. The Northampton born, London based artist, writes and produces all her own music.. The eldest of six children, she learned to play the piano, developed her vocals and took classical and jazz piano lessons at a musical arts school which she attended at weekends. Early influences included Ruth Brown, Elvis Presley and, just as importantly, the music from Super Marioland. “Travelling Like The Light”, scheduled for release in June, is a perfect introduction to the 25-year old’s sound. In V V‘s world, love sounds like the perfect melody. Both are difficult to define she says, but both pour out of the songs on her debut album. “It’s about letting out all these ideas I’ve had locked up in my mind,” Brown states. “It’s honest – it’s not about being festooned with £10m diamonds or having perfect hair.”