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NILÜFER YANYA PERFORMS NPR TINY DESK (HOME) CONCERT

July 22, 2020 by Cadence Recordings

ATO Records, Miss Universe, Nilüfer Yanya, NPR Music Tiny Desk, Tiny Desk Concert

FEATURING NEW SONG “DAY 7”

photo by: Molly Daniels

(Toronto, ON – July 22, 2020) – Nilüfer Yanya’s new Tiny Desk (Home) Concert is streaming today on NPR Music. Filmed at Riverfish Studio in Cornwall, UK, the session features Yanya playing “Paralysed” – off her 2019 debut album Miss Universe – for the first time, as well as Miss Universe favorites “Heat Rises” and”Heavyweight Champion Of The Year” and a brand-new track called “Day 7.” NPR calls the session “an easy introduction to an artist who may, and most likely will, make her way to your heart.” Watch Nilüfer’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert HERE.

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Nilüfer Yanya’s Miss Universe was named one of the best albums of 2019 by Pitchfork, Billboard, Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, The Guardian, MTV, Noisey, The Independent, Paste, Under the Radar, Dazed, Clash, and more. NPR Music named her their #3 Best New Artist of 2019, behind only Billie Eilish and Maggie Rogers. Nilüfer performed her single “In Your Head” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and Later…with Jools Holland and played an incredible Tiny Desk Concert for NPR Music.

PRAISE FOR NILÜFER YANYA:

“The rapturous debut from the British singer-songwriter takes adventurous pop-rock crucibles to new heights with her illusory songwriting and stunning voice.”

– PITCHFORK (8.3, Best New Music)

“Her voice is the center of the galaxy.” -WALL STREET JOURNAL

“[Miss Universe] skates swiftly from scuzzy rock to pinprick funk, from power chords and splatting cymbals to soft, prettily multi-tracked hooks…unabashedly beautiful.”

– ROLLING STONE (Artist You Need to Know)

“On her debut album, Miss Universe, Yanya has pulled one more trick from her sleeve: crafting an entire world unto herself.” -NPR (First Listen)

“Yanya oozes starpower.” – MTV

“[Miss Universe] feels wise beyond its years, yet has a joyful abandon about it that sounds intrinsically young.” – ESQUIRE

“She packages the unknown into crisp, fluid pop songs that act like elliptical thoughts, full of not-sures and maybes and endless possibilities.” – STEREOGUM (Album of the Week)

“Innovative and striking pop euphoria … every track sends shivers down the spine.“

– CLASH (9/10)

“Shreddy indie rock rooted in soul, totally unique and exciting.” – THE FADER

“One of 2019’s most fascinating breakouts.” – UPROXX

“Sharp, straightforward songwriting, a refreshing willingness to take on a variety of genres and a palette of distorted guitars that jostle and slice with precision.”

– BILLBOARD

“An abstract and contemplative study of the mental and physical, tackling ambitious themes.” – HARPER’S BAZAAR

“A strikingly confident record.” – UNDER THE RADAR

“An impressive collection of tough, simple pop-rock songs… it’s a debut that seems designed to showcase her range as a rising artist.” – JEZEBEL

“An emotionally multi-faceted album to luxuriate in.” – PASTE

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ATO Records Announces Silence Is Not An Option (turn this up) A Compilation Album Supporting Black Lives Matter, Color of Change, and Innocence Project

June 19, 2020 by Cadence Recordings

ATO Records, Benjamin Booker, Black Pumas, Brittany Howard, Chicano Batman, Drive By Truckers, Emily King, Hurray for the Riff Raff, my morning jacket, Nick Hakim, Nilüfer Yanya, Silence Is Not An Option, Turn This Up

Featuring Songs From the ATO Catalog From Brittany Howard, My Morning Jacket, Black Pumas, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Benjamin Booker, Drive-By Truckers, Nilüfer Yanya, Nick Hakim & More

Plus a Brand-New Track From Emily King

Available Digitally Today + Pre-Order Vinyl Exclusively on Bandcamp

Artwork by Shanée Benjamin

(Toronto, ON – June 19, 2020) – ATO Records, an independent record label out of New York City, has been reflecting deeply on the injustices and inequality in our world. We recognize that music is not just an agent for change, but a space of solace. As we approach our 20th anniversary as a label, we remain proud to represent a diverse range of artists whose music imparts messages of inclusivity, justice, and equality.

In that spirit, we’ve assembled an LP that showcases our extraordinary roster of artists and epitomizes ATO’s richness of musical diversity and talent. Silence Is Not An Option is a compilation of powerful anthems from the ATO catalog that explore issues of identity, community, social justice, and resistance. Tracks include Brittany Howard’s “Goat Head,” released in 2019, the explosive song that Howard wrote about growing up in the South with a white mother and a black father; Benjamin Booker’s “Witness,” released in 2017,(“Right now we could use a little pick-me-up / Seems like the whole damn nation’s trying to take us down”), a collaboration with soul music and civil rights icon Mavis Staples; Drive-By Truckers’ “What It Means,” released in 2016, the withering track that Patterson Hood wrote in response to the police shootings of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown; and Chicano Batman’s “Invisible People,” released earlier this year (“Invisible people, we’re tired of living in the dark / Everyone is trying to tear us apart / Allwewanna do isheal now”).

The compilation also features “See Me,” a brand-new song from Grammy-nominated R&B artist Emily King. King wrote and recorded the passionate track just days ago in response to the Black Lives Matters protests. “Feeling so moved by this powerful time,” says King. “Everyday watching the world demand justice. I wake up with sadness but also hope. Like people are starting to finally notice how deeply broken things are. Can you hear me now? Can you see me now? I started singing the words and they wouldn’t leave my head.” Listen to “See Me,” premiering now on Rolling Stone, HERE.

ATO stands with all those committed to the fight for racial equality and mutual respect among all peoples. Silence Is Not An Option is available today digitally and for pre-order on vinyl exclusively on Bandcamp, who are donating 100% of their fees to the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund. ATO will donate 100% of net proceeds from the compilation to causes supporting the Black Lives Matter global human rights movement: Black Lives Matter Greater New York, Color of Change, and Innocence Project. Vinyl will ship in early September.

“This compilation is not about the label, it’s about our artists who’ve been outspoken and providing commentary on these issues for years,” says ATO General Manager and Head of A&R Jon Salter. “Team ATO couldn’t be prouder to raise awareness and money showcasing these powerful songs in our catalog, and be in this moment alongside our exceptional artist community.”

Purchase Silence Is Not An Option HERE

Silence Is Not An Option (turn this up) – Vinyl Tracklist

1. “Witness” – Benjamin Booker (featuring Mavis Staples)

2. “Colors” – Black Pumas

3. “Goat Head” – Brittany Howard

4. “See Me” (Exclusive) – Emily King

5. “What It Means” – Drive-By Truckers

6. “Pa’lante” – Hurray for the Riff Raff

7. “When You Come Back” – Vusi Mahlasela

8. “Paralysed” – Nilüfer Yanya

9. “Invisible People” – Chicano Batman

10. “I’m Amazed” – My Morning Jacket

11. “Vincent Tyler (Single Version)” – Nick Hakim

ATO Records (According To Our Records) is a record label committed to artists and building their careers. Founded in 2000 by Dave Matthews and manager Coran Capshaw, and run by Jon Salter, the label roster boasts an extraordinary artist community including Brittany Howard, My Morning Jacket, Alabama Shakes, Black Pumas, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Drive-By Truckers, Chicano Batman, Nick Hakim, Primus, and many more. As a truly independent label, ATO is steadfast in its commitment to building career artists.

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NILÜFER YANYA ANNOUNCES 2020 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

March 12, 2020 by Cadence Recordings

BABY BLU, H3AT RISES, HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE YEAR, In Your Head, Miss Universe, Nilüfer Yanya, North American Tour, PARADISE

INCLUDING BONNAROO &

NELSONVILLE MUSIC FESTIVAL

HEADLINING DATES IN TORONTO, MONTREAL, BROOKLYN AND MORE

DEBUT ALBUM MISS UNIVERSE OUT NOW ON ATO RECORDS

photo credit: Molly Daniel

(Toronto, ON – March 12, 2020) – London’s Nilüfer Yanya had a triumphant 2019, releasing her distinctive debut album Miss Universe to global acclaim and selling out tour dates across Europe and North America. Nilüfer will return to the U.S. and Canada this summer, with headlining dates in June around her performances at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee and Nelsonville Music Festival in Ohio. New dates include shows at Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn,, and Lincoln, Chicago. Nilüfer will be playing the rescheduled Coachella on October 9-11 and October 16-18. All upcoming dates are below, and tickets for the June headlining tour will go on sale this Friday, March 13 at 10 am ET HERE.

Nilüfer is also opening four UK dates for King Krule later this month, including already sold-out dates in Glasgow, Manchester, and London’s famous Brixton Academy. King Krule’s latest album Man Alive! features two tracks (“Airport Antenatal Airplane” and “(Don’t Let the Dragon) Draag On”) that sample Nilüfer’s debut single “Small Crimes.”

2020 TOUR DATES

3/21: Barrowland Ballroom w/ King Krule – Glasgow, UK – SOLD OUT

3/22: Albert Hall w/ King Krule – Manchester, UK – SOLD OUT

3/24: O2 Academy Brixton w/ King Krule – Brixton, UK – SOLD OUT

3/25: O2 Academy Brixton w/ King Krule – Brixton, UK

4/02: KK Ankara – Ankara, TR

5/22: All Points East Festival – Victoria Park – London, UK

6/04: Thunderbird Café – Pittsburgh, PA

6/05: Nelsonville Festival – Nelsonville, OH

6/06: Black Cat – Washington, DC

6/08: Elsewhere – Brooklyn, NY

6/09: Sinclair – Boston, MA

6/10: Fairmount – Montreal, QC

6/11: Mod Club – Toronto, ON

6/13: Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – Manchester, TN

6/15: Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL

6/16: A2SF – Ann Arbor, MI

8/07: Ypsigrock – Piazza Castello – Bari, IT

10/9-11: Coachella – Indio, CA

10/16-18: Coachella – Indio, CA

Nilüfer Yanya’s Miss Universe was named one of the best albums of 2019 by Pitchfork, Billboard, Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, The Guardian, MTV, Noisey, The Independent, Paste, Under the Radar, Dazed, Clash, and more. NPR Music named her their #3 Best New Artist of 2019, behind only Billie Eilish and Maggie Rogers. Nilüfer performed her single “In Your Head” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and Later…with Jools Hollandand played an incredible Tiny Desk Concert for NPR Music that had Bob Boilen raving, “I don’t know anyone who sings like Nilüfer.”

WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEOS:

“H34T RISES” | “IN YOUR HEAD” | “BABY BLU”

“HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE YEAR”| “PARADISE”

“The rapturous debut from the British singer-songwriter takes adventurous pop-rock crucibles to new heights with her illusory songwriting and stunning voice.”

– PITCHFORK (8.3, Best New Music)

“Her voice is the center of the galaxy.” -WALL STREET JOURNAL

“[Miss Universe] skates swiftly from scuzzy rock to pinprick funk, from power chords and splatting cymbals to soft, prettily multi-tracked hooks…unabashedly beautiful.”

– ROLLING STONE (Artist You Need to Know)

“On her debut album, Miss Universe, Yanya has pulled one more trick from her sleeve: crafting an entire world unto herself.” -NPR (First Listen)

“Yanya oozes starpower.” – MTV

“[Miss Universe] feels wise beyond its years, yet has a joyful abandon about it that sounds intrinsically young.” – ESQUIRE

“She packages the unknown into crisp, fluid pop songs that act like elliptical thoughts, full of not-sures and maybes and endless possibilities.”

– STEREOGUM (Album of the Week)

“Innovative and striking pop euphoria … every track sends shivers down the spine.”

– CLASH (9/10)

“Shreddy indie rock rooted in soul, totally unique and exciting.” – THE FADER

“One of 2019’s most fascinating breakouts.” – UPROXX

“Sharp, straightforward songwriting, a refreshing willingness to take on a variety of genres and a palette of distorted guitars that jostle and slice with precision.”

– BILLBOARD

“An abstract and contemplative study of the mental and physical, tackling ambitious themes.” – HARPER’S BAZAAR

“A strikingly confident record.” – UNDER THE RADAR

“An impressive collection of tough, simple pop-rock songs… it’s a debut that seems designed to showcase her range as a rising artist.” – JEZEBEL

“An emotionally multi-faceted album to luxuriate in.” – PASTE

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NILÜFER YANYA SHARES NEW SINGLE & VIDEO ‘H34T RISES’ ON ATO RECORDS

October 8, 2019 by Cadence Recordings

Album of the Week, Best Album of 2019, H34T RISES, Istanbul, Miss Universe, Nilüfer Yanya, Reimagined, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

WORLD TOUR UNDERWAY – INCLUDES HUGE HOMETOWN SHOW AT O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE 19 NOV & FIRST AUSTRALIA / JAPAN DATES

ACCLAIMED DEBUT ALBUM MISS UNIVERSE

OUT NOW

Photo credit: Molly Daniels

“You’ll listen as if your life depended on it” – Q ****

“A distinctive new voice in indie rock, a deeply expressive singer and sharply inventive guitarist” – Uncut ****

“On a musical and human level, then, the world needs more people like Nilüfer Yanya” – Mojo ****

“A true original” – The Guardian (Album of the Week) ****

“The rapturous debut from the British singer-songwriter takes adventurous pop-rock crucibles to new heights with her illusory songwriting and stunning voice.” – Pitchfork 8.3 (Best New Music)

Watch the video for ‘H34T RISES’ HERE

Listen to Miss Universe HERE

(Toronto, ON – October 8, 2019) – Nilüfer Yanya (“a true original” – The Guardian) has today shared her new single & video ‘H34T RISES’ on ATO Records. The video for ‘H34T RISES’ was shot in her father’s hometown Istanbul by her sister Molly Daniel and features an entirely Turkish crew in the city that the two sisters have re-established a strong connection with in recent years. The original ‘Heat Rises’ featured on Nilüfer Yanya’s unanimously acclaimed debut album Miss Universe which saw release in March on ATO – gaining plaudits from Pitchfork (Best New Music), NPR (Best Albums of 2019 (So Far)), The Guardian (Album Of The Week), The Sunday Times (Debut Of The Week) and countless others. The newly reimagined track ‘H34T RISES’ – which still features Yanya’s first guitar teacher The Invisible’s Dave Okumu on production and backing vox – has been reworked by Yanya with a different structure, additional production elements and an entirely new mix.

In the months since releasing Miss Universe, Nilüfer Yanya made her North American TV debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (HERE), appeared on NPR’s iconic Tiny Desk (HERE) and been profiled by CRACK, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and others. Yanya is currently out on her maiden world tour which comprises shows on the West Coast of America, Mexico, Australia, Japan and Europe – including her biggest hometown headline show to date at Shepherd’s Bush Empire on 17 November. Tickets are available HERE.

Yanya said of the brand new ‘H34T RISES’ version: “The original song ‘Heat Rises’ came together over a year or so, maybe. I felt really lucky I was able to work with Dave Okumu on this, there was a lot to learn just being in the room with him. I had the rough demo and beat on my phone for maybe a year, but it wasn’t until the lyrics were fully realised that that it really took shape as a song for me. The original track works perfectly in the album but when I decided to re-release it as a single, I thought a few changes to the mix and structure might help it jump out more and that’s where ‘H34T RISES’ came from.”

Video director Molly Daniel said, “Me and Nilufer hadn’t considered shooting in Istanbul, but once the thought had entered our head we wanted to stick with it. I felt like Istanbul would really fit the concept and it was really nice to be able to work with a female led and Turkish crew. I remember finding out my mum was pregnant with Nilufer when we lived in Istanbul, so returning to work there together as adults really felt like we had come full circle.” Yanya added, “I thought whilst I was making Miss Universe – “WWAY Health is out to get us, they’re the bad guys.” But when it came to making the video for Heat Rises it dawned on me that the enemy tends to be better disguised!” Yanya and her sister Molly Daniel’s non-profit organisation Artists In Transit continues to raise funds for displaced families entering Europe and teaching arts & music classes to refugee children in Athens. Visit the Artists In Transit website HERE .

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See Nilüfer Yanya on tour in 2019:

9 October | Foro Indie Rocks, Mexico City

18 October | SWN Festival, Wales

19 October | Simple Things Festival, Bristol

22 October | Atlas, Aarhus, Denmark

23 October | Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark

24 October | Bahnhof Pauli, Hamburg, Germany

25 October | Under Your Skin Festival, Utrecht, Holland

27 October | Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany

29 October | Turbinzaal de Centrale, Gent, Belgium

30 October | Luxor, Cologne, Germany

31 October – 2 November | Pitchfork Festival, Paris

19 November | O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

22 November | Super Bock Festival, Lisbon

24 November | Sala El Solo, Madrid, Spain

25 November | Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain

4 December | Northcote Social Club, Northcote, AU

6 December | The Foundry, Brisbane, AU

7 December | Fairgrounds Festival, Berry, New South Wales, AU

9 December | Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney, AU

11 December | WWW Shibuya, Tokyo, JP

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WATCH NILÜFER YANYA PERFORM A NPR “TINY DESK CONCERT”

September 18, 2019 by Cadence Recordings

Angels, Baby Luv, Best Albums of 2019, Miss Universe, Nilüfer Yanya, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Unordained

HEADLINING TOUR KICKS OFF NEXT WEEK IN VANCOUVER

ACCLAIMED DEBUT MISS UNIVERSE OUT NOW

Photo credit: Molly Daniels

“I don’t know anyone who sings like Nilüfer… At moments, the music felt like an eruption waiting to happen, though the suave, refined sound left an indelible vibe in the room.”

– Bob Boilen, NPR Music

Watch Tiny Desk Session HERE

Listen to Miss Universe HERE

(Toronto, ON – September 18, 2019) – Earlier this summer, NPR Music named Nilüfer Yanya’s debut album Miss Universe one of the Best Albums of 2019 (So Far), while listeners voted her the #3 Best New Artist of 2019, behind only Billie Eilish and Maggie Rogers. Today, NPR shares Yanya’s incredible Tiny Desk concert, where she played stripped-down versions of her songs “Baby Luv,” “Angels,” and “The Unordained.” Watch and share the session HERE.

Since its March release, Miss Universe has since seen widespread acclaim from a vast number of publications, including an NPR First Listen, Pitchfork Best New Music, and Rolling Stone Artist You Need to Know accolades. Miss Universe has been named one of 2019’s best albums so far by Billboard, The Guardian, The Independent, Stereogum, Esquire, and Exclaim! Yanya’s Tiny Desk concert follows her TV debut performance of “In Your Head” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

After selling out shows in New York, Chicago, and Toronto earlier this year, Yanya kicks off her first U.S. West Coast headlining tour this week followed by performances at the ACL Music Festival in Austin and Foro Indie Rocks in Mexico City. She will then return to Europe for a run of dates in October and November. All dates are below and tickets are available HERE.

LISTEN TO “MISS UNIVERSE” HERE

★★★★

The Guardian, The Independent, MOJO, Uncut, Q, Loud & Quiet,

DIY, The Skinny, Dork, All Music

“Her voice is the center of the galaxy.” – Wall Street Journal

“[Miss Universe] skates swiftly from scuzzy rock to pinprick funk, from power chords and splatting cymbals to soft, prettily multi-tracked hooks…unabashedly beautiful.” – Rolling Stone (Artist You Need to Know)

“On her debut album, Miss Universe, Yanya has pulled one more trick from her sleeve: crafting an entire world unto herself.” – NPR (First Listen)

“Yanya oozes starpower.” – MTV

“Innovative and striking pop euphoria … every track sends shivers down the spine.” – CLASH (9/10)

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See Nilüfer Yanya on tour in 2019:

09/21: Workmans Club – Dublin, IE

09/27: Fortune Sound Club – Vancouver, BC

09/28: Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA

09/29: Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR

10/01: The Independent – San Francisco, CA

10/02: Lodge Room – Los Angeles, CA

10/06: ACL Music Festival – Austin, TX

10/09: Foro Indie Rocks – Mexico City, MX

10/18: SWN Festival – Wales, UK

10/19: Simple Things Festival – Bristol, UK

10/22: Atlas – Aarhus, DK

10/23: Vega – Musikkens Hus, Lille Vega – Copenhagen, DK

10/24: Banhof Pauli – Hamburg-nord, DE

10/25: Under Your Skin Festival – Utrecht, NL

10/27: Festsaal Kreuzberg – Berlin, DE

10/29: Turbinezall de Centrale – Ghent, BE

10/30: Luxor – Koln, DE

11/01: Pitchfork Festival – Paris, FR

11/10: O2 Empire Shepherds Bush – London, UK

11/22: Super Bock Festival – Lisbon, PT

11/24: Sala El Solo – Madrid, ES

11/25: Razzmatazz – Barcelona, SP

12/07: Fairgrounds Festival – Berry NSW, AU

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NILÜFER YANYA SHARES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO “BABY BLU”

April 11, 2019 by Cadence Recordings

Debut Album, Miss Universe, Nilüfer Yanya, Osheaga, Summer Tour, Toronto

UPCOMING SUMMER TOUR DATES INCLUDING OSHEAGA AND TORONTO

ACCLAIMED DEBUT ALBUM MISS UNIVERSE

OUT NOW

Photo credit: Molly Daniels

★★★★

-The Guardian, The Independent, MOJO, Uncut, Q, Loud & Quiet,

DIY, The Skinny, Dork, All Music

“The rapturous debut from the British singer-songwriter takes adventurous pop-rock crucibles to new heights with her illusory songwriting and stunning voice.” -Pitchfork (8.3, Best New Music)

“Her voice is the center of the galaxy” -Wall Street Journal

“[Miss Universe] skates swiftly from scuzzy rock to pinprick funk, from power chords and splatting cymbals to soft, prettily multi-tracked hooks…unabashedly beautiful”

-Rolling Stone (Artist You Need to Know)

“On her debut album, Miss Universe, Yanya has pulled one more trick from her sleeve: crafting an entire world unto herself.” -NPR (First Listen)

“Yanya oozes starpower” -MTV

“Innovative and striking pop euphoria … every track sends shivers down the spine”

-CLASH (9/10)

Watch the video for “Baby Blu” HERE

Listen to Miss Universe HERE

(Toronto, ON – April 11, 2019) – Today, breakout star Nilüfer Yanya has shared the brilliant video for her song “Baby Blu”, the latest single from her critically acclaimed debut record Miss Universe. Shot in Tokyo over New Years 2019, the video for “Baby Blu” is something of a family affair, starring Yanya, her sisters Molly and Elif, and brother Cemil.

Yanya is currently in the midst of a Turkish, U.K. and European headline tour which included a sold-out show this week at London’s Hackney EartH. In July, Yanya will head back to the U.S. & Canada for her first U.S. headlining tour that will take her up to Canada to play a headlining gig in Toronto on August 3rd followed by an appearance at Montreal festival – Osheaga on August 4. Yanya has also just announced her biggest headline show to date at o2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on November 17. Tickets for all U.S. dates are available HERE.

Already proclaimed Annie Mac’s ‘Hottest Record In The World’ on BBC Radio 1, the instantly infectious ‘Baby Blu’ is a stand out track amongst an album packed with stellar singles and powerful songwriting. Explaining the video shoot, Yanya said: “We shot the video in Tokyo over New Years – me and my sisters went to visit my brother who is studying there for a year. My sister Molly had the idea for theming the video around street racing cars, which proved to be quite difficult to track down as it’s highly illegal in Japan. We managed to find a few car shows and garages, got some fast rides and had lots of fun. For me this video is really about us as siblings, refusing to let go of each other and our childhood.”

The ambitious and compelling debut album from Yanya arrived in March on ATO Records. Miss Universe has since seen widespread acclaim from a vast number of publications, including a NPR First Listen, Pitchfork Best New Music, and Rolling Stone Artist You Need to Know accolades. Miss Universe received rave reviews from The Guardian (Album of the Week), The Independent, MOJO, Q, Uncut, Wall Street Journal, Stereogum (Album of the Week), The Line of Best Fit (Album of the Week), CLASH, DIY, NYLON, Paste, All Music, Exclaim!, Dork, MTV News, Vinyl Me Please, Jezebel, FLOOD and more.

Largely recorded in the same remote Penzance studio she used to jam in with her uncle Joe – a former musician himself – Miss Universe features co-productions with both her former school guitar teacher The Invisible’s Dave Okumu and her live bandmates Jazzi Bobbi and Luke Bower, as well as producers John Congleton, Oli Barton-Wood, Will Archer and M.T. Hadley. Inventive, expressive and rapturous, the album has seen Yanya deservedly hailed as a true original and a vitally important new voice in indie-rock.

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See Nilüfer Yanya on tour in 2019:

April 11 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds

April 12 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla

April 13 – Oxford, UK @ O2 Academy Oxford

April 14 – Brighton, UK @ The Haunt

April 16 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Bitterzoet

April 17 – Hamburg, GER @ Nochtwache

April 18 – Berlin, GER @ Kantine am Berghain

April 19 – Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Motel Mozaique

April 21 – Vienna, Austria @ Chelsea Club

April 22 – Munich, GER @ Ampere

April 24 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Exil

April 25 – Koln, GER @ Blue Shell

April 26 – Paris, FRA @ Le Point Ephemere

April 29 – Brussels, BEL @ Les Nuits Botanique Festival

April 30 – Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Merleyn

May 1 – Utrecht, Holland @ ACU

June 1 – Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound

July 19-21 – Melt! Festival, Germany

July 23 – New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

July 24 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
July 26 – Camden, NJ @ Xponential Festival
July 27 – Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival
July 30 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop

July 31 – Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village

August 1 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups

August 2 – Detroit, MI @ Deluxx Fluxx

August 3 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern

August 4 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival

August 8-12 – Belle & Sebastian Boaty Weekender

August 15-18 – Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons, Wales

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NILÜFER YANYA SHARES NEW TRACK “TEARS” TODAY

February 21, 2019 by Cadence Recordings

Beats 1, In Your Head, Miss Universe, New Album, New Single, Nilüfer Yanya, Premiere, Tears, World First, Zane Lowe

UPCOMING DEBUT ALBUM

MISS UNIVERSE OUT MARCH 22 ON

ATO RECORDS

ON TOUR NOW WITH SHARON VAN ETTEN

UPCOMING STOP IN VANCOUVER ON FRIDAY

“London’s most exciting pop artist” -Pitchfork

“An infectious earworm… The song feels like a moment of clarity for the singer” -NPR

“Boldness is warranted when you’ve got a hook as devastating as the one that Nilüfer Yanya repeats” -The New York Times

Listen to “Tears” Here

Watch the video for “In Your Head” Here

(Toronto, ON – February 20, 2019) – Nilüfer Yanya, London’s 23-year-old “effortlessly smooth new soul star” (The FADER) is sharing the track ‘Tears’ today – the third new track from her debut full-length album Miss Universe.Tears” continues to show off the dynamic cohesion of Nilüfer’s upcoming record while flaunting its poppier side. Miss Universe will be released on March 22nd via ATO Records. Beats 1 Radio’s Zane Lowe featured ‘Tears’ as a World First on his Beats 1 show this afternoon.

‘Tears’ comes accompanied by a lyric video featuring the branding of the shadowy ‘WWAYH’ (WE WORRY ABOUT YOUR HEALTH™) organisation whose darkly funny automated phoneline interludes are peppered throughout the glorious Miss Universe. The mind department of WE WORRY ABOUT YOUR HEALTH™ issued this statement: “Despite previous claims of crying being natural response to stress and regarded as healthy, recent studies have unearthed evidence that proves this claim as untrue. It can also simulate similar responses in others to varying degrees, primarily targeting the vulnerable (infants, children and elderly) which makes it a socially irresponsible behaviour. The Body department would like to add it is also a waste of bodily fluids and self destructive to one’s health hereby deeming the act of crying illegal.”

Upon release in January, “In Your Head” was proclaimed one of NPR’s “20 Best Songs We Heard for January”, a Sunday Times Culture ‘Hottest Track’, one of The Guardian’s ’50 Great Tracks For February’ and landed in The FADER’s ’20 best rock songs right now’playlist – setting the tone for what’s still to come with the release of Miss Universe in March. Largely recorded in the same remote Penzance studio she used to jam in with her uncle Joe – a former musician himself – Miss Universe features co-productions with both her former school guitar teacher The Invisible’s Dave Okumu and her live bandmates Jazzi Bobbi and Luke Bower, as well as producers John Congleton, Oli Barton-Wood, Will Archer and M.T. Hadley.

2019 started in whirlwind fashion with Nilüfer touring across North America in January and February with Sharon Van Etten, including a stop in Vancouver on Friday. Next, Nilüfer will embark on her biggest U.K., Europe and Turkey headlining tour to date in April. Following that, she will head back to the US for a headlining date at NYC’s Rough Trade on July 23. Tickets for that show will be on-sale this Friday, February 22nd at 12pm EST HERE.

Though she’d been writing songs in her head since she was six, and on the guitar since she was 12, it took a long time for Nilüfer Yanya to work up the courage to show anyone her music. “I knew I wanted to sing, but the idea of actually having to do it was really horrifying,” says the 23-year-old. When she was finally persuaded to do so, by a music teacher in West London where she grew up, she says “it was horrible. I loved it”.

At 18, Nilüfer – who is of Turkish-Irish-Bajan heritage – uploaded a few demos to SoundCloud. Though she’s preternaturally shy, her music – which uniquely blends elements of soul and jazz into intimate pop songs with electronic flourishes and a newly expressed grungy guitar sound – isn’t. And it didn’t take long for it to catch people’s attention. She signed with independent New York label ATO, following three EPs on esteemed london indie label Blue Flowers, and earned a place on the BBC Sound of 2018 longlist. She also supported the likes of The xx, Interpol, Broken Social Scene and Mitski on tour.

Now, Nilüfer is ready to release her debut album, Miss Universe. Though she recorded much of it in the same remote Cornwall studio she used to jam in as a much younger person, it is bigger and more ambitious than anything she has done before. ‘Angels’, with its muted, harmonic riffs, channels ideas “of paranoid thoughts and anxiety” – a theme that runs through the album, not least in its conceptual spoken word interludes which emanate from a fictional health management company WE WORRY ABOUT YOUR HEALTH™. “You sign up, and you pay a fee,” explains Nilüfer of the automated messages, which are littered through the album and are narrated by the titular Miss Universe. “They sort out all of your dietary requirements, and then they move onto medication, and then maybe you can get a better organ or something… and then suddenly it starts to get a bit weird. You’re giving them more of you and to what end?”

See Nilüfer Yanya on tour in 2019:

February 21 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom^

February 22 – Vancouver, BC @ The Imperial^

February 23 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre^

February 25 – Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu Winery^

February 26 – San Francisco, CA @ The Filmore^

February 28 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park^

March 1 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel^

March 28 – Istanbul, Turkey @ Babylon

April 3 – Glasgow, Scotland @ CCA

April 4 – Manchester, UK @ YES

April 5 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club

April 6 – Newcastle, UK @ The Cluny

April 8 – Leicester, UK @ O2 Academy Leicester University

April 9 – London, UK @ Evolutionary Arts Hackney

April 11 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds

April 12 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla

April 13 – Oxford, UK @ O2 Academy Oxford

April 14 – Brighton, UK @ The Haunt

April 16 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Bitterzoet

April 17 – Hamburg, GER @ Nochtwache

April 18 – Berlin, GER @ Kantine am Berghain

April 19 – Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Motel Mozaique

April 21 – Vienna, Austria @ Chelsea Club

April 22 – Munich, GER @ Ampere

April 24 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Exil

April 25 – Koln, GER @ Blue Shell

April 26 – Paris, FRA @ Le Point Ephemere

April 29 – Brussels, BEL @ Les Nuits Botanique Festival

April 30 – Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Merleyn

May 1 – Utrecht, Holland @ ACU

June 1 – Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound

July 19-21 – Melt! Festival, Germany

July 23 – New York, NY @ Rough Trade

August 8-12 – Belle & Sebastian Boaty Weekender

August 15-18 – Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons, Wales

^with Sharon Van Etten

Nilüfer Yanya – Miss Universe– out 3/22/19 via ATO Records

Nilufer Yanya’s ‘Miss Universe’ Album Cover

NILÜFER YANYA ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM MISS UNIVERSE OUT MARCH 22 ON ATO RECORDS

January 22, 2019 by Cadence Recordings

ATO Records, Debut Album, In Your Head, Miss Universe, Nilüfer Yanya, North American Tour, Sharon Van Etten

NEW SINGLE + VIDEO “IN YOUR HEAD” OUT NOW

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH SHARON VAN ETTEN BEGINS FEB 6 WITH STOPS IN TORONTO AND VANCOUVER

“London’s most exciting pop artist” -Pitchfork

“Her voice will surprise you, her raw, romantic songs about love and loss will break your heart, and you better get ready to hear more.” -Noisey

“Boldness is warranted when you’ve got a hook as devastating as the one that Nilüfer Yanya repeats” -The New York Times

Watch the video for “In Your Head” HERE

(Toronto, ON – January 22, 2019) – Nilüfer Yanya, London’s 23 year-old “effortlessly smooth new soul star” (The FADER) has today announced her hotly-anticipated debut full length album Miss Universe. The record will be released on March 22 via ATO Records and launches today with the unveiling of Nilüfer’s new single and video “In Your Head“.

The stunning video for ‘In Your Head’ was filmed in the Las Vegas desert by longtime creative collaborator ENERGYFORCE and mirrors the track’s thrilling choruses and frantic energy. Speaking about “In Your Head”, Nilüfer said, “Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me and I get trapped. There’s the things I need disguised as things I think I only want, things I think I’m choosing out of choice not necessity. Sometimes this only becomes clear in retrospect, or maybe it will never become clear. Some people may call that being paranoid. I think that’s what I wrote the song about , but what’s interesting to me, and what I think I was trying to get at, is the illusion of freedom.”

Miss Universe was largely recorded in the same remote Penzance studio she used to jam in with her uncle Joe – a former musician himself – and features co-productions with both her former school guitar teacher The Invisible’s Dave Okumu and her live bandmates Jazzi Bobbi and Luke Bower, as well as producers John Congleton, Oli Barton-Wood, Will Archer and M.T. Hadley.

2019 is starting in whirlwind fashion with Nilufer touring throughout February with Sharon Van Etten across North America. The tour kicks off in Washington, D.C. on February 6 before hitting several major cities including NYC, LA, Toronto, Vancouver and more. Following that run, Nilüfer will embark on her biggest U.K., Europe and Turkey headline tour to date in April, beginning with a show in Nilüfer’s father’s ancestral home Istanbul. Tickets for all of her upcoming tour dates are available from HERE.

Following her inclusion in the BBC’s influential Sound Of poll in 2018, Nilüfer was recently tipped as an Artist to Watch in 2019 by The Guardian, The Independent, NYLON, and more. The foundations are firmly laid for Nilüfer Yanya’s debut album – and her confirmation as a rare and utterly original British songwriting talent.

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Now, Nilüfer is ready to release her debut album, Miss Universe. Though she recorded much of it in the same remote Cornwall studio she used to jam in as a much younger person, it is bigger and more ambitious than anything she has done before. ‘Angels’, with its muted, harmonic riffs, channels ideas “of paranoid thoughts and anxiety” – a theme that runs through the album, not least in its conceptual spoken word interludes which emanate from a fictional health management company WE WORRY ABOUT YOUR HEALTH TM. “You sign up, and you pay a fee,” explains Nilüfer of the automated messages, which are littered through the album and are narrated by the titular Miss Universe. “They sort out all of your dietary requirements, and then they move onto medication, and then maybe you can get a better organ or something… and then suddenly it starts to get a bit weird. You’re giving them more of you and to what end?”

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See Nilüfer Yanya on tour in 2019:

February 6 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club^

February 7 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer^

February 8 – Boston, MA @ Royale^

February 9 – New York City, NY @ Beacon Theatre^

February 11 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall^

February 13 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre^

February 14 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall^

February 15 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall^

February 16 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave^

February 18 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre^

February 19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall^

February 21 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom^

February 22 – Vancouver, BC @ The Imperial^

February 23 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre^

February 25 – Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu Winery^

February 26 – San Francisco, CA @ The Filmore^

February 28 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park^

March 1 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel^

March 28 – Istanbul, Turkey @ Babylon

April 3 – Glasgow, Scotland @ CCA

April 4 – Manchester, UK @ YES

April 5 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club

April 6 – Newcastle, UK @ The Cluny

April 8 – Leicester, UK @ O2 Academy Leicester University

April 9 – London, UK @ Evolutionary Arts Hackney

April 11 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds

April 12 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla

April 13 – Oxford, UK @ O2 Academy Oxford

April 14 – Brighton, UK @ The Haunt

April 16 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Bitterzoet

April 17 – Hamburg, GER @ Nochtwache

April 18 – Berlin, GER @ Kantine am Berghain

April 19 – Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Motel Mozaique

April 21 – Vienna, Austria @ Chelsea Club

April 22 – Munich, GER @ Ampere

April 24 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Exil

April 25 – Koln, GER @ Blue Shell

April 26 – Paris, FRA @ Le Point Ephemere

April 29 – Brussels, BEL @ Les Nuits Botanique Festival

April 30 – Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Merleyn

May 1 – Utrecht, Holland @ ACU

June 1 – Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound

August 8-12 – Belle & Sebastian Boaty Weekender

^with Sharon Van Etten

Nilüfer Yanya – Miss Universe– out 3/22/19 via ATO Records

Nilufer Yanya’s ‘Miss Universe’ Album Cover

WWAY HEALTH ™
In Your Head
Paralysed
Angels
Experience?
Paradise
Baby Blu
Warning
Heat Rises
Melt
“Sparkle” GOD HELP ME
Safety Net
Tears
Monsters Under The Bed
The Unordained
Give Up Function
Heavyweight Champion of the Year

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