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Katy Kirby Announces ‘Blue Raspberry (Deluxe)’
Thursday, May 30th, 2024

Katy Kirby Announces ‘Blue Raspberry (Deluxe)’

Called “a smart, sexy think piece on queer romance in a world on fire,” by Paste, Katy Kirby’s latest album ‘Blue Raspberry’ traces the crescendo and collapse of new love, savoring each gleaming shard of rock candy and broken glass along the way. Originally released in January, Kirby is now announcing a digital deluxe version that will contain two new songs, coming out on July 12. Out today is “Headlights”, a song that dissects the seemingly benign issues of everyday life, or as one lyric puts it: “a ticking time bomb with a Tweedy Bird watch face”. Listen below. 
 
Listen to “Headlights”: https://youtu.be/USSox_wbVcU?si=ifTDouOe1iMr_fpJ  
 
" “Headlights” isn't as open-hearted as any of the songs that ended up on ‘Blue Raspberry’,” Kirby explains. “We could call it an ode to the cumulative, low-level suffering that accompanies all human life. Or we could just say that it's kind of a bratty little ballad about being fucking tired, you know?" 
 
‘Blue Raspberry’ follows Kirby’s acclaimed debut album ‘Cool Dry Place,’ which was released in February of 2021. While the songs on that record unfold amidst Kirby finding her voice, ‘Blue Raspberry’ is a polished and confident sophomore effort that deepens the questions that bubbled through ‘Cool Dry Place’ about how people can reach each other despite all the hazard zones where human connection caves in.  
 
With a successful US headlining run and some dates with the Mountain Goats under her belt, Kirby will return to the road this summer with a European headline tour that starts next week and a new run of US shows beginning in late July; all upcoming dates are listed below. 

 

TOUR DATES 
Jun 4 – Hamburg, DE @ Bahnhof Pauli 

Jun 5 – Berlin, DE @ Kantine am Berghain 

Jun 7 – Hilvarenbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret 

Jun 8 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique 

Jun 9 – Paris, FR @ Badaboum 

Jun 11 – London, UK @ Moth Club 

Jun 12 – Manchester, UK @ YES (Basement) 

Jun 13 – Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast 

Jun 14 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club 

Jun 15 – Brighton, UK @ DUST 

Jun 23 – Greenfield, MA @ Green River Festival 

Jul 25 – Portsmouth, NH @ The Press Room * 

Jul 26 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall * 

Jul 27 – Brattleboro, VT @ The Stone Church * 

Jul 28 – Troy, NY @ No Fun * 

Jul 30 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground * 

Jul 31 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell's Eccentric Cafe * 

Aug 1 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club * 

Aug 2 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway * 

Aug 4 – St. Charles, IA @ Hinterland Music Festival 

Aug 5 – Urbana, IL @ Gallery Art Bar * 

 Aug 6 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop * 

Aug 7 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups * 

Aug 8 – Cleveland, OH @ Mahall's * 

 

 * with support from Mei Semones 

 

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