ONE of Australia’s leading female vocalists will be bringing her amazing voice to the Glasshouse.
Kate Miller-Heidke has the critics raving with her fourth studio album, and first independent release, O Vertigo!
The album playfully redefines the boundaries of her unique style of indie pop.
Kate launched the album to her fans in capital cities with a sold-out series of intimate acoustic shows, featuring long-term collaborator Keir Nuttall on guitar and musical freak-genius John Rodgers on violin and piano.
The trio are now embarking on an extensive tour of regional centres to premiere songs from O Vertigo! along with old favourites.
“I feel like live performance has always been at the heart of what I do,” Kate said.
“Often the test of a good song is if it works in a very stripped-back, acoustic mode.
“I love reinventing the songs in this way. I’m looking forward to bringing the new songs, as well as a mixture of older stuff, out far beyond the capital cities, especially places I’ve never played before.”
New Yorker music critic Sasha Frere-Jones described her songs as “a big clutch of Pantone swatches”.
When people discuss Kate Miller-Heidke, the metaphors have to be big in order to match a voice that is nothing short of monumental.
From the towering pop of the title track to the arresting romantic ballads that made her a household name, to electrifying barnyard-stompers and surprising duets, O Vertigo! scales new and adventurous heights in songwriting and performance.
Kate has just returned from playing sold-out shows in London and The Great Escape in the UK and at the time of writing she was about to perform at the Sydney Opera House for the Vivid LIVE festival.
After her August tour of Australia she will be returning to the UK for her first headline tour of the country to support the European release of O Vertigo! From there she will be heading straight to the US to perform for the prestigious New York Metropolitan Opera in its production of The Death Of Klinghoffer.
UK singer-songwriter Ryan Keen will be joining Kate on all dates.
With the warm, breathy voice, technically virtuosic guitar playing style and armful of confessional and/or observational material, Ryan may well become your favourite new bard.
Kate will be performing in Port Macquarie at the Glasshouse on Wednesday 21 August at 8pm.
Tickets cost $55. To book visit www.glasshouse.org.au, or phone 6581 8888.
