Gabriella Cilmi have announced the release of their fourth studio album, “Pure Love”along with a UK headline tour and the launch of her latest single, YRU Hanging Around.
Gabriella was 16 when she got a global record deal and a hit in 2008 with her debut single “Sweet About Me”.
Additional hits followed including “On a Mission” and her cover of Connie Francis’ “Warm in winter”. But five years later, she left the limelight, overwhelmed by the pressure of the industry and trying to be one “people”.
The idea of starting a new chapter began when she revisited a video of her full-throttle performance of “Jumping Jack Flash” from her childhood. Her partner suggested she needed to reconnect with who she was then, so that’s exactly what she did!
Speaking more about her new material, Cilmi says: ““Pure Love” is a homecoming record for me, it’s about coming home to yourself. To me this song really feels like a mantra of surrender and I wrote it as a reminder to get out of my head and back into the present. I hope it can help others do the same.”
The new single, ‘YRU Hanging Around’, is out now. She explains, “‘YRU Hanging Around’ is about the realization that you’ve been waiting for the approval of others for far too long. It’s about that aha moment when you suddenly have the epiphany that you don’t need anyone’s permission to live the life you want but your own.”
Gabriella has returned to performing live in recent years, including a secret set showcasing her brand new music at KOKO in London and the recent War Child show alongside Jack Savoretti and Katherine Jenkins. Her headline tour kicks off on November 19 at Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds.
Pure love song list
“Pure Love”
“No to a King”
“YRU hangs around”
“Pieces”
“Too far away”
“No excuses”
“You Killed Our Song”
“Not enough to keep me down”
“What We Do”
“Love Me Like It’s The End Of The World”
Tour dates in November
19th – Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club
20th – Edinburgh, The Cabaret Voltaire
21st – Newcastle, Head of Steam
22nd – Manchester, night and day
24th – London, Bush Hall
26th – Birmingham, Dead Wax
Pre-order ‘Pure Love’ on CD and vinyl here
Tickets for the ‘Pure Love’ UK tour go on sale July 28 at 10.00am BST.
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