Rising star - Catherine Feeny
A sweet summer breeze of sailing melody and warming brass, Mr Blue is the new single from rising star Catherine Feeny - released on August 27th.
A heartfelt ode written to console a troubled lover, the song first came to prominence in the U.S having featured as a central theme of the film 'Running With Scissors' starring Gwyneth Paltrow.
Mr Blue was also included in the opening episode of The OC's latest series and subsequently reached No. 1 in the US iTunes Charts with over 25,000 downloads.
For it's UK single release Mr Blue has been remixed by Jeremy Wheatley - who has lent his formidable mixing skills to the likes of Razorlight and Corinne Bailey Rae – and will be available on CD, 7" vinyl and for download.
The song is taken from Feeny's sophomore album Hurricane Glass, which was originally released to critical acclaim on indie label Tallgrass last year. Watch the video to Mr Blue (Real Player).
A groundswell of support in the UK however, and the success of Mr Blue stateside prompted EMI to sign Feeny and a repackaged and remixed version of her album is out now in the UK.
Philadelphia born Feeny started her musical career in LA, but moved to the more relaxed environs of Norfolk to record Hurricane Glass with producer Sebastian Rogers.
It's a move that's put her on the map here too, and a year of support slots with, amongst others, Martha Wainwright, John Prine, Suzanne Vega and most recently Wilco, has resulted in a burgeoning fan base.
Catherine has created her own special relationship between Britain and America. Watch out as she rides the back of a perfectly-shaped hurricane through music 2007.
Catherine plays the following dates through 2007:
August
Thu 30 Aberdeen, Lemon Tree
Fri 31 Edinburgh, Caberet Voltaire
September
Sat 1 Lancaster, The Dukes
Sun 2 Manchester, Club Academy
Tue 4 Norwich, Arts Centre
Wed 5 London, Dingwalls
Thu 6 Bristol, The Fleece
Fri 7 Exeter, The Phoenix
Sun 9 Sheffield, The Boardwalk
Mon 10 Gateshead, The Sage
Tue 11 Birmingham, Glee Club
Wed 12 Leicester, The Charlotte
Thu 13 Brighton, Komedia
Check out Catherine Feeny's website and her MySpace page.
