BIRDY’S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NEW ALBUM ‘YOUNG HEART’ – OUT EVERYWHERE NOW

BIRDY’S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NEW ALBUM ‘YOUNG HEART’ – OUT EVERYWHERE NOW

Buy/stream Birdy’s fourth studio album ‘Young Heart’ here: 

https://birdy.lnk.to/young-heart/ 

“The most moving song from singer-songwriter Birdy’s forthcoming fourth album is ‘Loneliness,’ a swirling symphony about losing one’s mind in ‘sweet dreams of loneliness.’ Here’s hoping for more beautiful tragedy on ‘Young Heart,’ due in April.” – Billboard 

“creatively thriving... a beautiful, poetic journey through heartbreak”

“‘Young Heart’ is a gorgeous album that perfectly captures the meandering journey that heartbreak takes you on.” – NME, 4* 

“Gorgeous in its sparsity… consistent from start to finish.” – Line of Best Fit – 7/10

 

Today, Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum recording artist Birdy releases her long awaited fourth album ‘Young Heart’ which features the rousing piano ballad “Second Hand News,” “Deepest Lonely,” ‘deeper, darker, territory… authentically haunting - The Guardian,’ “Loneliness” ‘a swirling symphony… the most moving song from Birdy’s forthcoming fourth album - Billboard,’ and the enchanting first single from the album “Surrender.” 

‘Young Heart’ is quite the departure from Birdy’s previous album, 2015’s dramatic ‘Beautiful Lies.’ Where Beautiful Lies was a fairy tale, Young Heart is a gritty realist portrait of the artist in pain, looking for the light. The songs on the album tussle between light and dark, between that vastness of space and the interior of home. The conflict between wanting to hide away and being compelled to go away, to new places and new experiences play out across the record.  

Album opener “Voyager” is a beautifully written song about the knowledge and pain that you need to end a relationship, but the no-man’s land where your partner doesn’t know yet. From there, the record speaks of the fallout – the loneliness, the pain of missing the person one still loves, the acceptance of grief being central to love and loss, longing for travel but the pull of the familiarity of home. 

Speaking of Young Heart, Birdy says: I’m so proud of this album, my last record was a lot more theatrical – there was a lot going on, it was a big production. Whereas this is quite stripped back - anything that didn’t need to be there, isn’t. There’s no decoration. This album just feels very personal – I’ve grown up a lot over the past five years and have experienced new things that have shaped my understanding of the world, but also of who I am as an artist. This album means a lot to me - I want to protect it.”  

Following the success of Birdy’s recent one-off global livestream at Wilton’s Music Hall ‘a masterful show…had the feel of a festival headline set – The Independent,’ Birdy will play an intimate special performance at Kentish Town Forum on November 21^st, a venue she last played in 2014. The intimate performance will be Birdy’s first headline show since 2016 and marks Birdy’s return to the stage, with many more dates to be announced in due course.  

‘Young Heart’ Tracklisting: 

1. The Witching Hour – Intro 
2. Voyager
3. Loneliness
4. The Otherside
5. Surrender
6. Nobody Knows Me Like You Do
7. River Song
8. Second Hand News
9. Deepest Lonely 
10. Lighthouse
11. Chopin Waltz in A Minor – Interlude
12. Evergreen
13. Little Blue
14. Celestial Dancers
15. New Moon
16. Young Heart  

 

Birdy, discovered at the age of just 12 years old, has amassed over 1.6 billion audio streams worldwide, 1 billion YouTube views, 7.1 million monthly Spotify listeners and 4.7 million album sales to date. At the age of just 24, she has achieved 21 platinum singles worldwide, been nominated for a GRAMMY and Brit Award, and achieved number 1 albums all around the world, including in the US, UK, Australia, and more. Her passionate fanbase exceeds 8.1 million on social media and has seen her sell out venues such as The Roundhouse London, Hammersmith Apollo (twice), Sydney Opera House, Albert Hall Manchester and Shepherd’s Bush Empire and perform at the world’s largest award ceremonies including the BAFTA Awards and Paralympic London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony. Her brand work has seen Birdy announced as the face of REDValentino S/S 2017 and GAP’s ‘Lived In’ campaign in the US, photographed by David Sims. A highly syncable artist, Birdy has written songs for film and TV soundtracks, including The Hunger Games (2012), Disney PIXAR’s Brave (2012), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), and The Edge of Seventeen (2016).