| “[Kelly Lee Owens’] melodies are effortless, romantic and repetitive; its atmosphere replete with pastoral open spaces and the kind of spiritual longing at the heart of human intimacy.” – NPR Music’s “First Listen”
“The self-titled record is a confluence of enveloping club tracks and underwater transmissions—roiling currents, sonar bass pulses, and a sense of chaos teeming beneath a pristine veneer.” – Pitchfork “Rising”
“. . . gently pulsing beats, ghostly vocal melodies, and synthesizer hooks that are both chilly and enveloping.” — Entertainment Weekly’s “Breaking Big”
“Rumbling with frustrated energy, Kelly Lee Owens’s “Anxi.,” featuring Jenny Hval, sounds mystical and mad.”
— The FADER
Kelly Lee Owens, the 28-year old London-based producer, is set to release her self-titled debut album, next Friday, March 24th via Smalltown Supersound. Leading into this Friday’s release, the album is available to stream via NPR Music’s “First Listen.” Additionally, Kelly is excited to present the music video (her first!) for “Anxi” ft. Jenny Hval. Directed by visual artist Kim Hiorthøy, it’s a perfect compliment to the song’s “steady pulse of techno-inflected thumps and bright melodies” (Pitchfork).
Before starting work on her self-produced album, Kelly Lee Owens turned her keen ear towards dance music after working in a record store with techno producer Daniel Avery. Her voice and contributions can be heard on Avery’s Drone Logic. Since then, she self-released two white label 12”s, with last fall’s “Oleic” EP to follow. Her self-titled solo album is first and foremost Owens’ vision — it bridges the gaps between cavernous techno, spectral pop, and Krautrock’s mechanical pulse, and it brims with exploratory wonder. It delves into a variety of moods – sadness, anxiety, and darkly shaded ecstasy – with a trippy-eyed clarity and confidence.
Stream Kelly Lee Owens via NPR Music –
http://n.pr/2mayKmi
Watch “Anxi” ft. Jenny Hval video –
https://youtu.be/FdDf2Ib4B64
Listen to/share “Anxi” ft. Jenny Hval –
https://soundcloud.com/smalltownsupersound/kelly-lee-owens-anxi-ft-jenny-hval/
https://open.spotify.com/album/0RDYUWPkH0EsLmIq2pE8u1
Pre-order Kelly Lee Owens –
http://smarturl.it/KellyLeeOwens
Kelly Lee Owens’ Tour Dates:
Sun. March 26 – Nottingham, UK @ Rough Trade in-store
Mon. March 27 – London, UK @ Rough Trade East in-store
Thu. April 20 – Paris, FR @ Fils de Venus
Wed. May 10 – London, UK @ Pickle Factory
Thu. May 11 – Amsterdam, NL @ De School
Sat. May 13 – Brussels, BE @ Les Nuits Botanique
Wed. May 17 – Toulouse, FR @ Art Gallery (DJ Set)
Sat. June 3 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
Sun. June 11 – Paris, FR @ We Love Green Festival
Sat. July 8 – Cheshire, UK @ Jodrell Bank Observatory, Bluedot Festival
Sat. Aug. 12 – Oslo, NO @ Øya Festival
Fri. Sep. 1 – Dorset, UK @ End of the Road
Wed. Nov. 1 – Sun. Nov. 5 – Reykjavik, IS @ Air Waves Festival
Kelly Lee Owens online:
https://kellyleeowens.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/kellyleeowens/
https://twitter.com/kellyleeowens
https://www.instagram.com/kellyleeowens/
https://soundcloud.com/kellyleeowens
http://www.smalltownsupersound.com/
http://pitchperfectpr.com/kelly-lee-owens/ |
