Bedouine shares ‘Bedouine: Inside The Self-Titled Debut’

BEDOUINE SHARES ‘BEDOUINE: INSIDE THE SELF-TITLED DEBUT’ WITH MATTHEW E. WHITE

PLAYS SOLD OUT SHOW AT THE ISLINGTON ON MONDAY AS PART OF TWO NIGHT RESIDENCY

PLAYS ROUGH TRADE IN-STORE ON SATURDAY

“An album heralding a talent as intriguingly fully-formed and distinctive, in its own way, as Marling, Mitchell and Bush”
5/5 The Independent

“One of the most charming albums of the year”
4/5 The Guardian

“Her take on vintage folk pop and orchestral country soul is compellingly particular”
8/10 Uncut

Watch ‘Bedouine: Inside the Self-Titled Debut’ here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5BWGlcONAo

Tickets for her show at The Islington on 10 October (9 October sold out) are available here:
http://www.seetickets.com/tour/bedouine

Listen to the previously shared ‘Solitary Daughter’ here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P5A3RZd86c

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In June Bedouine released her self-titled debut album via Spacebomb Records. This led to the selling out of her first ever London show at London’s The Islington on Monday 9 Oct and the adding of an additional date the following day.

In the lead up to these shows as well as her in-store at Rough Trade on Saturday 7 Oct, her part in the Spacebomb Revue at the Barbican Centre on Friday 6 Oct and her subsequent UK tour with Matthew E. White and Michael Kiwanuka, Bedouine has today shared ‘Bedouine: Inside the self-titled debut’.

The short film, made by Tom Salvaggio, features conversations with Matthew E. White and bass player / producer Gus Seyffert about the making of the album as well as studio footage, performance clips and audio of early recording sessions.

Bedouine‘s release saw widespread praise including a 5/5 The Independentalbum review and features everywhere from Uncut and the Sunday Times to The FADER and Stereogum.

Bedouine has a story to match the name. Azniv Korkejian, born in Aleppo, Syria to Armenian parents, spent her childhood in Saudi Arabia, moving to America when her family won a Green Card lottery. Living at various times in Boston, Houston, Lexington, Austin, and Savannah, she eventually found a community of musicians in Los Angeles that feels like home. One day she walked into the studio of bass Gus Seyffert to inquire about portable reel-to-reel tape machines and ended up cutting ‘Solitary Daughter’ in a first take.

Eschewing notions of nomadic chic, Bedouine represents minimalism motivated by travel, paring down and paring down until only the essential remains. Her music establishes a sustained and complete mood, reflecting on the unending reverberations of displacement, unafraid to take pleasure along the way.

Purchase Bedouine here.

Tour Dates:

6 Oct – London @ Spacebomb Revue – Barbican Centre
7 Oct, 1pm – London in-store @ Rough Trade
9 Oct – London @ The Islington (Headline show) SOLD OUT
10 Oct – London @ The Islington (Headline show)
16 Oct – Birmingham @ Symphony Hall #
17 Oct – Manchester @ The Lowry #
18 Oct – Perth @ Concert Hall #
20 Oct – York @ Barbican # SOLD OUT
21 Oct – Liverpool @ Philharmonic Hall #
23 Oct – Exeter @ Great Hall #
24 Oct – Brighton @ The Dome # SOLD OUT
25 Oct – London @ London Palladium #
27 Oct – Falmouth @ Arts Centre +
28 Oct – Southampton @ Joiners +
29 Oct – Bath @ Komedia +
30 Oct – Ramsgate @ Music Hall +
31 Oct – Brighton @ The Haunt +
1 Nov – Oxford @ Bullingdon Arms +
2 Nov – Dún Laoghaire @ Pavilion Theatre +
3 Nov – Galway @ Roisin Dubh +
4 Nov – Limerick @ Dolans Upstairs +
5 Nov – Cork @ Cyprus Avenue +
8 Nov – Dublin @ Grand Social

# w/ Michael Kiwanuka
+ w/ Matthew E. White

Praise for Bedouine

“An album heralding a talent as intriguingly fully-formed and distinctive, in its own way, as Marling, Mitchell and Bush”
5/5 The Independent

“One of the most charming albums of the year”
4/5 The Guardian

“Her take on vintage folk pop and orchestral country soul is compellingly particular”
8/10 Uncut

“It’s the insular intimacy of Korkejian’s songs, like zephyrs whispered into your ear, that make this debut such a triumph”
4/5 Mojo

“Elegant, honeyed country-soul”
4/5 Observer

“Lushly orchestrated, literary ballads”
4/5 Evening Standard

“Her debut luxuriates in splendid isolation”
4/5 Record Collector

“A real find”
Sunday Times ‘Breaking Act’

“Breathtaking”
The Line of Best Fit ‘Song of the Day’

“Lush, timeless southern country and dense mid-western Americana”
The 405

“Charming debut”
Monocle

“[Bedouine]’s ambiguous, fascinating tales are ones that it’s impossible not to follow into the distance”
DIY

“The finest and most relevant debut of the year”
PressPlayOk