Music Publicity & Promotions
English born and raised in Albury, New South Wales, Australia based singer songwriter Lisa Mitchell has re-emerged to announce her latest single “I Believe in Kindness.” Lisa is renowned for her beguiling melodies and hushed tones whether playing crystal pure folk such as in the sublime “Pirouette”, or wrapped-up in subtle electro beats such as 2016’s “The Boys”, or the always-popular “Coin Laundry”.
This theme of embracing humility and dismantling oneself in order to grow and do better in the world is the clarion call of Mitchell’s work. When she returned to Australia after years spent living in London, she committed herself to learning about her own place as a settler in Australia, and her responsibility to address that not just in her work but in her daily practice of living. She enrolled in Indigenous Studies, learning about the languages, history and traditional Cultures of the lands she was striving to tell stories on. Motivated by this unraveling of self, she began to explore her Celtic history and to study the Scottish Gaelic of her ancestors.
We have a collective cultural memory of Mitchell as a teenage girl appearing on a reality television show, but she has grown so far beyond the hesitancy and insecurity of youth. After crash-landing into the music industry while still at school, Lisa released her debut EP when she was just 17, and her second at 18; both accomplished folk pieces harbouring pop ambitions. Mitchell’s full-length debut, “Wonder”, delivered on their promise, reaching No. 6 in Australia and going Platinum. Countless Australian, UK and European tours and festival appearances followed. With highlights such as a spot at Glastonbury, many ARIA Nominations, and winning the Australian Music Prize.
So strong is that growing connection to her Celtic heritage that you cannot help but think of our own cultural motifs and tropes in relation to that.
Mitchell has just released her brand new fourth studio album “A Place To Fall Apart” via Believe, along with the accompanying Album Launch Tour starting Friday May 20 in Red Hill. A Place To Fall Apart is produced by Tom Iansek (Big Scary / #1Dads) and features the new single “I Believe In Kindness” and “Summoning”.