Erja Lyytinen Stolen Hearts
STOLEN HEARTS
THE NEW ALBUM RELEASED 7th APRIL 2017
Released on CD, Digital Download and Vinyl
Released on CD, Digital Download and Vinyl
Coincides with April 2017 UK Tour
The new album coincides with Erja’s “Stolen Hearts” April 2017 Tour which kicks off atSquare & Compass in Ilminster on Sunday 9th April.
The new album was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki. Erja’s vocals were recorded at State of the Ark Studios in London by multi-platinum selling engineer and producer Chris Kimsey, known for his contributions to classic Rolling Stones albums Sticky Fingers and Some Girls. Kimsey also mixed the album.
Mastering was completed at Air Studios (part of the world-famous Air Studios started by Beatles producer George Martin) by Ray Staff, whose credits include iconic rock albums including David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust (1972) and Mott The Hoople's All The Young Dudes (1972).
She describes the process of making her newest album "purifying" – the product of difficult times of "heartbreak, frustration, disappointment, fear of loss and yet, at the same time, the deepest love." As an artist, Erja has always been open to change, and with Stolen Hearts, she wants to offer her audience something totally new. "I had the feeling that I had the ingredients in my hands to make something truly extraordinary and different."
Stolen Hearts sees Erja spreading her wings into different musical genres whilst retaining her blues roots. Influences of country, Americana, funk, folk, prog, R&B, jazz and rock, are intertwined with Erja’s trademark slide guitar blues stamp, which makes Stolen Hearts her most stylistically accomplished and sonically adventurous release to date.
"Working with Erja was a revelation," says Kimsey. "She has the ability to perform and write so many different kinds of songs, and her vocals and lyrics are powerful and they connect with listeners."
Photo Credits: © Tina Korhonen
Continues Erja, "Working at State of the Ark with Chris was amazing because we mixed the album and recorded my vocals on the same desk the Rolling Stones used at Pathe Marconi Studios in Paris, where they recorded all their classic albums. The desk is analogue, and the microphones were vintage, enabling us to capture an authentic and fuller sound. I’m really pleased with the results, and I hope my fans will be, too. Production-wise, Stolen Hearts is the best sounding album of my career."
STOLEN HEARTS - TRACK BY TRACK
BY ERJA LYYTINEN
BY ERJA LYYTINEN
- 1. Stolen Hearts
- 2. Rocking Chair
- 3.Love Laboratory
- 4. 24 Angels
- 6. Slowly Burning
- 7. Lover’s Novels
- 8. Silver Stones
A heavy riff, repetitive bass and drum groove iced with simple blues lyrics. I wanted to create a song that takes the listener inside of a monotonic groove. The song opens up while going to the chorus. I was thinking of progressive rock bands such as Pink Floyd and Yes, how they create songs. This is the longest, a 7-minute song on the album and there is a massive guitar solo, which is more like a piece itself with some twin guitars, slurs and tapping, everything that you need to have in a big guitar solo.
This is the slow blues number on the album. It’s a story about a relationship that slowly burns out. The heavy and oppressive atmosphere leads to the end of a family unit and quiets down the house on a silent hill.
I needed a fast shuffle song for my album, so I came up with this straight forward, simple, driven song. The song came out as I wanted it to be; short and immersive, like an affair. It’s one of the most enjoyable songs to play, mostly because of the furious and improvisational slide guitar.
Every year 1.5 % of the population becomes ill of some sort of a mental disease. The busy life, expectations and hundreds of impulses around us every day make us speed up and stretch ourselves to the limits. Some people are more vulnerable than the others to get sick. I had a close experience with a friend getting lost to a fantasy world. It made me think that the edge of losing it is actually closer to all of us than we might think of.
Photo Credits: © Tina Korhonen
- 9. Awakening
- 10. City Of Angels
- 11. Broken Eyes
ERJA LYYTINEN APRIL 2017 UK TOUR DATES
Square & Compass, Ilminster
Sunday 9th April 2017
Box Office - 01823 480 467
Windmill Hill, Ilminster TA19 9NX
www.squareandcompasspub.com
The 100 Club
Record Release Party
Tuesday 11th April 2017
Venue Tel: 020 7636 0933
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100 Oxford Street, London, W1d 1LLwww.the100club.co.uk
Worthing Pier Southern Pavilion
Wednesday 12th April
Book Online from SeeTickets.com and Ents24
Venue Tel: 01903 366 017Facebook
Marine Parade, Worthing, BN11 3PXwww.worthingpier.co.uk
Durham Gala Theatre, Durham
Co-headline with Chantel McGregor
Thursday 13th April 2017
Book Online: Durham Gala Theatre
Box Office: 03000 266 600Facebook / Twitter / Instagram
Millennium Place, Durham, DH1 1WAwww.galadurham.co.uk
Hard Rock Hell – Blues Festival
O2 Academy Sheffield
Saturday 15th April 2017
Box Office: 0203 287 4994
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37-43 Arundel Gate, Sheffield S1 2PN
www.hrhblues.com
Square & Compass, Ilminster
Sunday 9th April 2017
Box Office - 01823 480 467
Windmill Hill, Ilminster TA19 9NX
www.squareandcompasspub.com
The 100 Club
Record Release Party
Tuesday 11th April 2017
Venue Tel: 020 7636 0933
Book Online – WeGotTickets.com
Facebook / Twitter / Instagram
100 Oxford Street, London, W1d 1LLwww.the100club.co.uk
Worthing Pier Southern Pavilion
Wednesday 12th April
Book Online from SeeTickets.com and Ents24
Venue Tel: 01903 366 017Facebook
Marine Parade, Worthing, BN11 3PXwww.worthingpier.co.uk
Durham Gala Theatre, Durham
Co-headline with Chantel McGregor
Thursday 13th April 2017
Book Online: Durham Gala Theatre
Box Office: 03000 266 600Facebook / Twitter / Instagram
Millennium Place, Durham, DH1 1WAwww.galadurham.co.uk
Hard Rock Hell – Blues Festival
O2 Academy Sheffield
Saturday 15th April 2017
Box Office: 0203 287 4994
Facebook / Twitter
37-43 Arundel Gate, Sheffield S1 2PN
www.hrhblues.com