Passenger (Lisa Hannigan album)

Passenger
Studio album by Lisa Hannigan
Released 20 September 2011[1]
7 October 2011[2]
4 November 2011[3]
Genre Folk, indie
Label Hoop Recordings (Ireland)
Barp-ATO Records (US)
Pias (UK)
Lisa Hannigan chronology
Sea Sew (2008) Passenger (2011)
Singles from Passenger
  1. "Knots"
    Released: 12 September 2011
    [4]Ireland

Passenger is the second LP from Irish singer/songwriter Lisa Hannigan. The album was released in the US and Canada on 20 September 2011 and in the Republic of Ireland on 7 October 2011 (brought forward from the originally scheduled date, 21 October). The LP features 11 new tracks.[5]

The album will be self-released in Ireland and UK through her label Hoop Records.[6] The album is released in North America through Barp-ATO Records A wider European release will take place in 2012 on PIAS Recordings.

Contents

Recording

Writing for the album began in late 2009 and throughout 2010 in Ireland and the US. In March 2011, Hannigan revealed the track "A Sail" as part of her "Recording Diaries" which were shot during the recording of the album in Wales.[7] Available from her youtube page the "Recording Diaries" gave fans the opportunity to go behind the making of the new album. "A Sail" would later be released on her website in August 2011 as a free download.[8] The albums artwork was revealed exclusively in Hot Press magazine and on their website on 5 August 2011.[9] The album is released in Ireland at a later date as Hannigan is on tour throughout the US in September and early October. On the track "O Sleep" it features the vocals of Ray LaMontagne.[10]

Singles

The first song available from the album "A Sail" was released as a free download in August 2011 from lisahannigan.ie. The first official single from the album is "Knots", this was released as a download on 12 September 2011 in Europe.[11]

Tracklisting

No. Title Length
1. "Home"   4:56
2. "A Sail"   3:36
3. "Knots"   3:31
4. "What'll I Do"   2:51
5. "O Sleep (feat. Ray LaMontagne)"   3:26
6. "Paper House"   4:15
7. "Little Bird"   4:00
8. "Passenger"   4:17
9. "Safe Travels (Don’t Die)"   3:22
10. "Nowhere to Go"   4:08
11. "Flower (iTunes version)"   4:35

Reaction

Entertainment.ie gave the album 4/5 stars claiming that it was "difficult to resist the allure."[12] Similarly, The Scotsman gave the album 4/5 stars declaring that it is "rich and (a) rewarding listen."[13]. The Irish Times gave the album another 4/5 stars.[14] on 7Digital by Tippy Wooder, a reader of UK music magazine The Word, Passenger was described as expanding pleasingly on the promise of Sea Sew, with journeys (emotional and actual) being a recurring theme.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
The Tune [15]
MusicOMH [16]
The Scotsman [17]
The Daily Telegraph [18]

Tour

Lisa Hannigan's US and Canadian tour starts on 27 September 2011 in Los Angeles[19] she will perform for 17 dates on this tour. She will then headline an Australian tour starting at Sydney's Opera House on 11 November 2011 and finishing in Melbourne on 15 November 2011[20].In early October Hannigan announced her European dates which begin in the UK. On 13 October 2011 Hanniagn announced her Irish leg of her European tour. Further territories will be announced soon.

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Irish Albums Chart[21] 1

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Republic of Ireland 7 October 2011[22] CD / Download Hoop Recordings
US & Canada 20 September 2011 CD / Download Barp-ATO Records
United Kingdom 10 October 2011 CD / Download Hoop Recordings
Australia & New Zealand 4 November 2011 CD / Download PIAS via Liberator

References

  1. ^ http://www.lisahannigan.ie/news/newsDetails.aspx?postid=2e2facec-5311-4c83-820d-34bb17b501c9
  2. ^ http://www.goldenplec.com/2011/08/24/lisa-hannigan-passenger-release-brought-forward/
  3. ^ http://www.lisahannigan.ie/
  4. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/knots-single/id463412443
  5. ^ http://musicbrainz.org/release/c8dbb5ea-9f00-4edc-994d-b59f396d8291
  6. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/knots-single/id463412443
  7. ^ http://www.hotpress.ie/archive/7577437.html
  8. ^ http://www.lisahannigan.ie/ml_widget.aspx#
  9. ^ http://www.hotpress.ie/archive/8123041.html
  10. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKCB0TSBOFc
  11. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/knots-single/id463412443
  12. ^ http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Lisa-Hannigan-Passenger/7899.htm
  13. ^ . Edinburgh. http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment/Album-review-Lisa-Hannigan-Passenger.6846456.jp. 
  14. ^ http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2011/1007/1224305382470.html
  15. ^ "The Tune review". http://www.the-tune.net/review-lisa-hannigan-passenger/. 
  16. ^ "Review-MusicOMH". http://www.musicomh.com/albums/lisa-hannigan-2_1011.htm. 
  17. ^ "The Scotsman review". http://www.scotsman.com/scotland-on-sunday/review/music/album_review_lisa_hannigan_passenger_1_1887339. 
  18. ^ Chilton, Martin (17 October 2011). "Telegraph review". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/worldfolkandjazz/8832416/Lisa-Hannigan-Passenger-CD-review.html. 
  19. ^ http://www.lisahannigan.ie/tour/
  20. ^ http://www.lisahannigan.ie/tour/
  21. ^ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 13 October 2011". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=41. Retrieved 14 October 2011. 
  22. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/ie/preorder/passenger/id463441029

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