Bones + Longing

Bones + Longing
Studio album by Gemma Hayes
Released November 14, 2014 (Republic of Ireland)[1]
November 17, 2014 (UK & North America)[2]
March 3, 2015 (Physical Release) (Canada)[3]
June 12, 2015 Vinyl Edition[4]
March 2, 2015 International[5]
March 6, 2015 Germany[6]
Recorded April 2013 – June 2014 in Dublin, Noyant-la-Gravoyère and London
Genre Indie rock, Folk, Acoustic, Indie pop
Label Chasing Dragons (Ireland & International)
Membrane Records Germany, Austria & Switzerland
Fontana North Canada[7]
Producer David Odlum, Gemma Hayes
Gemma Hayes chronology

Night & Day
(2014)		 Bones + Longing
(2014)
Singles from Bones+Longing
  1. "Chasing"
    Released: October 2014 (Ireland, UK, US & Canada)
  2. "Making My Way Back"
    Released: November 6, 2014 (Ireland)[8]
  3. "Palomino"
    Released: April 17, 2015
    (Ireland, Germany, Austria & Switzerland)
    April 20, 2015 (International)

Bones + Longing is the fifth studio[9][10] album by Irish singer-songwriter Gemma Hayes.

The album was released on November 14 in Ireland[1] and on November 17 in the UK, the US & Canada.[11] It was released elsewhere around the world on March 2, 2015 and German speaking territories on March 6, 2015.

The album was recorded in Dublin, Noyant-la-Gravoyère and London.

Background and development

Work on Bones+Longing began as far back as June 2012, when Hayes confirmed she began working on some new material.[12] Hayes had planned to move back to Los Angeles to work on the album, but later decided against this decision and continued to reside in Dublin.[13]

On 9 August 2012, Hayes announced through an e-mail to fans she continued to produce some new music and also confirmed she had begun a side-project with long-term producer David Odlum. Hayes also confirmed the future release of a live limited edition vinyl (due for 2013), it was later released in spring 2014 as Night & Day. By late 2012, Hayes confirmed a short tour of both Ireland and the UK which commenced in early October 2012.[14]

By April 22, 2013 Hayes announced a new batch of songs had been written and demos where being put down in the studio and she was heading to France to begin recording her fifth studio album (later titled Bones+Longing).[15][16] During July 2013, Hayes returned to Ireland to tour as part of A Woman's Heart.[17]

In August 16, 2013 Hayes launched her Pledge Music campaign where fans and pledges could support the album's production and release[18][19]

During the early stages of the album's production Hayes became pregnant and production finished in late December and recommenced again in mid-February due to the birth of her baby. On 10 April 2014, Hayes revealed the titles of three new songs 'To Be Your Honey' (a preview of which was made available on her website), 'Palomino' and 'Making My Way Back'. Hayes later confirmed mixing and mastering took place in France the next month[20] In April 2014, Hayes performed a number of UK gigs[21][22] prior to the release of the fifth studio album. These gigs were part of her Pledge Music campaign. On June 16, 2014, Hayes confirmed the album has been completed.[23]

On June 24, 2014 her management hinted the album's title as Bones & Longing.[10] Through her Pledge Music campaign Hayes discussed the production of the new album which was completed in early June. In recent weeks new tracks were recorded including 'The Shit I Own’ and ‘Caught My Hand’. A 21-second snippet of a new track ‘Making My Way Back’ was also revealed.[24][25]

On July 9, 2014 the album's producer David Odlum confirmed the album has been mixed and mastered.[26] On July 29, 2014 Hayes' management confirmed a photoshoot took place to promote the forthcoming album release.[27]

On August 1, 2014 Hayes confirmed through her Pledge Music[9][28] page her fifth studio album is titled Bones + Longing. On September 22, 2014 Hayes revealed the first track 'Chasing' to be released from the new album[29] due in November. The album will be released independently through Gemma's own label Chasing Dragons similarly to her last two studio albums. Her management hope to license the album to different labels in some territories.

On September 20, 2014 the album's artwork was revealed.[30] On October 1, 2014 the tracklisting was revealed along with 30 second snippets of each track.[31]

Release

The album will receive an international release through Pledge Music on November 17. The album will be released in CD, Vinyl and download format in the Republic of Ireland (November 14), the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada on November 17. It will receive a wider international release on February 2, 2015.[4]

Theme

At the end of each PledgeMusic tweet #electronica was referenced which suggests the album may have a more electronica sound to previous offerings. In an interview with Hot Press published 13 September 2013[32] Hayes dispelled the notion her new album would have an electronica sound, she commented that her new material would feature more reverb and suggested in a playful way the album's sound may have a more The Mamas & the Papas theme to it. The album is currently being produced between Dublin and France and is expected for a spring 2014 release.[33] On 21 September 2013 it was confirmed that Hayes' PledgeMusic campaign was completed.[34] On 3 December 2013[35] Hayes was interviewed by Hot Press magazine where she discussed the album's recording moving to the UK and her PledgeMusic campaign.

Artwork

Artwork for the album was revealed on September 20, 2014.[30] The artwork was designed by Humphrey Bangham.

Release formats

The album is released on standard CD and as a download. As special limited edition vinyl is scheduled to be released in February 2015 alongside the deluxe vinyl edition[36] The deluxe edition was manufactured based on demand and will not exceed 300 copies. It will include 12" case bound hardback cover, with a 32 page booklet with exclusive photos from the recording process and song lyrics. Each deluxe edition is hand numbered.[37]


Singles + Airplay

'Chasing' is the first single release from Bones+Longing.[38] 'Palomino' was initially meant to be the first single release from the album.[39]

On October 9, 2014 'Chasing' was given for free to those who registered and supported her Pledge Music campaign.[40] The track also appeared in the iTunes store in Ireland,[41] Canada,[42] US[43] and UK[44] on Friday, October 10, 2014 as part of the Bones+Longing pre-order. The single instantly downloads upon pre-ordering the album.

The second single in Ireland is 'Making My Way' due to the single being featured in Aldi Ireland's Christmas advertising campaign. The song appeared on Irish television on November 6, 2014.[45] The track later appeared in the Irish iTunes Store on November 6, 2014.[8] 'Laughter' has also been added to the RTÉ 2XM playlist from early November. In its first week on the Irish iTunes chart it reached 33. In its first week it reached number 97 in the Irish Singles Chart.[46]

Both 'Making My Way Back' and 'Bones+Longing' received airplay on RTÉ Radio 1.[47] 'Chasing' received airplay on BBC 6 Music.[48] Following the album's release both 'Joy'[49] and 'I Dreamt You Were Fine'[50] were picked up by Today FM.

Charts

On its first week in the Irish Album Charts it reached #38. This is her worst performing album in the Irish charts, the low position is due to two factors. Firstly, the download version of the album was released three days later than normal on Monday, November 17 and three days after the CD release in Ireland. Also the album was part of a Pledge Music campaign where many of the albums were sold online making them ineligible to chart in Ireland. The album failed to chart in the UK, Canada and the US.

Tour

A short tour began on October 4, 2014 which took place until November with tour dates in the UK. In December 2014, Gemma Hayes toured with Bell X1's Paul Noonan as part of the Printer Clips the tour dates were in the Republic of Ireland. In February 2015, Hayes continued with further UK tour dates where she supported with Scott Mattew. Hayes is expected to confirm further dates for Ireland, France and Germany in mid-2015.

Promotion

Hayes began to promote the album in the Republic of Ireland between October 2014 to February 2015 making regular appearances on both national and local radio stations such as Today FM,[51] TXFM[52] and Newstalk performing tracks such as Making My Way Back and To Be Your Honey live in studio.

On December 5, 2014 Hayes was interviewed by arts and cultural show The Works on RTÉ One's where she performed 'To Be Your Honey'.[53]

On December 9, 2014 she made an appearance on Newstalk where she performed two tracks performed 'Making My Way Back' and 'To Be Your Honey'.[54]

As part of the promotion for the new album Hayes the Irish edition of The Sunday Times ran a feature on the artist on December 14, 2014. She would later appear on the cover of Cara Magazine Aer Lingus' in-flight magazine.[55]

Hayes began to promote the album outside of Ireland in early 2015 with interviews on BBC Radio in the UK, by March she travelled to France and Germany to do a number of performances. On March 2 the album received an international release with a press release in Paris at Centre Culturel Irlandais where she performed at the venue and did a number of promos for local and national radio in France.[56] On March 6, Hayes travelled to Germany for promotional purposes where she completed a number of interviews for both German radio[57] and television.[58] She later performed at Berlin's Bar Bobu.[59]

On March 24, 2015 Hayes confirmed live dates across Ireland and the UK.[60] On March 24, 2015 she shared the promo video for 'To Be Your Honey'.[61] On the same day she completed an interview with RTÉ 2fm where she discussed motherhood, her Pledge music campaign and additional gigs in Ireland.[62]

On March 26, 2015 a special promo video was released for To Be Your Honey recorded in Paris.[63]

Track listing

All tracks written by Gemma Hayes.

Standard CD / Download / Vinyl Version

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Laughter"    4:53
2. "Dreamt You Were Fine"    3:23
3. "Iona"    3:59
4. "Joy"    3:11
5. "Dark Moon"    2:58
6. "Palomino"    3:42
7. "To Be Your Honey"    3:34
8. "Chasing"    5:00
9. "Making My Way"    4:25
10. "Caught"    2:29
11. "Bones and Longing"    3:37

Tour

Hayes began her promo tour in the UK in October 2014 before touring Ireland with Paul Noonan's Printer Clips in December. By early 2015, Hayes completed a short UK tour as a support for Scott Mattews. By March 2015, Gemma performed in Paris and Berlin and will commence with an extensive tour of both Ireland and the UK this spring/summer. Hayes is epected to confirm further dates for Ireland, France and Germany for later this year.

Promo Dates

Tour with Printer Clips

Promo Dates & Scott Mattews Tour

Promo Dates & Bones+Longing Tour

Proposed songs

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Irish Album Chart[46] 38
Irish iTunes Album Chart[67] 10
Irish Indie Album Chart[67] 4

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
MOJO [68]
Hot Press [69]
ABC Music Reviews [70]
Drowned In Sound [71]
The Arts Desk [72]
The Irish Times [73]
State Press [74]

Upon release Bones+Longing received positive reviews from critics.

The UK's MOJO gave the album 4/5.[75] and London's Evening Standard described the album as 'still drifting beautifully onwards...' [76] RTÉ 2XM featured the LP in their Albums of The Week[77] describing the album as "...her strongest album...that will enchant even the most cynical musical soul". Drowned In Sound gave the album 8/10 saying it is full of 'depth and texture'.[71] The Arts Desk defined the album as "bound to form an intimate bond with its audience".[72] Q Magazine defined the album as 'Spellbinding'.

Release history

Region Date Label
Ireland November 14, 2014 (Download & CD) Chasing Dragons
Ireland June 12, 2015 (Vinyl)[78] Chasing Dragons
UK November 16, 2014 (Download & CD) Chasing Dragons / Katel UK
North America November 16, 2014 (Digital Download) Chasing Dragons
Germany March 6, 2015 (CD, Download, Vinyl) Chasing Dragons / Membrane Records
Germany March 2, 2015 (Download) Chasing Dragons / Membrane Records
Australia & New Zealand March 2, 2015 (Download) Chasing Dragons
France March 2, 2015 (Download & CD) Chasing Dragons / Kartel Bertus
Netherlands March 26, 2015 (CD) Chasing Dragons
International June 15, 2015 (Vinyl) Chasing Dragons

Personnel

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