Amy Macdonald - The Human Demands [CD]

Infectious Music

£13.21

Format: CD
Barcode: 4050538641035
Release Date: 30th October 2020
Genre: Indie

Tracklisting:
1 Fire
2 Statues
3 Crazy Shade Of Blue
4 The Hudson
5 The Human Demands
6 We Could Be So Much more
7 Young Fire, Old Flame
8 Bridges
9 Strong Again
10 Something In Nothing

TIMELINE
25/09 – ‘Crazy Shade Of Blue’ DSP release
29/09 – ‘Crazy Shade Of Blue’ visualiser
27/10 - IG, Track TBC
30/10 - Album Release
w/c 16/11 TBC - Single 2 Radio service
01/03 - Single 3 radio service

OVERVIEW
Six million album sales. Four top five studio albums, two of which hit the UK number one. World tours in front of 3.3 million people. Over 200 million Spotify streams. A 2007 single, This Is The Life, that went to number one in ten countries. Fifteen years of continued international success, in which she has resolutely and unfailingly gone her own way. And now her best album yet.

The Human Demands, produced by Jim Abbiss of Arctic Monkeys / Kasabian fame, reconnects Macdonald with her alternative roots, and her ability to write classic songs that sound like they have always existed, albeit with a new, Bruce Springsteen-like widescreen grandeur and ambition that suits her powerful, resonant contralto. The album also takes on the kind of heavy themes most of us have to deal with sooner or later: falling in love, burning bridges, facing depression, growing up. All this from an acoustic guitar-playing indie rocker who only ever wanted to share a bill with Travis at Scotland’s T In The Park festival.

“Seeing Fran Healy on stage with Travis at T In The Park, in 2000 when I was 13, made me want to do this in the first place,” says Amy Macdonald, as she reflects on the way the new album has reconnected her with that magic youthful moment of excitement and discovery. “I loved the way he told stories, I loved the way he communicated not only through the music but also by connecting with the audience. In 2006 I went back and told my friend I would be up there myself one day. A year later I was playing T In The Park, and the following year I was on the main stage. It all came from that moment. The strange thing is, it now feels like I’ve gone back to that moment. Everything feels brand new, all over again.”

Full bio: https://www.dropbox.com/s/brg2jqrror3ege7/Amy%20Macdonald%20Biog2020.docx?dl=0
Awards
• 2015: Scottish Music Awards - Songwriting Award
• 2011: Echo Awards (Germany) - Best International Female
• 2011: Swiss Music Award - Best Album
• 2010: Tartan Clef Award - Best Contribution to Music
• 2009: German Echo Awards - Best Newcomer International
• 2009: Swiss Music Awards - Best International Album
• 2009: Swiss Music Awards - Best International Song
• 2008: Tartan Clef Awards - Best Newcomer
• 2008: Belgian HUMO Awards - Best International
RADIO
• ‘The Hudson’ R2 Ken Bruce first play (27/08) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000m15n
• ‘The Hudson’ Spot Play @ Absolute Radio, Danielle Perry (20/09)
• ‘The Hudson’ New to 2 Spot play R2 Ken Bruce (22/09) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006wr34
• The Hudson’ playlisted at Absolute 20s! (23/09)
• ‘The Hudson’ Spot play R2 Jeremy Vine (23/09)

• Pencilled: R2 session Ken Bruce House Music (3rd December 2020)

• Other targets:
o R2 – Steve Wright, Jo Whiley, Dermot O’Leary.
o R4 - Loose Ends, Front Row
o RX - John Kennedy
o Virgin- Chris Evans

TV

Launch Targets: Lorraine - live chat and vt play, News at 10 w/Nina Nanaar - chat and vt play, Sunday Brunch - vt play

Release Targets: The One Show, James Martin / Saturday Kitchen, Sunday Brunch, Roman and Martin, ITV Daytime, Graham Norton, The One Show, James Martin / Saturday Kitchen, Sunday Brunch, Roman and Martin, ITV Daytime

Further targets: Steph McGovern, Sky News / BBC London / ITV London, Sky Arts, Front Row Late / Culture Show, Later.......

PRESS & ONLINE

Confirmed
TRAIN Magazine – feature – date tbc
OK! Magazine – fautre – date tbc
FAULT magazine cover - to go live 16th October
Line of Best Fit - Long read feature (October around album release)
Sunday Express (S Magazine) – Interview (October)
HMV - Inspirations Taken Podcast (October)
OK! Magazine – Feature (date tbc)
Fabulous – Fabulist (October)
Celebmix – Q&A *October)
Headliner - Podcast + Feature (October)
Music Radar – 10 Albums that Changed My Life (October)
New! – The Oh Zone! (October)
XS Noise – Online Feature (October)
Daily Express (My 6 Best Albums (October)
The Shortlisted - Q&A (October)
Atwood – Feature (October)
Top Gear – My Life In Cars (November)
TRAIN Magazine Feature (November)
Record Collector - Talking Heads interview (3rd December)
Financial Times – The Inventory (January 2021)

Run
Entertainment Focus Tour News 13-09-20
Digital Warble Tour News 08-09-20
VENTS Tour News 07-09-20
XS Noise Tour News 07-09-20
MyLondon Tour News 07-09-20
Gigs and Tours Tour News 07-09-20
Stereoboard Tour News 07-09-20
MXDWN Tour News 07-09-20
Music-Promotions Tour news 07-09-20
SKOPE News story 01-09-20
Entertainment Focus News story 31-08-20
Music Talkers News story 28-08-20
Gig Soup News story 27-08-20
Music-Promotions News story 27-08-20
VENTS News story 27-08-20
XS Noise News story 27-08-20
Get To The Front News story 27-08-20
Stereoboard News story 27-08-20
Total Ntertainment News story 27-08-20
The Sun Showbiz 27-08-20
Daily Star Showbiz 27-08-20
Wonderland Q&A 27-08-20

Full list of targets:
1883, 9 out of 10 Magazine, Atwood, BBC News, Beat, Celebmix, Clash , Clout, Cosmopolitan, Daily Express Daily Mirror – Ticket, Daily Star, Daily Telegraph, Digital Fix, Digital Tour Bus, DIY, Dork, Euphoria, Evening Standard, Fault, Flavour, Fred Perry Subculture, Get To The Front, Gig Goer, Gig Soup, Gigwise, Gigslutz, Glass, Grazia, Guardian, Guitarist, Headliner, Hello, HMV, House of Solo, Huff Post, Hunger, Independent, Marie Claire, Medium, Metro, MOJO, Music OMH, Music Talkers, Music Week, Music-News, Music Radar, Noctis, Notion, Observer, Official Charts, OK!, PopWrapped, Record Collector, Rollacoaster, Stereoboard, Sun – Something For the Weekend, Sunday Express – S Magazine, Sunday Mirror, Sunday Times Culture / Tracks, The Line of Best Fit (Long Read), The Lowdown, The New Nine, The Sun,The Times, Time Out , Tmrw, TRAIN, Unclear Magazine , Vents, Waitrose Weekend, Wonderland, XS Noise, You, Magazine

REGIONAL PRESS
Coverage with album launch (28th August)

The BBC Scotland ’The Nine’ piece was excellent - watch back here from 52 minutes:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000m3l5/the-nine-27082020

Scottish Sun

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/5978233/amy-macdonald-ferrari-fridge-marriage-life/

Sunday Post

https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/amy-macdonald-announces-fifth-album-the-human-demands/

Daily Record

Glasgow Evening Times
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LIVE 2021

22/04 - AB, Brussels
23/04 - Samsung Hall, Zurich
26/04 - Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt
28/04 - Rockhal, Luxembourg
30/04 - Max-Schmelling-Halle, Berlin
02/05 - Koning Pilsner Arena, Oberhausen
03/05 - 013, Tilburg
04/05 - Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg
06/05 - Roundhouse, London
07/05 - Roundhouse, London