× Twin Bandit brings Full Circle to Europe for tour in April/May

Twin Bandit brings Full Circle to Europe for tour in April/May

27-02-2018

Life and art both move in cycles.

While working on their second full-length album, the aptly titled Full Circle, Twin Bandit grew personally and creatively amidst life’s unpredictable ebb and flow. Throughout that experience, the Vancouver-based duo—Hannah Walker and Jamie Elliot—progressed as songwriters and musicians, delicately expanding their sonic palette of folk, alternative, and country and opened up lyrically like never before.

“The concept of a full circle spoke to us,” admits Hannah. “When we started writing, Jamie and I were in not in very good places. Jamie was dealing with mental health issues. I was struggling with depression and the loss of family members and friends. There were a lot of funerals at the time. We sat down and made a decision to write music that’s positive and encouraging. When you focus on practicing positivity and gratitude, it can really change your outlook. Even though we began in a tough place, it was an exciting and beautiful experience. Everything came back around. We acknowledge that it will be difficult again down the road, but there’s always another day to keep trying."

In order to assemble what would become the follow-up to 2015’s For You, the girls made a series of writing trips and, for the first time, invited other writers into their creative ecosystem. In Nashville, they co-wrote with Neil Mason (Rascal Flatts, Miranda Lambert). Meanwhile, they decamped to Salt Springs Island and Jamaica where more songs were born. Simultaneously, the subject matter reflected the moment.

“We wrote every song on our first album in the same house together,” explains Hannah. “This was quite a different process, but it was really inspiring." “It was very different,” agrees Jamie. “On the first record, I was writing a lot of love songs. Not to discredit love songs, but we were in another headspace altogether. The lyrics on Full Circle address subjects like dealing with your own issues, growing, and maturing.”  

Full Circle represents the next chapter of a journey these two musicians began four years ago. Along the way, they racked up over 13 million Spotify streams and impacted popular platform playlists, including Acoustic Covers, Acoustic Spring, The Pulse of Americana, Happy Folk and more. The world got to meet the girls on the critically acclaimed 'For You', which garnered praise from The Bluegrass Situation, Folk Alley, Exclaim! and many others. 

As much as Full Circle lives up to its name, it also represents something of a new beginning for Twin Bandit. “I like to think of music as a map of the soul,” Hannah leaves off. “When you’re lost, it can help to sort through the most painful and joyful experiences by creating. In rough times, music helps of course, but having Jamie in my life made the biggest difference. I’m thankful I have not only a creative counterpart, but a best friend who has become family to me.”

In April and May Twin Bandit will tour Europe, we've proudly announced the first dates today:

18-APR: Lichtentanne (DE) @ Liederbuch Church
20-APR: Freiburg (DE) @ The Great Rang Teng Teng 
21-APR: Munchen (DE) @ Vintage Pub 
23-APR: Copenhagen (DK) @ Vega 
26-APR: St Davids (UK) @ The Meadow 
28-APR: Eeklo (BE) @ N9 
29-APR: Hoorn (NL) @ Manifesto 
01-MAY: Luxembourg (LUX) @ Konrad Cafe 
03-MAY: Bern (CH) @ Hush Hush
04-MAY: Nyon (CH) @ La Paranthèse 



 

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