Christopher Owens announces UK and European 2013 tour

Debut album Lysandre released on 14th January

Christopher Owens has announced details of a UK and European tour in February and March 2013, with a London headline show on 29th May.

These dates will follow two sold out debut headline shows in London this week at St Giles Church, where the former Girls frontman premiered Lysandre from start to finish and performed with the full band from Lysandre’s studio recordings.

Lysandre - written, recorded and sequenced as a complete narrative - was inspired by the events of Girls’ first ever tour in the summer of 2008. Described by Owens as, “A coming of age story, a road trip story, a love story”, the album will be released on Turnstile on January 14th 2013 for ROW.

Owens announced Lysandre’s at the end of October and streamed two tracks, Lysandre’s Theme & Here We Go from Christopher Owens’ Official Site.

Written almost entirely in one creative outpouring and recorded with former Girls producer Doug Boehm, Lysandre follows Owens from San Francisco to New York City and on to the French Riviera before a melancholy return home and a beautifully articulated epilogue. Perfectly framed by intricate instrumentation, gorgeous backing vocals and pristine production, Owens’ enthralling, personal songwriting takes centre stage and delivers a heartbreaking rumination on love, longing, friendship, adventure and the thrill of finding an audience for your art.

Full list of 2013 shows below:

February:

Mon 25 Manchester Deaf Institute

Tue 26 Glasgow Broadcast

Wed 27 Leeds Brudenell Social Club

Thu 28 Bristol Thekla

March:

Sat 2 Copenhagen Jazzhouse

Sun 3 Gothenburg Pusterviksbaren

Tue 5 Berlin Comet

Wed 6 Brussels Rotonde Botanique

Thu 7 Paris Fleche d’Or