Today Núria Graham has shared a new single and announced that she will be joining forces with iconic label Verve Forecast and New Deal, the label adventure of Blake Mills, in collaboration with Primavera Labels and Universal Music, marking a big step for the Catalan artist.
“Yes It’s Me, The Goldfish!” is the first glimpse at Núria Graham’s forthcoming new album, Cyclamen – more details of which will be announced soon. The album was produced by Núria herself, full of dreamy and subtle orchestral arrangements and “Yes It’s Me, The Goldfish!” represents the first character of the various narrators of Cyclamen – a journey through existential questions, dialogues with nature, dreams and premonitory visions. The bluesy piano and a rusty classical guitar give way to pensive drums, building to a melodic explosion of sax and flutes. The song tells the story of a goldfish that swims inside a fish tank, looking at the future through the glass and anticipating what’s coming. Finally the goldfish realises that it can get all the answers it has been looking for within the space around it.
Listen to “Yet It’s Me, The Goldfish!” below:
The visual universe of “Yes It’s Me, The Goldfish!” perfectly accompanies Nuria’s musical vision. The cover is painted over a black and white photograph by Ingrid Ferrer, one of many experiments in which Ingrid and Núria have collaborated for this record. The visual accompaniment, also in black and white, filmed on 16mm film, was recorded on a rainy afternoon in a river in rural Catalonia. It was directed by Marc Cuscó, and then painted by Marc, Núria and Ingrid in the studio, frame by frame with experimental painting techniques. It is a humble approach to filmmakers like Istiaga or Brakhage.
Watch the accompanying visual piece for “Yet It’s Me, The Goldfish!” below:
Alongside new single “Yes It’s Me, The Goldfish!” she has also revealed extensive live dates, including Primavera Sound Los Angeles as well as shows throughout the UK and Europe.
Live dates:
14 Sept ES Vic Mercat de la Música Viva de Vic
18 Sept USA Primavera Sound Los Angeles
19 Sept USA Hollywood, Los Angeles School Night @ Bardot
23 Sept USA Portland Doug Fir Lounge*
24 Sept USA Seattle Barboza*
26 Sept USA San Francisco Cafe Du Nord*
27 Sept USA Los Angeles Echo*
9 Nov IRE Dublin Whelan’s^
10 Nov UK Chester St Marys^
11 Nov UK Manchester Low Four^
12 Nov UK Glasgow Great Western
13 Nov UK Leeds Brudenell Social Club^
15 Nov UK London Scala^
16 Nov UK Brighton Chalk^
17 Nov NL Rotterdam Rotown^
18 Nov DE Dortmund Subrosa
19 Nov DE Utrecht TivoliVredenburg
21 Nov DK Copenhagen Raahuset^
22 Nov DE Hamburg Nochtspeicher^
23 Nov DE Berlin Frannz^
24 Nov DE Jena Trafo
25 Nov DE Schorndorf Manufaktur^
26 Nov DE Munich Heppel & Ettlich
27 Nov CZ Prague Le Royal^
28 Nov AT Vienna B72^
30 Nov CH Zurich Bogen F^
20 Jan, 2023 ES Girona Auditorium Girona
4 Feb, 2023 ES Inverfest Madrid
13 Feb, 2023 ES Guitar BCN Barcelona
* with Maro
^ with Dan Mangan