Birdy has released her sensational new album, Portraits today via Atlantic Records. On the LP, Birdy embarks upon a musical renaissance, shifting away from her customary stripped-back motifs and stepping into a world laden with polished and gleaming alt-pop aesthetics. Portraits is Birdy’s most confident album yet, as she takes a liberated leap into the unknown – her timeless songwriting style now infused with a fresh, exuberant rush of energy and inventive, off-kilter production. It’s the sound of a creative stepping into a new world and thrillingly, finding her true voice.
Speaking about Portraits, Birdy shares, “After five years making my previous record, which was quite emotionally intense, Portraits was born from the ashes with a brooding urgency I’d not felt before. Naturally, I sought to make something that reflected the surge of energy inside me; I was excited by a mixture of synthetic and acoustic sounds and found a lot of freedom and joy venturing into a new sonic universe that I used to think I could never exist in authentically. The album is full of movement and themes of fantasy, a moment of truth, the inner child and perfectionism to the point of heartbreak.”
This October, Birdy will celebrate the record with a string of exclusive US tour dates, playing intimate rooms in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
OCTOBER
20 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
22 – San Francisco, CA @ August Music Hall
24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Belasco Theater