JULIA DEANS 'WE LIGHT FIRE'

Following the release of singles Walking In The Sun, Clandestine, and most recently The Panic, Julia Deans is proud to announce today the release of her second solo album We Light Fire.

It has been seven years since her first acclaimed solo effort Modern Fables was released – an album that earned her a Taite Music Prize nomination and a Silver Scroll finalist spot for the single ‘A New Dialogue’, heralding her transition from iconic rock chick (as the front woman for Fur Patrol), to nuanced storytelling chanteuse. It has not been a quiet time between albums for Deans, who has immersed herself in various musical projects while slowly creating a new raft of songs.

Inspired by world events, friends, and family, We Light Fire is an album that examines both what it means to be human, and our spectrum of strength and vulnerability.

Says Julia: “We Light Fire is about being human, and the things that we have in common – the desires and emotions that connect us even when we think we’re divided or different or alone. It carries a sense of hope and optimism; the idea that there’s a better world, a better way out there for us if we would just look up & see each other.”

While writing the songs was a very solo pursuit, the recording of them was less so with Deans working alongside her partner and co-producer David Wernham, “pulling the musical story together”. And though Deans plays many of the instruments on the record herself, she also roped in an impressive list of friends to sprinkle their abilities across the tracks too: Nick Gaffaney (Cairo Knife Fight), Steve Bremner (The Adults), Richie Pickard (Nadia Reid), Mareea Patterson (Veruca Salt), Anna Coddington, Annie Crummer, Tama Waipara, Sean Donnelly (aka SJD), Tom Broome, Louis Baker and Anika Moa.

New Zealand will soon have the opportunity to hear the beautiful songs from We Light Fire and a handful of retrospective hits live, as Julia embarks on a seven-date tour supporting Marlon Williams later this month.

WE LIGHT FIRE

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Her delivery throughout is breathtaking, and We Light Fire is a masterful showcase of her abilities. She drifts effortlessly between styles and beams with confidence. This is a singer/songwriter at the height of their craft. – ★★★★ 1/2 Sunday Star Times

We Light Fire is a set of songs soaked in self-analysis and pleas for understanding, forgiveness and honesty. Yep, she can sing, and when she soars it’s a spine-tingling thing because it’s all real. – ★★★★ Metro

MARLON WILLIAMS NZ TOUR with support from Julia Deans

Sarah Leota