'Nonchalant' - New single & video from Imogen Clark - Out today
“Imogen Clark has just been climbing stairs, one at a time and relentlessly, for years now… This is a full hand of aces, set to beat whatever you’re holding.” – The Underground Stage
Hot off the heels of her AIR Award nomination for Best Pop Album/EP, Western Sydney indie artist Imogen Clark has released her cathartic new single ‘Nonchalant’, which also celebrates reaching the halfway point of her mammoth 100 Shows In 100 Days Tour.
The new single, already a live favourite, sees Imogen in the producer chair for the first time along with co-writer Sam Phay (a respected artist and producer in his own right), determined to bring the intensity of the song’s emotional core to the track.
“I wrote this song with Sam and Demi Louise at the start of the year, burning with turmoil over this guy who was keeping me on the hook and watching me squirm. It was tearing me apart and I brought that energy into the session,” Imogen recalls. “Every time I’ve played this live, women come up to me and tell me I need to release it, so I decided to get this out there for all the people who need a place to put their feelings about a fuckboy in their life”.
‘Nonchalant’ is the follow up to acclaimed single ‘Enemy’, a star-studded co-write with Alex Lahey that featured Adam Newling, members of Middle Kids and Superorganism and production by Joji Malani aka Pei. The release of ‘Enemy’ kicked off Imogen’s gargantuan 100 Shows In 100 Days Tour, a sprawling trek across Australia that has so far seen her play everywhere from Newcastle to Cowra, Melbourne to Mudgee, Brisbane to Gippsland and many more places besides, mixing high octane full band sets with intimate solo performances and a sprinkling of surprise pop-up shows (like a protest set outside Kirribilli House in the lead up to the Federal Election) and full production online gigs for her international fans.
On Saturday 16 July, Imogen takes in Melbourne’s live music institution The Gasometer Hotel with her incredible full band, support from rising pop singer-songwriter Seb Szabo (in full band mode) and maybe even some surprise guests!
Many more dates are still to come across Bathurst, Melbourne, Central Coast, Tamworth and more before the epic tour wraps up in Adelaide on Wednesday 3 August.
Tickets are on sale now, visit imogenclark.com.au for more information.
“Getting back on the road, playing all these shows, seeing you all out there singing along… it’s like a rebirth, my soul coming back to life!” says Imogen.
It's the most ambitious project yet from an artist who has spent the most challenging two years the music industry has ever faced refusing to rest on her laurels, releasing critically acclaimed EPs The Making of Me and Bastards, two Christmas singles, a live record and even touring, including sold out EP launch shows in Sydney and the first two editions of her now annual Holiday Hootenanny shows, featuring guests including Ali Barter, I Know Leopard, Mo’Ju and Montaigne.
Cutting her teeth playing in Western Sydney bars during her teen years before touring and recording around the world, from the US to Europe to the UK, Imogen brings the depth and confidence of a seasoned superstar to the stage despite her youth. Taking inspiration from legends like Bruce Springsteen and Joni Mitchell as much as contemporary heroes Maggie Rogers and Sam Fender, Imogen’s music continues to dissolve the barriers between her emotions and her audience, even as her music and shows get bigger in size and scope.
IMOGEN CLARK
100 SHOWS 100 DAYS TOUR
Information at imogenclark.com.au
MELBOURNE
Saturday 25 June – Brunswick Artist Bar FREE ENTRY
SYDNEY
Thursday 7 July – Frankie’s Pizza By the Slice (full band) + FREE ENTRY
BARRABA
Friday 8 July – Playhouse Theatre
SYDNEY
Saturday 9 July – Since I Left You
MELBOURNE
Saturday 16 July – The Gasometer (full band)
CENTRAL COAST
Sunday 24 July – Shady Palms FREE ENTRY
BATHURST
Friday 29 July – The Victoria
ADELAIDE
Wednesday 3 August – The Grace Emily
Plus many, many more shows to be announced…!
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