LAURA MVULA'S SOPHOMORE ALBUM 'THE DREAMING ROOM' TO BE RELEASED JUNE 17

SOPHOMORE ALBUM THE DREAMING ROOM
TO BE RELEASED JUNE 17BRAND NEW TRACK “PHENOMENAL WOMAN” OUT TODAY
Apple Music / iTunes | YouTube | Spotify | VEVO (Columbia Records; New York, NY – April 19, 2016)  Following her rise into the limelight with her universally adored debut album ‘Sing To The Moon’, Laura Mvula has announced that new album ‘The Dreaming Room’ will be released June 17th via Columbia Records.

Additionally, Laura has unveiled a remarkable new track from the album today – listen to “Phenomenal Woman” HERE. The 1970’s-style gospel funk number is inspired by a poem of the same name by the remarkable Maya Angelou.

From the Afro-disco ‘Overcome’, packed with upbeat sounds and intricate harmonies layered beneath stunning tribal beats, to the captivating ‘Kiss My Feet’- a mass of disjointed beats and bereft lyrics, to the epic and bold ‘People’, inspired by the crisis of black identity in the west, the music that makes up ‘The Dreaming Room’ is lively and ferocious. The cornerstone of the record is a hymn-like ballad that swells to mighty proportions called ‘Show Me Love’.

Amidst the struggle, Laura believes that she has written “A beast of an album” in ‘The Dreaming Room.’  “I never thought I’d be able to.  This is the hardest I’ve worked on anything.  I’ve grown up - by taking the music more seriously, I take myself less so.  When I listen to this music I feel whole.  I feel so at home in myself.  I feel comfortable”.

Taking the writing of this album out of the studio and in to the garden shed of her producer and musical director Troy Miller, Laura also recruited The London Sympathy Orchestra, Wretch 32 (People) and guitar giants Nile Rodgers and Miles Davis collaborator John Scofield (Overcome) to help create the album.

“Phenomenal Woman,” “Overcome” and “People” are available now on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify.

ABOUT LAURA MVULA
Since announcing the release of her debut EP in 2012, Laura has been picking up critical acclaim and support from some of the biggest tastemakers out there. Laura's unique sound has entranced critics, leading The New York Times to proclaim, “She’s a musical architect,” while The Wall Street Journal praised her debut as “quietly yet forcefully brilliant.” Her debut album,  Sing To The Moon , made many critics’ year-end lists, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, LA Times, Rolling Stone, People Magazine, NPR, Vulture, the New York Daily News,Buzzfeed, and more. The album reached the Top 10 in the UK, Won 2 Mobo Awards for Best Female and best R and B Soul Artist and received Mercury, Ivor Novello and Brit Awards nominations.

Laura is graduate from the Birmingham Conservatoire with a degree in composition and started writing songs on her laptop while working as a supply teacher in a Birmingham secondary school. As one of the most exciting musical talents to come out of the UK, Laura has certainly come a long way since writing songs on her laptop. Now critically acclaimed, her unique character and musical mind has broken the boundaries of music once again.


THE DREAMING ROOM - TRACKLISTING: Who I AmOvercome ft. Nile rogersBreadLucky ManLet Me FallKiss My FeetShow Me LoveRenaissance MoonAngelPeople ft. Wretch 32NanPhenomenal Woman