Anglo-Lebanese singer-songwriter Nadine Khouri -now based in Marseille- releases today her new single, The Night Will Keep Us Warm, upfront of a tour of the UK and Germany, as special guest of Barry Adamson.
Recorded with legendary producer John Parish (P.J Harvey, Dry Cleaning, Aldous Harding) The Night Will Keep Us Warm sees Nadine Khouri fuzzed up and blissed out as you’ve never heard her before.
On her latest album, Another Life, Khouri and Parish take a minimalistic approach to both vocals and music alike: there is a serene, dreamlike quality to the songs, suffused with otherworldly, beatific textures. The soul-inflected Keep On Pushing These Walls set to stripped-down drum machine and Mellotron saxophones, is a joyous tribute to the late Canadian singer-songwriter Lhasa de Sela, who passed away in 2010 aged just 37.

What John Parish says: “Nadine’s voice is undeniably beautiful. But as well as beauty, there is an intimacy that makes her images come alive, and a gravitas that focuses her anger, particularly when directed at the corruption she sees in her homeland.”

Having left Lebanon in the civil war as a child, Khouri harboured an unlikely dream of becoming a rock n’roll singer, after discovering her parents’ music collection. A self-taught musician, Khouri began her career as an acoustic singer-songwriter in New York City, before moving to London and being discovered by Parish. Her debut The Salted Air was hailed by MOJO as “a thing of dark possessed beauty” in their four-star album review, celebrated by Q
as a Critics Choice record, and selected as one of Rough Trade’s Albums of the Year in 2017. The following year, Khouri toured with Low throughout Europe, also performing with Aldous Harding, Josh T. Pearson, This is the Kit, and more.

Nadine in embarking on an 14-date tour this April, including solo shows as a special guest for Barry Adamson in the UK and in Germany.

Sat 20 April Dijon, Maison Perrichet (headline show)
Thurs 25 April Paris, L’Archipel (headline show)
Wed 1 May Strasbourg, La Grenze (headline show)
Wed 22 May Bristol, Strange Brew
Thurs 23 May Brighton, Komedia Studio
Fri 24 May London, The Jazz Café
Sat 25 May Hertford, Hertford Corn Exchange
Wed 29 May Manchester, Deaf Institute
Thurs 30 May Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
Fri 31 May Glasgow, King Tuts
Sat 1 June Newcastle, Think Tank?
Sun 9 June Hamburg, Nochtspeicher
Mon 10 June Dusseldorf, Zakk
Wed 12 June Berlin, Privatclub
Tickets here

The Night Will Keep Us Warm is out now on all digital platforms. Look HERE for more information on Nadine Khouri.