Have you ever wondered how the musical mix of Edith Piaf and Aretha Franklin would sound like?
Well singer/songwriter Beth Hart could be just the sound you are looking for. She's been described as having "a blues-rock voice so ballsy, it could pin you to the wall" by The Times.
The Grammy nominated Hart will be bringing her band back for a January-February 2020 UK & Ireland tour including a stint at the Ulster Hall , Belfast on February 2 off the back of her new studio album War In My Mind.
Beth explained: "More than any record I've ever made, I'm more open to being myself on these songs. I've come a long way with healing, and I'm comfortable with my darknesses, weirdnesses and things that I'm ashamed of – as well as all the things that make me feel good."
War In My Mind also wraps up a frustrating strand of unfinished business for Beth. Back in 2003, the heavyweight producer Rob Cavallo (of Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Dave Matthews Band and Goo Goo Dolls fame) was in the frame to mix the singer's Leave The Light On album.
"But the producer I was with at the time," recounts Beth, "went ahead without my approval, turned the mix in to Rob – and he passed."
Fast-forward 15 years, and at a chance dinner party attended by Cavallo, fate intervened. The host encouraged Beth to play one of her new songs.
“After I'd played them Rob came up and said, 'You've grown a lot as a songwriter – and I want to record these songs with you'. And he turned out to be one of the coolest people that I've ever worked with."
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