Last we heard from Finnish-based, Ethiopian-born singer Mirel Wagner she was out with visuals for "Oak Tree," the morbidly romantic lead single off her upcoming sophomore album When The Cellar Children See The Light. This week the emotive folk songstress returns with a haunted follow-up single off the record, “The Dirt.” Channeling a Poe-like poignancy, Wagner vocalizes the pains of possessing unattainable earthly desires. Her voice, cloaked in a sense of serene longing, steadily marches along until cut off at the bridge by a howling electric guitar. It's a strummed desperation that gives off the bluesy chills. Wagner once told us in an interview “you don’t always need to shout to make an impact.” With her latest she proves her point yet again with another bare-boned and minimalistic heavy blow. Listen to "The Dirt" below. Wagner’s When The Cellar Children See The Light Of Day LP is due out August 11th/12th in Europe/US from Sub Pop and August 8th in Finland from Kioski.
Mirel Wagner Tour Dates
26 July - Finland, Helsinki Radio Helsinki Klubi @ Fregatti
8 August Finland, Helsinki Flow Festival
15 August - Finland, Helsinki Luomustrudio @ Linnanmäki
21 August - Finland, Helsinki Showroom Jussi Karjalainen Exhibition opening
30 August - Germany, Berlin Torstrassenfestival
13 September - Belgium, Gent Big Next Festival
14 September, Netherlands, Amsterdam MC (Grote Studio)
1 October - Finland, Espoo Sellosali
3 October - Austria, Vienna Porgy & Bess (Waves Festival)
4 October - Slovenia Ljubiljana International Festival of Contemporary Arts - City of Women
10 October - Finland, FI Turku Dynamo
11 October - Finland, Tampere Telakka
13 October - Finland, Helsinki KOM-ravintola
17 October - Finland, Oulu 45 Special
18 October - Finland, Jyväskylä Musta kynnys
23 October - UK, London St. Pancras Old Church
25 October - UK, Bristol Simple Things Festival
30 October - Switzerland, Geneve La Graviere
31 October - Switzerland, Le Locle Le Lux
1 November - Switzerland, Zürich El Lokal
11 December - France, Bordeaux Winter Camp Festival @ Krakatoa (w J. Mascis)
12 December - France, Paris Winter Camp Festival @ Maroquinerie (w J. Mascis)
