Kate Bollinger has announced that she has signed to Ghostly International, sharing the video for her new single ‘Yards/Gardens’ along with her 2022 European tour dates.
Richmond, VA-based artist Kate Bollinger has signed to Ghostly International and released a video for her new single “Yards / Gardens.”
“Yards / Gardens” finds Bollinger in full swing, skipping verses of uncertainty above a bright and nimble bassline and kick. Guitarist Chris Lewis weaves throughout, his riffs unravel across the bridge, trailing her lines like ellipses. Written with Trainum and Lewis, “Yards / Gardens” reflects “feeling resistant to change, during a time when it felt like everything was changing,” says Bollinger. Growing up has become a motif in her work, but she’s never sidestepped the concept in quite this way. Here, self-assured and surrounded by vivid production, she leans back in the grass, letting expectations breeze by, reminding herself she’ll tend to things in good time.
“For ‘Yards / Gardens,’ Kate and I wanted to take the sonic spirit of the track and translate its feeling into the video instead of using the direct lyrical meaning,” says the video’s director Mitch deQuilettes. “We wanted to give homage to 60’s & 70’s films such as Godard’s ‘Pierrot Le Fou,’ Melville’s ‘Le Cercle Rouge’ and Altman’s ‘The Long Goodbye.’ It was important to us to keep the piece campy and light, while keeping it grounded in realism.”
Kate Bollinger has also announced her 2022 European tour dates covering all major cities, including London, Manchester and Paris. Full dates below.
04/30/22 – Dublin, IE @ The Workman’s Club
05/03/22 – Bristol, UK @ The Louisiana
05/04/22 – London, UK @ Colours
05/06/22 – Nottingham, UK @ The Bodega Social Club
05/07/22 – Leeds, UK @ Hyde Park Book Club
05/09/22 – Glasgow, UK @ The Hug and Pint
05/10/22 – Newcastle upon Tyne, UK @ The Cluny
05/11/22 – Manchester, UK @ YES
05/15/22 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
05/16/22 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
05/17/22 – Stuttgart, DE @ Café Galao
05/19/22 – Berlin, DE @ Badehaus Szimpla
05/20/22 – Darmstadt, DE @ Bedroomdisco
05/21/22 – Paris, FR @ Le Pop Up!
