The brand new track from Katie Melua is reportedly inspired by the feeling of watching her partner dance for the first time. Speaking about her new single, ”Quiet Moves”, Katie Melua explained the thought process behind creating the record,

”The idea was to create a feeling of effortlessness and ease when the listener plays this album. But how do you do that when my usual method of working can sometimes feel like taking blood out of a stone, where everything else is sacrificed. As we all know, process influences the final sensibility of the work, so if I was to embark on making a Blue-Sky record, a happy record implied that I had to lighten my approach. Not just to record making but to life in general.”

”Is it possible to make a great record without sacrificing everything else for that entire period? I had to try, cause working at a relationship was something I needed to do. The strength of feeling made it easy though. How my partner is, both the serious him and the relaxed him, and the kind of atmosphere thats around him. Just being in each other’s zones feels good.”

The singer, whose real name is Ketevan Melua, has achieved 56 platinum certifications throughout her successful 20-year music career and has also had 8 consecutive UK top 10 albums. She released her first album, Call off the Search, in 2003. The album gained significant acclaim, selling 1.8 million copies within five months of the albums release. Melua continued t0 succeed in her career, releasing a further seven albums; Piece by Piece (2005), Pictures (2007), The House (2010), Secret Symphony (2012), Ketevan (2013), In Winter (2016) and Album No.8 (2020). Her forthcoming album, Love & Money, was produced by Leo Abrahams and was recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in 2020, whilst Katie was pregnant with her son. The new album reportedly discusses subjects of self acceptance and positivity found within a new relationship.

Love & Money Tracklisting:

1.   Golden Record

2.   Quiet Moves

3.   14 Windows

4.   Lie In The Heat

5.   Darling Star

6.   Reefs

7.   First Date

8.   Pick Me Up

9.   Those Sweet Days

10.  Love & Money 

Love & Money 2023 UK and European Tour Dates:

11/04/2023 – Torwar – Warsaw

12/04 – Gdynia Arena – Gdynia

14/04 – Hala Stulecia – Wroctaw

15/04 – Theater Am Aegi –  Hannover

17/04 – Le Carre – Amsterdam

18/04 – Jahrhunderthalle – Frankfurt

19/04 – Laeiszhalle –  Hamburg

20/04 – Admiralspalast – Berlin

22/04 – Emsland Arena – Lingen

23/04 –  Palladium – Cologne

24/04 –  Cirque Royal – Brussels

26/04 – L’Olympia – Paris

28/04 – Haus Auensee – Leipzig

29/04 – Isar Philharmonie – Munich

30/04 – Jazz & Blues Wendelstein Open Festival – Wendelstein 

02/05 – Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion – Bexhill

03/05 – Pavilion Theatre – Bournemouth

05/05 – Royal Concert Hall – Glasgow

06/05 – Sage – Gateshead

08/05 – Barbican – York

09/05 – St David’s Hall – Cardiff

11/05 – Forum – Bath

12/05 – Royal Concert Hall – Nottingham

14/05 – Philharmonic – Liverpool

15/05  – Symphony Hall – Birmingham

16/05 – Royal Albert Hall, London

18/05 – G Live – Guilford

19/05 – Corn Exchange – Cambridge

20/05 – Bridgewater Hall – Manchester