JUST ANNOUNCED@buckleyxbutler UNPLUGGED + SIGNING

The vital folk duo of Jessie Buckley and Bernard Butler will perform songs from their Mercury Prize shortlisted album ‘For All Our Days That Tear the Heart’, out June 17th via @emirecords.

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— Rough Trade (@RoughTrade) August 18, 2022

Their album was nominated along with offerings from Little Simz, Sam Fender, Harry Styles, Nova Twins, Self Esteem, Wet Leg, Joy Crookes, Fergus McCreadie, Gwenno, Kojey Radical and Yard Act. Asked what it was about All Our Days That Tear the Heart that got them shortlisted for the prize, Buckley told NME: “I don’t think you can ever be objective from the inside out. It’ll probably be 20 years down the line and we’ll put the album on for the first time in 20 years and be like, ‘Oh, that’s what it was!’ But I don’t know – it’s nothing to do with me!”

In a statement reported by NME at the time of the release of the first single from the album, “The Eagle And The Dove”, the duo revealed the genesis of their collaboration: “It all started with a FaceTime call from Butler’s North London kitchen to Buckley’s mountaintop residence in County Kerry, with their friendship growing from an unlikely shared love of Killarney and the small island of Valentia where Butler would go on holiday as a boy.

The statement continued: “Buckley had been listening to ‘Old Wow’ by Sam Lee, produced by Bernard, in the downtime between rehearsals for the National Theatre’s production of Romeo and Juliet. Butler had seen Jessie perform a song on an American chat show in promotion of 2018’s Wild Rose”.

Talking about hearing Buckley singing, Butler told NME, “I remember clocking just how much character there was in her voice and how freely she expressed it.” The musician finished talking about the album, “More than anything, I wanted it to be joyous – properly joyous – because there is such joy in Jessie, there really is. In spite of the darkness and the intensity in these songs, I’m just flying when I listen back to them.”

Buckley chimed in: “Right now, I feel like I’ll never make another album again, because I can’t imagine another album happening the way this one did. It’s amazing that it even happened once. This obscure, organic, odd little thing that just found us.”

Butler and Buckley will also be playing at Whitley Bay Playhouse on August 25, tickets are available here.

Upcoming shows:
24/08/2022 – Rough Trade West – London
25/08 – Whitley Bay Playhouse – Whitley Bay

Andre also signed his record deal at the age of 16, expressing his happiness for his son he stated “The passion and dedication Junior has put into this project is incredible and we can’t wait for you to hear it” Andre also tweeted.

So proud son. 6 months ago I took you into @rebelrecs and got you in the booth. I’ve always believed in your talent and wanted others to hear it. You have worked so hard and today you sign to COLUMBIA records. You’re gonna shine and I’m right here next to you all the way. pic.twitter.com/FZDaa3ioU3

— Peter Andre (@MrPeterAndre) August 21, 2021

The label is home to Harry Styles and has recorded material with other major artists such as Calvin Harris, George Ezra and Adele to name but a few. The label has described the new singer as a natural talent.

The singer thanked his parents and expressed his happiness by stating “I love everyone who supports me and I am very excited to go on this journey with you all” Price expressed that she knew that the singer was going to be a star. The singer thanked his mother for her support and also thanked his father for helping him to develop his musical talent.

The singers sister Princess and his mother’s previous partner Kieran also congratulated him. The singer will be following in his father Andre’s footsteps who achieved chart success with his well-known number-one single “Mysterious Girl”.

The budding singer recently joined his father on stage at the Fantasia Festival to say hello to the audience. The singer whose signing was six months in the making has described his new record deal as a dream come true.

The new singer has also promised that his new music will be released soon and has not yet provided any details of when he will be releasing his new music or details of his music genre.