MELAENA CADIZ

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NEW WEBSITE! Please click here to visit melaenacadiz.com

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"Deep Below Heaven” is out on vinyl today and to celebrate we’re premiering a brand new paper cut animation video by illustrator and director Chris Tucci on The Rumpus! 

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I stopped through Philly last July to record with WXPN's Folkadelphia.  These are probably my favorite solo live recordings I've done so far.  6 songs stripped down to their essence. Take a listen! 

Melaena Cadiz Folkadelphia Session 7/13/2014 by Melaena Cadiz

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New Video out today!

This past tour I met up with the talented folks from The Portland Sessions at Staver Locomotives to shoot this video. Stick around till the end for an a cappella version of "Deep Below Heaven." 

xo!

M

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Very excited to announce I'll be on the road again this October supporting Jeffrey Foucault on the Northwest leg of his US tour.  If you haven't heard Jeffrey's beautiful songs, you must. 

Tickets available here!

10/14 Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA

10/15 The Green Frog - Bellingham, WA

10/16 Billsville West - Walla Walla, WA

10/17 Sam Bond's Garage - Eugene, OR

10/18 The Belfry - Sisters, OR

10/19 Alberta Rose Theatre - Portland, OR

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Stopped by the studios in Rock Island, IL during tour this summer.  Many thanks to Daytrotter for having me!! Listen HERE! 

Words by Sean Moeller, Illustration by Johnnie Cluney, Recording engineered by Mike Gentry

"Melaena Cadiz chronicles the plights of the searchers, of the reachers and of all those helplessly apart people operating so deep below heaven. She writes and sings about presence and absence, as they weigh on one another. She deals with the wooden hearts and limbs that we sometimes build into our bodies so that the reverberations of the pains that hit us like birds smacking dead into clear windows that they can't see can't ripple through all of our muscles. The landscapes that she drafts up in these four gorgeous songs are about winning and losing, usually a little of both, which feels natural." 

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Last night's Record Release Party was a solid gold good time.  Thank you so much to everyone who made the night so special and to Glasslands for hosting!!

xoxo,

Melaena

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I had lovely afternoon in Union City recently shooting with the folks from Refueled Magazine. Take a look at the live video of Sharp White Teeth we made for their "Automatic Buzz" sessions! 

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We still have some "Deep Below Heaven" t-shirts left and they are a smoking hot addition to your summer wardrobe. Get yours HERE!

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Next Sunday NYC!! Come celebrate our joint Record Release Party with The Bones of J.R. Jones & special guests Last Good Tooth and Wild Leaves at Glasslands Gallery in Williamsburg! 

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That's a wrap on the Deep Below Heaven Tour!!! Thanks to everyone who made this month possible, fed us, housed us, clothed us, showed us around and helped out along the way. It was so lovely to catch up with our old friends, and meet new ones. We couldn't have done it without you. 

We'll be posting a tour diary soon as part of the Wolverine Traveler series with Mikael's beautiful photos, so stay tuned!

Lots of love and gratitude!

xoxo, Melaena

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Halfway through the Deep Below Heaven Tour and it's been an amazing journey so far.  Seen so many incredible sites and met so many wonderful people.  Follow along on Mikael's instagram http://instagram.com/mikaelkennedy or here http://deepbelowheaven.tumblr.com for updates and photos of the trip.  We're headed up the west coast now with shows tomorrow in  Oakland, then Portland and Seattle. Come out and say hi if we're coming to your town!

xoxo,

M

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I chatted with American Songwriter about the story behind “Neon Drag” and they’re premiering the music video today. This is my favorite song of the album, inspired by Aurora Avenue in Seattle. Check it out! 

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So happy to announce that "Deep Below Heaven" is OUT NOW!!! Get the album on iTunes or order your hardcopy from Wild Kindness Records.  Woot!!

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NPR 'Needles River' Video Premiere

So excited our video for "Needles River" is debuting on NPR All Songs TV today!  Video directed by my husband Mikael Kennedy.  Take a look!!

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"Deep Below Heaven" will be out May 20th on Wild Kindness Records.  Pre-order  your copy now!! 

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CMT Edge debuts a song off "Deep Below Heaven"

I talked with CMT Edge about the song "Swinging Low" off the new record, which they premiere today! Check it out!!