03 Oct 2012

Dark Black

Kristina Train

Mercury

WE SAY

We featured Kristina Train's Dream Of Me in July, describing her as "very much the 'real deal'" and since then it would seem that the wider press agree also. The Sunday Times has drawn parallels between her and Aretha Franklin whilst The Sun recently labelled Train as the next Karen Carpenter; the Mercury-signed artist certainly has credentials to her name. Born in New York and raised in Savannah, Georgia, the singer states her eclectic influences to include the likes of Frank Sinatra and Bruce Springsteen, and it's tracks like Dark Black for which phrases like "oozes class" were made for. It's seductive and sumptuous enough to win over live audiences and radio playlists, with its vintage feeling production and gloriously languid pace.

Kristina's supporting Amy Macdonald on a UK tour later this month, with a London date at Royal Festival Hall on 6 November.

CONTACTS

Marketing: Shyamala Tharmendiran - +44 (0)20 7471 5254
A&R: Joe Kentish - +44 (0)20 7471 5287
Press: Stuart Bell, Dawbell PR -  +44 (0)20 7484 5291
Radio: Suzy Hyland, Mercury - +44 (0)20 7471 5443
Regional Radio: Mark Rankin, Mercury - +44 (0)20 7471 5436
TV: Helena McGeough, Mercury - +44 (0)20 7471 5428
Online: Charlie Shawcross, Mercury - +44 (0)20 7471 5733
Live: Natasha Bent - The Agency Group - +44 (0)20 7278 3331
Management: Jess Hamilton, Canyon Music
Publishing: Phil Christie, Warner Chappell
Legal: Richard Hoare, Clintons

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