Kate Nash 'Merry Happy'

25 February 2008

Following her biggest UK tour yet in Feb/March, Kate Nash will release new single Merry Happy on 17th March backed with 3 new tracks over two x 7's and one CD. These collectible formats will be numbered and limited to 1000 copies each. Merry Happy is a quintessential pop song, sweetly uplifting in melody with ba-ba harmonies, reflective lyrics shunning over-blown notions of love and romance with observations of the simple things that make us happy like the killer Kate couplet dancing at discos/eating cheese on toast - and of the heart-break survivor bouncing-back I can be alone, yeah/I can watch a sunset on my own. In its live form “Merry Happy” is often the anarchic end to the live set, ending in a piano-pummeling climax.2008 has already been an action-packed year for Kate. While the rest of us braved the post-festive winter-blues, Kate and band headed state-side for the American release of Made Of Bricks (8th January on Geffen) and was welcomed with open arms and a whole heap of critical acclaim for her stellar debut. Not only that, it has already sold an impressive 50,000 in 4 weeks. Check out performances of Foundations CBS’s Late Show with Craig Ferguson and NBC’s Conan O’Brien on youtube. After gigs in Toronto, New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles it was off to New Zealand and Australia for the Big Day Out tour where, amongst other highlights (swimming with sharks?!), Kate was joined on stage by Billy Bragg on more than one occasion and Pumpkin Soup is shaping up to be a huge radio hit down under.

Back home, February looks to be an exciting month with Kate nominated for three BRIT Awards (British Female Solo Artist, British Breakthrough Act, British Single) and two NME Awards (Best Solo Act, Best Dressed).

Made of Bricks is in its 26th week in the UK charts with sales upwards of 450,000 copies.

The first issue of Kate’s My Ignorant Youth fanzine is now available in select venues and shops around the country while Issue 2 is in the works.

LIVE DATES: Sunday 24 February Belfast: Waterfront Theatre

Monday 25 February Dublin: Olympia Theatre

Thursday 27 February London: Astoria NME Show

Saturday 01 March Wolverhampton: Civic Hall

Sunday 02 March Nottingham: Rock City

Tuesday 04 March Manchester: Apollo

Wednesday 05 March Preston: Guildhall

Friday 07 March Glasgow: Barrowlands

Saturday 08 March Lincoln: Engine Shed

Sunday 09 March Portsmouth: Guildhall