Duncan Sheik Returns With His New Album, WHISPER HOUSE 1/27

By: Jan. 22, 2009
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Grammy® and Tony® award-winning songwriter and composer Duncan Sheik returns with his new album Whisper House, due out January 27 on Victor Records/Sony.

The collection of songs was written for a forthcoming theatrical piece. Whisper House marks Sheik's first solo album since 2006's critically-acclaimed White Limousine and comes on the heels of the success of Spring Awakening.

In February, Sheik will embark on a nationwide tour featuring original Spring Awakening cast member Lauren Pritchard. On Whisper House, Sheik employs a narrative approach to songwriting, combining elements of the chamber pop that first brought him critical and commercial acclaim.

Much like Spring Awakening, which The New York Times praised as a "deft blend of straight-up rock, folk and melodic pop," Whisper House is just as much a pop record as it is a musical theatre composition.

Structured as a melodrama, each of the 10 songs on the album weave together to tell the story of a child's grief and spinster's longing as seen through the eyes of the ghosts that haunt the remote, World War II-era Maine lighthouse where they live.

Singer-keyboardist Holly Brook plays a prominent role alongside Sheik on several of the songs.
For more info visit www.duncansheik.com.
You can pre-order Whisper House here.

The Bell House
149 7th Street
Brooklyn, NY
8pm, Ages 21 and over
Tickets on sale here.

Come see Duncan Sheik perform songs from his new album, Whisper House! CD Signing as well!

Barnes & Noble
Lincoln Triangle
1972 Broadway
New York, NY
6pm, All Ages

Check out FYE.com for an awesome exclusive gift with purchase, available while supplies last! Order now and you will receive a free signed CD sleeve from Duncan Sheik!

 



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