JOHNNYSWIM's Debut LP 'Diamonds' Now Streaming at Vh1
By: Caryn Robbins Apr. 21, 2014
Diamonds, the highly anticipated debut LP from husband and wife team JOHNNYSWIM,is now streaming at Vh1:http://on.mtv.com/1ms8wlY. The new record, due April 29 on Big Picnic Records, is receiving early critical acclaim-the duo recently performed their single "Home" on "The Late Show with David Letterman" (watch here: http://youtu.be/72BiiNXhjRY) and the track also premiered at Billboard (http://bit.ly/O5kzsz). Diamonds is available for pre-order now: http://bit.ly/1mt3QM7.
To further support the release, JOHNNYSWIM is currently touring nationwide, including appearances at Jazz Fest, Firefly Festival and Lollapalooza this summer. See below for full routing details.
Diamonds was produced by JOHNNYSWIM's Abner Ramirez and recorded in Nashville, where the couple originally met and began writing together. Of the new music Abner notes, "It's been a wild ride writing and recording this album. It's a slice of our lives from the last couple years-the love and the loss, the highs and the lows. If there's any one thing we made our aim in this album, its honesty."
The new record follows the duo's 2013 Heart Beats EP that received widespread critical acclaim-Huffington Post praised the duo's "lyrical sincerity with unadorned arrangements and vocal sophistication" while Paste Magazine called the pair "one-of-a-kind."
In addition, VH1 became very early supporters upon first hearing the music and were quick to select JOHNNYSWIM as their first-ever "You Oughta Know +" artist, hailing the twosome as "...tantalizing." The duo received long-term video support for their song "Heart Beats" and participated in VH1's Creative Music Integration initiative, where their music is placed into a selection of VH1 programs. JOHNNYSWIM also performed as part of "VH1's You Oughta Know In Concert," "The O Music Awards" and the "Do Something Awards."
Amanda Sudano-Ramirez and Abner make up JOHNNYSWIM. Amanda was exposed to music at a young age with musicians as parents, while Abner studied music at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in his native Jacksonville, Florida. The two met in 2006 and started collaborating musically after discovering their similar influences of folk, soul and rock. Since then, they've relocated to Los Angeles, released two critically lauded EPs and performed on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" and "Today Show." The duo has toured extensively including stops at SXSW, Spoleto Festival, Bonnaroo and support slots for Emeli Sandé, Aloe Blacc and Feist.
JOHNNYSWIM TOUR DATES
April 22 New York, NY Rockwood Music Hall
April 23 Alexandria, VA The Birchmere
April 24 Chicago, IL Global Citizen Nights - The Vic
April 25 Ardmore, PA Ardmore Music Hall
April 30 Jackson, MS Duling Hall
May 2 New Orleans, LA Jazz Fest
May 5 Knoxville, TN The Square Room
May 7 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle
May 8 Atlanta, GA Smith's Olde Bar
May 9 Charlotte, NC The Neighborhood Theater
May 10 Saxapahaw, NC Haw River Ballroom
May 12 Charlottesville, VA The Southern Café & Music Hall
May 14 Roanoke, VA Kirk Avenue Music Hall
May 14 Roanoke, VA Kirk Avenue Music Hall
May 15 Richmond, VA Modlin Center for the Arts
May 16 Charleston, SC Charleston Music Hall
May 30 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
May 31 Seattle, WA The Triple Door
June 3 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
June 4 San Francisco, CA The Chapel
May 31 Seattle, WA The Triple Door
June 3 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
June 4 San Francisco, CA The Chapel
June 19 Annapolis, MD Rams Head
June 21 Dover, DE Firefly Music Festival
June 24 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
July 19 Louisville, KY Forecastle Festival
August 1-3 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
August 22 Chattanooga, TN Nightfall Concert Series
August 22 Chattanooga, TN Nightfall Concert Series
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