Following up the release of her stunning 2017 LP 'Stay Lucky', and her vibrant standalone offering 'Oh Berlin' in 2020, the enigmatic Nerina Pallot has now returned to announce the details behind her eagerly-awaited new full-length release 'I Don't Know What I'm Doing', showcased by album opener, lead single 'Cold Places'.
Some art comes to its creator like a crack of thunder: a strike of inspiration out of the blue. Other projects require nurturing; they need to be coaxed out of their hiding places like shy creatures. In the case of Nerina Pallot's magnificent seventh album 'I Don't Know What I'm Doing', it turned out to be a case of the latter. This record is the product of more than three years of songwriting and studio sessions, resulting in what is undoubtedly one of her finest works to date. It is filled with memories of childhood, strange tales of fate and coincidence, and beautifully realised reflections of self. It's about making mistakes, learning from them, and celebrating life for as long as we have breath in our bodies.
Speaking about the new collection, she said, "I've been doing this for over twenty years now and this is my seventh album. Supposedly I am an adult, a mother, a wife, a small business owner - and literally most days I feel clueless in a good way. It's good to be alive, doing the thing I love, feeling like every time I write a song it's the first time I've done it and that I'm still terrified just before I go on stage. Cluelessness is possibly one of the most underrated attributes in a human and I thought I'd make an album to celebrate that.
"I am very lucky I get to work with wonderful musicians and engineers, all of us very experienced, but what we have in common, I think, is both a playfulness and a sense of vocational love of music. A large part of the work was done remotely during the pandemic - and then when we were able to play together again it was magical. Ours was one of the industries most egregiously impacted by the pandemic - and since then, I don't think any of us have taken playing music in person together for granted ever again. If this is a pandemic album - as so many are currently - let this be one that celebrates loads of musicians being together, doing the thing we love most."
Nerina also today announces a UK tour taking place in October.
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