Hello! Hola! Ciao! Bonjour! Hallo! Etc! Etc! We hope the summer is treating you well wherever this may find you, be it at work or at play. We’ve been busy working on the release of the debut album by the wonderful Caitlin Rose. After months of waiting, Own Side Now is finally out this Monday – the 9th August! It’s a great record, but you don’t have to take our word for it – you can listen to the full album exclusively on Myspace from tomorrow.

Or simply go forth and purchase the album at any quality record shop. Here are some easy options:

Rough Trade – Early copies come with exclusive bonus CD compiled by Caitlin
iTunes
Amazon
Play

If you’re sitting on the fence so far, here are some lovely things other people have said:

“Rose can break your heart like Patsy, but bolts on a lyrical panache that suggests a serious star for the future”
Independent on Sunday

“Her debut proper more than lives up to expectations… lovely stuff”
4/5 Q

“The 21 year old with the bell-clear vocals scarcely puts a foot wrong”
4/5 Uncut

“The vulnerability in Caitlin’s voice chimes as true as the clink of a quarter in an old jukebox”
8/10 NME

“Own Side Now is a beautifully-wrought emotional rollercoaster”
4/5 The Sun

“Major star alert”
Guardian Guide

“This Nashville-raised Rose is an impressive bloom”
4/5 Observer

“Her voice is as sweet as Saturday night whisky and rings as clear as a Sunday church bell”
4/5 Daily Mirror

“Quite Lovely”
Time Out

“Sweet sounding, fabulously wry vocal drawl… a 21st century talent”
Metro

“Own Side Now combines shiny Nashville production, pedal steel and honky tonk with wry observational lyrics (and) sounds like the real deal”
Word

We could go on with more quotes, but we want to mention three more things before you drift off and go do something else:

1. Try a free mp3 from Own Side Now, in the form of ‘Sinful Wishing Well’
2. Read a track by track guide by Caitlin herself on Drowned in Sound
3. Caitlin is coming to Europe to play shows in the UK, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany in August and September:

8.19 – London, UK – Camp with Sam Amidon
8.20 – Wales – Green Man Festival
8.22 – Kilkenny, Ireland – Cleere’s Theatre
8.23 – Dublin, Ireland – Crawdaddy with Megafaun
8.24 – Cork, Ireland – Cyprus Ave with Megafaun
8.25 – Manchester – Night & Day Cafe
8.27 – Birmingham – Glee Club
8.28 – Leicester – Musician Afternoon Show
8.29 – North York Moors – The Band Room w/ Megafaun
9.1 – London – Slaughtered Lamb SOLD OUT
9.2 – Bristol – St. Bonaventure
9.4 – Vlieland, Netherlands – Great Wide Open Festival
9.6 – Brixton – Windmill
9.8 – London – Scala with Phosphorescent
9.11 – Devon – End of the Road Festival
9.14 – Brighton – Latest Bar

Shows with Deer Tick:
9.17 – Middleburg, Netherlands – De Spot
9.20 – Brussels, Belgium – Botanique
9.21 – Frankfurt, Germany – Das Bett
9.22 – Berlin, Germany – Monarch
9.23 – Hamburg, Germany – Reeperbahn Festival @ Imperial Club
9.25 – Bedford – Civic Theatre
9.26 – Conventry – Taylor Johns
9.28 – London – Cargo
9.29 – Leeds – Brudenell
9.30 – Manchester – Deaf Institute
10.1 – Glasgow – Captains Rest
10.2 – Belfast – Spring and Airbrake
10.3 – Dublin, Ireland – Whelans

And once more for luck in case you missed it, the album is out on Monday from all fine retailers, including these:

Rough Trade – Early copies come with exclusive bonus CD compiled by Caitlin
iTunes
Amazon
Play

Thanks for your time, and happy holidays to y’all!