My Brightest Diamond Album Lauded

MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND’S NEW ALBUM RECEIVES OVERWHELMING CRITICAL ACCLAIM

SECOND LEG OF U.S. TOUR BEGINS TOMORROW

This Is My Hand, the new album from My Brightest Diamond (aka singer, songwriter and performer Shara Worden), is out now to overwhelming critical acclaim on Asthmatic Kitty Records.

In celebration of the release, Worden and her band will embark on the second leg of their U.S. tour later this week, including upcoming shows at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall and L.A.’s The Roxy. See below for complete details. Additionally, a new mini tour documentary was filmed during Worden’s recent homecoming show in Dallas.

RECENT PRAISE FOR THIS IS MY HAND…

“…one of the most powerful and dramatic voices of the past decade.”—NPR Music

“…[Worden] has a feeling for both the grandeur and the grain, building every sweeping gesture in her music out of a swarm of small details.”—The New York Times

“…sounds like a modern-day Nina Simone…”—ELLE Magazine

“…This Is My Hand works on a visceral level, conjuring Worden’s intended image of tribal, fireside collaboration through a rich diversity of texture, detail, and tone…”—Pitchfork

“…gorgeous new album…”—KCRW

“On her new album, This Is My Hand, she continues to reach far and wide with great success, adding marching-band rhythms and funky horns to her mix.”—The New Yorker

“…there’s something so unique about Shara Worden’s music…has us hypnotized.”—Refinery29

“…delivers some of Worden’s most creative and fully realized music.”—allmusic

“…big, bold, colorful, and inventive pop songs.”—Under the Radar

“…‘Pressure’ is something to be reckoned with. Filled with an army of percussive sounds from big drums to twinkling bells along with shrieking brass and crushing synths…”—Stereogum

“…perhaps one of the most underrated performances of the [ACL] weekend…My Brightest Diamond has matured into a musical force.”—Austin Chronicle

“…the most gorgeous, idiosyncratic set of Saturday at Austin City Limits Music Festival. She is the rock ‘n’ roll Tilda Swinton.”—Austin American Statesman

“Austin City Limits 2014: Top 25 Moments, Most Epic Opening Number: My Brightest Diamond”—Consequence of Sound

“This record is poignant, catchy, and what art is all about.”—Culture Collide

“Shara Worden consistently creates gorgeous, moving music with each new release and her fourth full-length, This is My Hand, is a continuing testament to her supernatural touch.”—The Wild Honey Pie

MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND TOUR DATES
November 12 Grand Rapids, MI Wealthy Theater
November 13 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
November 14 Madison, WI High Noon
November 15 Milwaukee, WI Vogel Hall
November 16 Iowa City, IA The Mill
November 17 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
November 19 St. Louis, MO Old Rock House
November 20 Indianapolis, IN White Rabbit Cabaret
December 2 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
December 3 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
December 5 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
December 6 Seattle, WA The Crocodile Café
December 7 Vancouver, BC Electric Owl
December 10 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
December 12 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy
December 13 San Diego, CA The Casbah