FEB:26:2013 NEW HEATHER SINGLE IN U.S. and CANADA ~ MTV NETWORKS SUPPORTING ENTIRE "300 DAYS..." ALBUM
Heather’s new single, “Save A Little Piece of Tomorrow” was released February 26th, and is now available on iTunes, in the U.S. and Canada.
This is the same edited version that went to Triple A radio in the states on Wednesday February 27th.
In conjunction with the new single, MTV is using music from Heather’s current "3OO Days..." album for various shows; including “Save A Little Piece of Tomorrow” and “Beautiful Ride” during two of the more recent season 2 episodes of their hugely rated "Snooki and JWOWW" series (e.g. last weeks “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” episode, as well as this weeks “Taking The Plunge” installment. Check local times for repeat airings.)
MAR:17:2012 Heather on tour with Bryan Adams
Tonight Heather begins a string of European dates opening for Bryan Adams on his arena tour. She will also be playing some headline shows.
JAN:2:2012 HAPPY NEW YEAR AND "LIVING MUSIC" PROJECT
As the new year rolls around I want to thank you all for your support this year. The release of my latest album “300 Days at Sea” was a landmark for me; I was really happy with the album and excited to share it with all of you. I enjoyed the gigs we played so much and appreciated the genuine warmth from the audiences. It is always such a positive reminder to me as to why I do this when I receive that kind of enthusiasm. The music at work….
And speaking of music at work, I wanted to tell you about my latest project which I call “Living Music”.
A few years ago a fan told me he had held his cell phone up to the p.a. for the duration of my concert so that his friend in hospital could hear the gig. That got me thinking about all the people who would love to hear some live music but were too ill to go out, and about the environment of hospitals and how music might contribute….
My feeling is that hospitals are places where people go to get well, but that often some of the elements needed to FEEL well on all levels are missing. The times I have been in them myself, I have felt tense, stressed, and fearful. While the doctors and nurses are usually doing an excellent job, the atmosphere itself – the lighting, the smells, the sounds – are functional but not therapeutic ; As it is my feeling that music can relax and stimulate the senses and emotions in a way that is beneficial to the whole person, then surely it can play a part in the overall healing and wellbeing of a patient even if it is in a small way.
So my idea was to bring live music to hospitals. When I am on tour the days are very busy but there is usually a little downtime. So now, in some of the cities I am playing, I stop in at a hospital and give an informal acoustic gig. It is all done on a volunteer basis, no fees involved; all in the spirit of a simple sharing of music.
Even if all it does is give pleasure to someone and allow them half an hour’s respite from the stress of their situation I’m grateful for playing a part in that through music.
Thanks to ThomasHahn who has been so generous with his time in helping to set up and organize the gigs, and to Arnulf Lindner who has accompanied me on the cello, and to Felix Tod who has helped with the sound set-up.
The reason I’m telling you all this is because my dream is to spread the idea to other artists and to see this become a normal part of a band’s touring schedule. The idea that music doesn’t belong only in a venue….. that we can take it to people where they need it.
For information on how to get involved please write to me at livingmusic@me.com
OCT:24:2011 "Beautiful Ride" - second single!
"Beautiful Ride" is the second single from Heather Nova's latest album "300 Days At Sea".
The single will be release digitally and is already available in various digital outlets.
JUL:18:2011 "300 Days At Sea" review on Muruch.com
Muruch has published a review of "300 Days At Sea" that we wanted to share:
Heather Nova: 300 Days At Sea
As a longtime (17 years and counting) Heather Nova fan, I expected to at least enjoy her new and eighth studio album, 300 Days at Sea. Especially after hearing the song “Save a Little Piece of Tomorrow,” which I first posted back in March. But after fully immersing myself in the album to the point of now singing along with these sparkling fresh songs, I’ve fallen in love with the album almost as intensely as Oyster (recently selected for Muruch’s Classic Albums Appreciation Club) and Siren. Recorded in Heather’s home on a small rocky island using only solar power, 300 Days at Sea reunites Heather with the original musicians and production team of those early albums.
Inspired by the wreck of the yacht Moon, Heather’s childhood home, on the reefs of Bermuda, 300 Days At Sea is full of oceanic imagery and seafaring metaphors. The atmospheric, anticipatory slow rise of the opener’s (“Beautiful Ride”) eventually soaring pop melody is indicative of the entire album’s feeling of ascension and grace.
Sprawling piano accompanies Heather’s radiant, husky vocals in the verses of “Higher Ground,” bursting into a memorable chorus that captures the radio friendly elegance of Surfacing-era Sarah McLachlan. The song is a tribute to those rescued by a relief organization after the 2004 Indonesia tsunami.
“Stop The Fire” quickens the tempo and churns the guitars with intermittent dramatic pauses, while Heather’s distant howls of “Fire!” subtly echo Oyster‘s “Throwing Fire at the Sun.”
“Do Something That Scares You” is really the only track I’m still uncertain of. As I’ve written here before, I usually find the singer-songwriter speak-sing gimmick irksome. However, Heather’s melodic execution of her spoken word poetry combined with the song’s swaying sonic waves hint at Patti Smith’s softer side. So, though my prejudice against the style prevents me from fully embracing the song, it is well done for what it is.
It’s the exquisite, unabashedly sentimental ballad “The Good Ship Moon” and the “Into The Mystic” vibe of “Turn The Compass Round” – both odes to Heather’s lost home – that are my personal favorite moments and are truly the heart of this extraordinary album.
Heather’s unusually gorgeous voice has always been the driving force in her songs, but her intricate layering of high energy pop-rock instrumentation with haunting folk melodies continues to put her music into a category of its own. 300 Days at Sea is sure to be on my best of the year list come December.
JUN:24:2011 300 days at sea review from clash magazine
"... So Heather Nova’s eighth studio album is a phenomenon. She is one of the rare female rock artists who’s sustained a credible musical career over two decades and she’s proved that age is no limit to creativity. After commercial dead-weights of the expected acoustic album ‘Jasmine Flower’, Nova returns to the exuberant mysticism first outlined in Youth-produced ‘Oyster’ which catapulted her into the international arena in the ‘90s. Steering away from the pop anthems of ‘South’ and ‘Siren’, she clings to the more cragged tracks which give her 360 vocal range a change to prove age hasn’t withered it. Tracks like ‘Moon’ and ‘Turn the Compass Round’ tug at deeper waters and ‘Burning To Love’ and ‘I’d Rather Be’ strip down to the elementals before powering forwards over rugged wakes at full throttle..."
A very interesting and personal interview with Heather Nova (21 minutes), made by Faceculture, about the new album and her biography, can be watched here:
The TV Noir show with Heather Nova and Jonas David, recorded June 5 at "Heimathafen Neukölln" in Berlin, will be shown on June 17 (first part) and on July 8 (second part) on the German tv channel "zdf.kultur".
Please note that "TV Noir" intentionally airs its program in black/white format, so this is no mistake. As a special surprise, Heather played the song "Tainted Love" again.
JUN:2:2011 2 Meter Sessies 2011
Here you can see the full 2 Meter Sessies, Heather Nova did on May 22, 2011 in Utrecht with Arnulf Lindner:
(recently selected for 
. Recorded in Heather’s home on a small rocky island using only solar power, 300 Days at Sea reunites Heather with the original musicians and production team of those early albums.
