Two years after the success of her Father/Daughter–released debut Infinite Worlds, Vagabon is announcing her return today with All the Women in Me, leaping from the lo-fi rock sounds familiar to her former label to a focus in experimental production—a seemingly natural progression for the Cameroon-born songwriter.
Displaying her comfortability singing over a lush, self-crafted R&B groove, “Flood Hands” introduces the shift in dynamics on the new record, which tones down the multi-instrumentalist’s penchant for guitar-driven rock and plays up her love for hip-hop and West African rhythms. Much in the same way the record spotlights her wide range of influences, today’s audio revelation likewise features the artist in various outfits, and from various angles.
“‘Flood Hands’ is a track I originally produced and arranged for a well-known pop-duo to have on their album,” Vagabon—a.k.a. Lætitia Tamko—explains of the track’s origin. “Knowing I was writing this song for musicians I admire, allowed me this relief from my writer’s block. I used this assignment as a chance to flex my production muscles and write something I wouldn’t have written as a Vagabon song a couple years ago. The result felt like a triumph for me in my progression as an artist and I just couldn’t stand to part with the song by the time I was finished.”
Though All the Women won’t see the light of day until late September, you can pre-order the record here and snatch up tickets for her fall/winter tour with Angel Olsen at the dates below.
Tour Dates:
10/15 – Brooklyn, NY @ National Sawdust
10/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Pico Union Project
10/21 – London, UK @ St. Pancras Old Church
10/22 – Brussels, BE @ Autumn Falls @ Botanique – Brussels (B)
10/23 – Berlin, DE @ Kantine am Berghain
10/24 – Paris, FR @ Hasard Ludique
10/30 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes *
10/31 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall *
11/1 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre *
11/4 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
11/5 – New Orleans, LA @ Civic Theatre *
11/7 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s (Levitation) *
11/8 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater *
11/9 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion *
11/10 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada *
11/12 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
11/13 – Madison, WI. @ The Sylvee *
11/14 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera Theatre *
11/15 – Detroit, MI. @ Royal Oak Music Theatre *
11/16 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre *
11/18 – Montreal, QC @ mTelus *
11/19 – Boston, MA @ Royale *
11/22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel *
12/2 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren *
12/3 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park *
12/5 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palace Theater *
12/7 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater *
12/9 – Portland, OR @ Roseland *
12/10 – Vancouver, BC @ The Orpheum Theatre *
12/11 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre *
12/13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot *
12/14 – Denver, CO @ The Gothic Theatre *
12/15 – Denver, CO @ The Gothic Theatre *
* w/ Angel Olsen
