Hazlett Announces North American Headline Tour + Unveils New Single “Do You Haunt Me” off Forthcoming Project
August 23, 2024 BY Bailey Vigliaturo
As the second part of his Goodbye to the Valley Low project approaches (out October 4) and his autumn headline tours across Europe and the US swiftly sell out shows, Sweden-based Australian musician Hazlett releases his latest single “Do You Haunt Me.”
Continuing to make waves with each release, the new track from Hazlett finds the folk artist untangling a web of complex emotions. With his unmistakable trademark sound of muted acoustic strums meeting ethereal guitar lines, a gentle beat pulses throughout while Hazlett’s hushed vocals reach out for something certain amongst the haziness. Hypnotic, intimate and soaring all at once, the songwriter effortlessly captures a complicated mindset, making his path towards the upcoming release of his new EP all the more intriguing.
Hazlett shares this about “Do You Haunt Me,” “Someone once told me healing isn’t linear. Like all good advice though it’s a tough thing to remember when you’re going through it. There’ll be dead ends, there’ll be mistakes and there will be plenty of advice from the sidelines along the way. But this was just a little ode to still attempt to remind myself for every step that feels backwards, in the grand scheme of things it’s actually a profound lunge forward to where we need to be. Even when it doesn’t feel like it.”
Recorded in an off-grid cabin in the middle of Scandinavian nowhere, the first part of Goodbye to the Valley Low was released late last year. It’s a stripped-back collection of delicate indie-folk songs brimming with personal anecdotes told through Hazlett’s polished introspective songwriting and produced by longtime collaborator Freddy Alexander. It resonated with listeners everywhere and Hazlett was soon inspired to revisit the cabin, knowing there was more to explore. This new EP completes this project, six brand new songs, which together with the first EP, makes one cohesive album. The songs are once again exquisitely layered, the musicality is rich, the tracks are timeless, and Hazlett’s hushed vocals enthrall across the 6 tracks.
“Truth be told there was never meant to be a Side B to ‘Goodbye to the Valley Low,’ but the more that I tried moving on from it the more I kept getting pulled back,” Hazlett explains. “I think being out there in the cabin brought out a lot of initial feelings that I worked through and then after that I was left with all these half thoughts and feelings that needed a little more work to figure out. Which might be why it sounds a little bit darker at times. If Side A was the curiosity of the cabin, then Side B is working through all the questions that it left behind.”
Ahead of his forthcoming EP, Hazlett will hit the road in September for his 8-date headline tour starting with a sold-out show in Los Angeles at the Moroccan Lounge on September 17th. Several of those dates are sold out already. Beginning September 30th, he will support John Vincent III on a 12-date tour hitting cities such as Chicago, Toronto, New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, and more. He will conclude this run of US dates with a sold-out show at Cannery Hall in Nashville on October 20th. To purchase tickets and for more information, visit https://www.thisishazlett.com/tour
Out October 4th, fans will be able to purchase Goodbye to the Valley Low on vinyl in its final form as a 12-track album.
North American Headline Tour Dates:
09/17/2024 @ Moroccan Lounge – Los Angeles, CA SOLD OUT
09/18/2024 @ Cafe Du Nor – San Francisco, CA SOLD OUT
09/20/2024 @ Wise Hall – Vancouver, BC SOLD OUT
09/22/2024 @ McMenamins Mission Theater – Portland, OR
09/23/2024 @ Madame Lou’s – Seattle, WA SOLD OUT
09/26/2024 @ Soundwell – Salt Lake City, UT SOLD OUT
09/27/2024 @ Globe Hall – Denver, CO SOLD OUT
10/20/2024 @ Cannery Hall (The Mil) – Nashville, TN SOLD OUT
+ Supporting John Vincent III:
09/30/2024 @ Reverb Loung – Omaha, NE
10/01/2024 @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall – Saint Paul, MN
10/02/2024 @ Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL
10/04/2024 @ The Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
10/05/2024 @ Théâtre Beanfield – Montreal, QC
10/08/2024 @ Higher Ground Ballroom – South Burlington, VT
10/09/2024 @ Royale – Boston, MA
10/11/2024 @ Webster Hall – New York, NY
10/12/2024 @ 9:30 Club – Washington, D.C.
10/13/2024 @ Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
10/17/2024 @ The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
10/18/2024 @ Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
