3 March 2020

Sunny Ozell has released the music video for her most recent single All That I Am, which has been described as “a femme anthem” by the artist. You can watch the video below. [wpdevart_youtube]KU1MZQecHRk[/wpdevart_youtube] The song is taken from her recently released second album ‘Overnight Lows’, which we gave a 4* review to in our January/February 2020 issue, saying that it was “a stunning collection of songs from the American” and that “it’s hard not to admire how gifted a musician Sunny Ozell is.” For the album, Ozell worked with a number of high profile musicians, such as Jay Bellerose (Robert Plant, Alison Krauss), Tyler Chester (George Ezra), Andy Hess (The Black Crowes, David Byrne) and Rich Hinman (Sara Bareilles) and speaking to us at The Long Road Festival back in September, Ozell said that being able to work with people like that represented success for her. “I have just stuck around long enough, I guess,” Ozell said. “10 years ago, the field was really big and I’ve just kind of stayed at it. Suddenly, I’m in the room with people that are heroes and people like Jay Bellerose, the drummer, who I’ve been listening to for 20 years and here he is on my record. When the people that influenced you are now your peers, it is astonishing and to be perfectly blunt, in itself that is success to me.” In the same interview, Ozell also stated that she will be looking to venture back to the UK for a tour towards the back end of 2020, specifically around October and November time.

The Adelaides will be making their version of Sanctuary, a duet with Charles Esten, available as a live version on March 13 and will appear at C2C with Esten on the day. The song – made famous by ‘Nashville’, the TV show that Esten starred in as Chip – was recorded on Esten’s 2019 October UK tour, which culminated with a headline date at the fabled Royal Albert Hall in London. Esten has now invited the trio – made up of Paris Georgia, Alicia Alba and Abi Phillips – to perform the track with him during his C2C Main Stage slot at The O2 Arena in London, which will make The Adelaides only the second UK act to appear on the main stage, after Catherine McGrath joined Hunter Hayes last year for a duet of Don’t Let Me Forget. Speaking about the song, The Adelaides said collectively that they adore playing the song live and that they feel that the recorded version really captures the magic of what went on in the recording studio. “We love performing this song, it’s truly special to us and to perform it live on stage with Charles Esten was a dream come true,” the girls said.  “We’ve performed many times with him now – both across the UK and in Nashville – and this particular recording captures the warmth of the fantastic connection we have with him. It’s a special version of a wonderful song and we are delighted to share it.” Adding further comment was Esten, who echoed what the girls said and explained how he came into contact with the group, while also expressing that he hasn’t looked back since. “When I was preparing for my January 2019 UK tour, I was looking for a support act that might be able to sing a few ‘Nashville’ songs with me during my set,” Esten explained. “The moment I heard The Adelaides and their gorgeous harmonies, I knew I was done looking. We ended up performing more than a couple songs together in every show, both from ‘Nashville’ and from my own catalogue. “When I returned in October with a full band, I knew we had to do it again. And I’m so glad we did. This live recording of one of my very favourite ‘Nashville’ songs, Sanctuary, has somehow captured all of the magic that they brought to every stage we ever sang on.” The song will be exclusively previewed on BBC Radio 2 via The Country Show with Bob Harris on March 5 between 21:00-22:00