Anneke van Giersbergen

EXCITING NEWS REGARDING MY NEW ALBUM: LIVE IN EUROPE

Dear peeps,

Yes, my live album is finished and it will be released on the 15th of October!
It is titled 'Live in Europe' and the vast majority of the 12 songs were recorded during our spring 2010 tour in France and Spain. The touring band consisted of; Ruud Jolie (guitar), Jacques de Haard (bass) and Rob Snijders (drums). Yours truly sang, shook her booty and played piano & guitar. My front-of-house engineer Erik-Jan Dodd recorded and mixed the album. I'm really excited that the energy of a live show is captured well on this release!

There will be three brand new up-tempo songs on it: Fury, Laugh It Out and a song called 'Who I Am'. I wrote that one together with Devin Townsend while we were working on his 'Addicted' album.

I've also re-recorded an old favorite of mine: 'Shrink'. I wrote this song when I was 19 years old and I first recorded it for a demo I made in 1992. It ended up on the Gathering's album 'Nighttime Birds' (1997) and now it's revived on 'Live in Europe'. It's a song dear to my heart and I'm proud to share it with you in a new arrangement.

I had already chosen a picture for the album cover when Mehmet Turgut sent me a photo from a shoot I did with him in Turkey earlier this year. I fell in love with that shot instantly! Arda Aktas made a beautiful cover design. Check out more of Mehmet's incredible art at www.mehmetturgut.com.

Here's the track list for 'Live in Europe';
Intro
The World
My Girl
Who I Am
Day After Yesterday
Hey Okay!
Fury
Beautiful One
Adore
I Want
Laugh It Out
Witnesses
Shrink

I will be touring in celebration of this new release. First there's a Dutch club tour starting October 15, the album release date. Please check my events page for more details.

Stay tuned!

Lots of Love,
Anneke X

Cover Photograph: Mehmet Turgut - Cover Design: Arda Aktas www.mehmetturgut.com

21 comments

"WOW! What gorgeous shoot Anneke!!! A friend of mine will arrive in Holland after your gigs... He'll bring to me this album. I really hope and pray for that Overload Records bring you guys back to Brasil. Good Dutch tour for all of Agua!"

Fabio_L (Brazil) Friday, July 30th 2010 at 13:35

"Moeten we nog zolang wachten ;-p hihihi Met die foto! tegek heb m als background op pc :) Shrink sigh* old time favorite <3 iets om supertrots op te zijn Xwen"

Sqwenzz (Netherlands) Friday, July 30th 2010 at 13:47

"Great Anni. Waiting for the CD to come out. Im Stil waiting for you in Mexico. Hope you come soon."

sgtanger (Mexico) Friday, July 30th 2010 at 15:34

"Can't wait for this, and USA dates. Come to Boston!"

metalJR (United States) Friday, July 30th 2010 at 16:18

"OMG... I was anxious to hear you live again, once I coudn't see your last shows here in Brazil... I also loves shrink, specially the version of "Sleepy Buildings"... I'm waiting for the new arrangement... Success, you all deserve!"

afbassi (Brazil) Friday, July 30th 2010 at 16:27

"Mooi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am excited about this album! you look gorgeous on that picture Anneke. Come Back to Latin America soon! Regards, Ana"

Amity (Argentina) Friday, July 30th 2010 at 17:17

"Congratulations Ann; a simply perfect & striking shot....... you look merciless beautiful!!!!! well, to wait until october to make mine this devotional item."

MiguelBenavidesChavez (Mexico) Friday, July 30th 2010 at 18:31

"Yeah! Congratulations! SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL COVER ART! waiting for October 15... "

tavomontanez (Mexico) Friday, July 30th 2010 at 19:07

"i'm spechless annie, you are so gorgeous in the cover, i can't wait for have it in my hands, i salute you from argentina, LOTS OF KISSES!!!"

cristian_j (Argentina) Friday, July 30th 2010 at 20:44

"Buena coleccion de temas escogiste, Aaaaaaaaaay no puedo esperar....."

mandylion4 (Bolivia) Sunday, August 1st 2010 at 13:32

"Hello Anneke.... .... I live listening to your beautiful music ... it is really special for these days of winter here in Chile... .... We remain astonished with your last show here ... and we wait for Agua de Annique ... Regards!!!"

ivalencia (Chile) Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 09:23

"Can't wait to hear that! Gorgeous cover indeed! I just wish you'd included "Wonder" in the tracklisting, but I'm really excited about this album already!!!"

sowdust (France) Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 18:11

"I'm anxious to hear the new songs, and to hear Agua playing alive!, is a great new Annie!, thank you for the beautiful music and the glorious voice, the best singer that i've hear!. And...what about Joris?."

ezcradeanneke (Argentina) Wednesday, August 4th 2010 at 01:04

"Hi Anne! I'm excited about your Live Album. Can't wait to listen to it!:) there's a pretty nice cover:)"

AnkhPL (Poland) Wednesday, August 4th 2010 at 14:27

"NOOOOOOOO! The Garrison nooooo!!! This acoustic guitar is stuck in my memories!! I'm crying here Anneke 'cause I can not buy it from you. :P Kisses from Brasil!"

Fabio_L (Brazil) Tuesday, August 10th 2010 at 02:27

"Hi Annie n_n well it's a great notice, and you look great in the album. i was listening your cds when you were in the gathering the lasts times, and well, i keep waiting for you to come mexicoooo!!!.......shrink!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a great song >.< well, i would like ammm... something to remember te beautiful song "like fountains" it makes me cry, and well i love it. take care annie, congrats to the band!"

kamargoth (Mexico) Thursday, August 12th 2010 at 00:15

"AAANNNEEEEEEKKKEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! OMG! I get rid of this lovely blog for a while and I find all these great news!!!! a new album of yours, that's marvelous! I had no idea about it, but it surely makes me extra happy :-) . And you are right about the cover picture, it's a wonderful image and you look really beautiful of course ;-) . Oh my, this year is insane: "In Your Room", "Schattenspiel", "What Lies Beneath", "ReVamp", "Everything Remains As It Never Was", "Addicted!"... all amazing albums and now this????!!! 2010 is certainly a year to remember, HaHaHa!! :-) . I hope you do some touring in South America as well... HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! yeah, I know you came here not so long ago, BUT WE'RE ALREADY MISSING YOU IN ARGENTINA!!!!!! :-( . Anyway, I'm patient, and I'll wait for you to come back when you think it's proper time :-) . And wow, new songs! I like that, can't wait to check them out (I just hope this time the album gets released here, because I'm still waiting for "Pure Air" and "In Your Room" ... sometimes I hate argentinian labels... XD ). Whatever, I'll stop annoying you now: take care honey, you're great ;-)"

80XxbelialxX08 (Argentina) Sunday, August 15th 2010 at 14:46

" hi annie , i can wait to have the new album in my hands . i remember the concert in the nd ateneo (2009) and i´m sure this album sounds powerfull. about the picture of the cover ¡¡ que preciosa mujer!!! . you´re the best."

juandylion_75 (Argentina) Thursday, August 19th 2010 at 01:22

"hey annie, I'm dying to listen to the new version of "Shrink". One of the most beautiful and profound songs I've ever lsitened to. Love&respect"

andyd (Chile) Monday, August 23rd 2010 at 22:32

"It sure is a great gift for the fans! Come do a show to promote the album in Brazil! Miss you!"

ViviLeconte (Brazil) Thursday, August 26th 2010 at 15:24

"Hey Anni,ik kijk uit naar je nieuwe album,heb net acceptgiro op de bus gedaan en hoop in oktober een gesigneerd wxemplaar te ontvangen. liefs uit Groningen."

Robrhythm69 (Netherlands) Wednesday, September 1st 2010 at 12:42

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