PASSENGER – All The Little Lights (Anniversary Edition) out 10 November 2023.
Celebrating 10 Years since the release of The Multi-Platinum Album & The Global Phenomenon of “Let Her Go” with Re-recordings, Re-Imaginings, and Special Collaborations.
Fan Favorites “Life’s For The Living” feat Foy Vance & “Circles” feat Gabrielle Aplin Out Now:
Life`s For The Living Lights (Anniversary Edition)
Passenger – Life’s For The Living (ffm.to)
Circles Lights (Anniversary Edition)
Passenger & Gabrielle Aplin – Circles (Anniversary Edition) (ffm.to)
September 15, 2023 – Ten years ago, UK singer/songwriter Mike Rosenberg, better known by his moniker Passenger, released All The Little Lights, his break-out album featuring the global smash hit “Let Her Go.” The years leading up to the album’s release were filled with personal and professional upheavals and led him to a path of busking across the UK and eventually Australia, where he would record the life-changing album. Now, with billions of streams, countless sold-out global tours, and an unforgettable Super Bowl ad under his belt, Passenger is ready to celebrate everything before, during, and after this era with All The Little Lights (Anniversary Edition), set for release on November 10th.
All The Little Lights (Anniversary Edition) sees the seminal album entirely re-recorded and completely re-imagined as Passenger infuses these songs with another decade of experience and wisdom, and calls upon Foy Vance, Gabrielle Aplin, Nina Nesbitt, and longtime friend and touring buddy, Ed Sheeran, for special collaborations. Through it all, he preserves all the spirit and soul of the original whilst breathing new life into these well-loved Passenger staples. Musically richer, vocally stronger, and shimmering with a bold beauty, All The Little Lights shines brighter than ever.
Passenger introduced this forthcoming new collection with the single release on September 15th of one of his most beloved songs, “Life’s For The Living,” featuring fellow troubadour Foy Vance.
He says, “This song is an acknowledgment of life’s madness and an understanding that the best way of dealing with it is to not resist it. These lyrics, perhaps with the exception of ‘Let Her Go,’ are probably the ones that have resonated most with people over the years. The amount of ‘Life’s For The Living’ tattoos I’ve seen has been incredible and humbling.”
On working with Foy Vance, Passenger says, “I met Foy around the time that this album was first released, and we’ve been good friends ever since. He’s disarmingly honest, and wickedly funny and his pursuit of creating beautiful, tasteful, and brilliant music is inspiring. I can’t think of a more perfect collaborator for this song.”
Vance adds, “I first met Passenger about 12 years ago when I was on tour with Ed Sheeran. I remember being knocked sideways by his tenacity. I was really inspired by how much he grafted and carved out a path for himself. On top of that, he was just as prolific when it came to making me laugh as he was a songwriter. It is an honor to have this duet with him.”
On October 13th “Circles” featuring Gabrielle Aplin was released as a second single in anticipation of the album release. Passenger says: “I love this song. It has always been a really special one for me. And now even more so thanks to the addition of Gabrielle Aplin`s beautiful voice.”
All The Little Lights was originally recorded in Sydney at Linear Recording and produced by Chris Vallejo, who would become Mike’s longtime collaborator. It quietly transformed into a global phenomenon buoyed by “Let Her Go.” The smash single soared to #1 in 19 countries and reached platinum status in 11 countries, including going 6x – platinum in the United States. It stood out as the #2 most-Shazamed song of all time and #1 most Shazamed Pop Song of all time. Thus far, it has generated north of 2 billion streams and over 3.5 billion views on YouTube. Over the years, Mike has delivered show-stopping performances on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Conan, TODAY, and Live with Kelly and Ryan, as well as provided the soundtrack for a multitude of TV and film syncs, including the aforementioned Superbowl Budweiser commercial.
All The Little Lights (Anniversary Edition) – Tracklist:
Things That Stop You Dreaming.
Let Her Go (feat. Ed Sheeran).
Staring At The Stars.
All The Little Lights.
The Wrong Direction.
Circles (feat. Gabrielle Aplin).
Keep On Walking.
Patient Love.
Life’s For The Living (feat. Foy Vance).
Holes.
Feather On The Clyde (feat. Nina Nesbitt).
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