Having released her debut LP for 4AD, the fantastic YIAN, earlier this year, London artist Lucinda Chua said last month that she’d be releasing its “epilogue” in the form of a new EP soon. That EP, Reclaiming the Rose, is out now; stream it below.
“Following the release of YIAN, I had the opportunity to perform my music and connect with new audiences across Europe and Asia,” she says. “Reclaiming The Rose is a bi-lingual meditation exploring ideas of returning, remembering and retracing ancestral roots. I was inspired by the journey of the rose; a plant indigenous to China that made its way to the UK in the 1700s. I met the artist and poet He Sun at a music festival in Italy and found a kinship with one of her poems. I wanted to set these words to music, to hear the words spoken in both their English and Mandarin form. I asked my friend Xiaoqiao to join me on the final song.”
Lucinda will headline her first shows in the US in early 2024, in NYC (Public Records on February 13) and Los Angeles (Zebulon on February 15). After that, she has shows lined up with London Contemporary Orchestra in Bristol and London, and a second London date with Speaker Corner Quartet. See all of her upcoming dates below.
LUCINDA CHUA: 2024 TOUR DATES
2/13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Public Records
2/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
5/1 – Bristol @ Beacon (with London Contemporary Orchestra)
5/2 – London @ Milton Court (with London Contemporary Orchestra)
5/25 – London @ Barbican (with Speaker Corner Quartet)
