Prominent Sydney jazz pop artist, Briana Cowlishaw has announced the release of her new single, Paper Mache City lifted from forthcoming album of the same name, due out October 4. To celebrate the new material, Cowlishaw will be hitting the road with her six-piece band on a nine-date national tour set to kick off at The Ellington in Perth on October 4 and concluding at The Dungeon in Newcastle on November 21.

Written and recorded while Cowlishaw was living in the US, the album was born out of the multi-dimensional musical frenzy of NYC. Wholly inspired by her surroundings, Cowlishaw gushes, “New York City has this eclectic combination of inspiring art, people, architecture, creativity – a real rat-race type adrenaline, a pretty cut throat lifestyle and financial reality, and that feeling that anything is possible!”

With a unique and creative flair for writing, Cowlishaw studied a Bachelor of Contemporary Performance at The Australian Institute of Music (AIM). “Every song I have ever written has come from on experience I’ve had. So many of my songs were inspired by my travels, but also just every day experiences like walking down the street and noticing an old man smiling by himself. Things like that really inspire me and make me ponder about life and what it's all about.”

Influenced by legends of the game such as Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell and James Taylor, the album is a collection of stylistically and sonically diverse songs, fusing elements of pop and folk with an underlying jazz language and all its delicacies. A playful and quirky approach with beautiful compositions, Paper Mache City moulds its own niche in the Australian music landscape.

The film clip for the fun, upbeat lead single, Paper Mache City was filmed live at Venue 505 in Sydney. You can view the video clip here:: http://youtu.be/_BnR5OTwZ7I

NEW SINGLE | PAPER MACHE CITY | AVAILABLE ON ITUNES SEPTEMBER 16

NEW ALBUM | PAPER MACHE CITY | AVAILABLE ON ITUNES OCTOBER 4

NATIONAL TOUR DATES

Friday 4 October | The Ellington | Perth, WA

Doors at 7pm, $20 http://www.ellingtonjazz.com.au

Sunday 13 October | The Clarendon | Katoomba | Blue Mountains, NSW

Doors at 3pm, $15 entry http://www.clarendonguesthouse.com.au/ or 02 4782 1322

Thursday 17 October | The Loft | Canberra, ACT

Doors at 7pm, $15 entry on the door

Thursday 24 October | Blue Beat | Sydney, NSW

Doors at 9pm, $20 entry www.bluebeat.com.au

Saturday and Sunday 26/27 October | Bennetts Lane | Melbourne, VIC

Doors at 8.30pm, $25 entry http://www.bennettslane.com

Sunday 17 November | MONA arvo Jam Session | Hobart, TAS

1pm - 4pm Void Bar http://www.mona.net.au/

Sunday 17 November | The Republic Bar | Hobart, TAS

Doors at 8pm http://www.republicbar.com/

Thursday 21 November | The Dungeon | Newcastle, NSW

$25 entry http://www.dungeonjazz.com.au/