DOWNLOAD: Lissie - "Everywhere I Go"
DOWNLOAD: Lissie - "Wedding Bells" (Hank Williams Cover) [HearYa Session]

Lissie made her NYC debut at the end of November with a well received show at Mercury Lounge. After touring late last year with Ray LaMontagne, Lissie is back on the road supporting Dallas Green's folk project City and Colour. The tour kicks off this Thursday at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC and stops at Webster Hall on Friday, January 8th.

Lissie is touring behind her debut EP, Why You Runin', which was released on Fat Possum in early November. This five-track disc combines the country-folk sounds of artists like Tift Merritt and Emmylou Harris with 60's girl group melancholy to come up with an engaging slice of Americana. Tracks include a reinterpretation of Hank Williams' "Wedding Bells", a sentimental piano-ballad that pays tribute to the Mississippi River ("Oh Mississippi") which bordered Lissie's hometown of Rock Island, IL and the haunting and emotional "Here Before". Bill Reynolds (from Band of Horses) produced this disc in addition to playing bass and his production fits the supporting instrumentation and backing vocals around Lissie's emotive, smokey voice.

Here are the upcoming tour dates for Lissie and City and Colour:

JAN. 7 - WASHINGTON, DC @ 9:30 CLUB
JAN. 8 - NEW YORK, NY @ WEBSTER HALL
JAN. 10 - SOMERVILLE, MA @ SOMERVILLE THEATRE
JAN. 11 - ORLANDO, FL @ PLAZA THEATRE
JAN. 13 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB (Solo headlining show)
JAN. 15 - CHICAGO, IL @ METRO
JAN. 16 - DETROIT, MI @ THE FILLMORE
JAN. 18 - COLUMBUS, OH @ CAFE BOURBON STREET
JAN. 21 - AUSTIN, TX @ CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
JAN. 22 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ THE FILLMORE
JAN. 23 LOS ANGELES, CA @ HENRY FONDA THEATRE

Links:
Lissie's MySpace Profile