Jamie Scott of Graffiti6 sat down to play sections of songs off their new debut album ‘Colours’. The British duo discussed the story behind their favorite tracks including ‘Free’, ‘Stare Into The Sun’, and ‘Over You’. Jamie even shared his lucky charm that he’s worn at every gig. Watch it via YouTube below.
To celebrate the release of their Capitol Records’ debut, British duo Graffiti6 are streaming their new album for fans on AOL Music. ‘Colours’ features Graffiti6′s breakout single ‘Free’, which is currently in rotation on VH1 and in the top 10 at AAA radio. Catch Graffiti6 on tour now with Augustana and purchase ‘Colours’ on iTunes. Check out the listening party here.
Graffiti6 checked in from the set of their ‘Free’ video to give fans an inside look at the Downtown, Los Angeles shoot. Lead singer Jamie Scott and producer Tommy D explain the meaning behind the song and introduce director Jay Martin to discuss the video concept while Jamie joked about looking like the Incredible Hulk in the storyboard. ‘Free’ will appear on Graffiti6′s debut album, ‘Colours’, due out via Capitol Records on January 24th. The ‘Free’ EP is available on iTunes now.
Jamie also sat down to wish everyone a happy holiday with a rendition of WHAM!’s ‘Last Christmas’. Watch both clips via YouTube below.
Currently on the road in the U.S. supporting Latin singer-songwriter Ximena through December, Britain’s Graffiti6 have announced that they will perform their hit single ‘Free’ on the ‘Rachael Ray’ show on December 19th as they continue to tour Stateside throughout January and into February with SONY recording artist Augustana. The tour—in support of their upcoming Capitol Records debut album ‘Colours’, which will be released on January 24th, 2012—kicks off January 17th in Anaheim, CA, and criss-crosses the U.S. before wrapping up on February 7th in Atlanta. See below for all upcoming dates.
Graffiti6 on tour with Ximena:
12/08 Richmond, VA The Camel
12/09 Baltimore, MD Sound Stage
12/10 Annapolis, MD Rams Head
12/11 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
12/13 New York City, NY Rockwood
12/14 Boston, MA T.T. The Bear’s Place
12/15 Portland, ME Empire Dance & Dine
12/17 Buffalo, NY Ninth Ward
12/18 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café
12/20 Columbus, OH The Basement
12/21 Lexington, KY Cosmic Charlie’s
12/22 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
Graffiti on tour with Augustana:
01/17 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
01/18 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
01/19 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
01/21 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
01/22 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
01/24 Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
01/25 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
01/27 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
01/28 Chicago, IL Park West
01/30 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
01/31 Boston, MA Paradise
02/01 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre
02/03 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
02/04 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
02/06 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
02/07 Atlanta, GA Vinyl
Graffiti6 frontman Jamie Scott stopped by the Young Hollywood studio for an interview and acoustic performance of their single ‘Free’. Jamie also shared the meaning behind the break-up song and even gave a quick guitar lesson to host Nikki Novak. ‘Free’ appears on Graffiti6′s upcoming Capitol Records debut album ‘Colours’, due out January 24th, 2012.
“‘Free’ is about the situation you find yourself in when you break up with someone or they break up with you, but you can’t quite close the door and they leave it open a little bit,” Jamie explained.
Watch the interview mixed in with the performance below.
Graffiti6 has announced the track-listing and a release date of January 24th, 2012, for its upcoming Capitol Records debut album ‘Colours’. The album from singer-songwriter Jamie Scott and songwriter-producer TommyD includes the first U.S. single ‘Free’, which is currently #21 at AAA radio and was the most added song in its first week at the format. The video, which was shot in downtown Los Angeles premiered this week on Vevo. Watch it below.
Graffiti6 will spend December on the road as support for Latin singer-songwriter Ximena on her U.S tour. The trek starts December 5th in Birmingham, AL, at Workplay and runs through December 22nd at Schubas in Chicago, IL. Graffiti6 will also play at the Cosmopolitan Hotel November 30th and December 1st (full schedule below). Graffiti6 has spent the last few months traveling between the U.S. and Europe playing shows and festivals as they prepare for the release of ‘Colours’.
Check out the ‘Colours’ track listing and tour dates after the cut.
Graffiti6 released their latest ‘Free’ EP, available now on iTunes. The seven-track set includes two versions of the first single and title track ‘Free’, along with stripped versions of ‘Lay Me Down’, ‘Annie You Save Me’ and ‘Stone In My Heart’, a cover of Fleet Foxes ‘Blue Ridge Mountains’ and a brand new song ‘Foxes’.
Graffiti6 has also announced that they will spend December on the road as support for Latin singer-songwriter Ximena Sarinana on her U.S tour. The trek starts December 5th in Birmingham, Alabama at Workplay and runs through December 22nd at Schubas in Chicago, Illinois. Graffiti6 will also play at the Cosmopolitan Hotel November 30th and December 1st.
Graffiti6 is a collaboration between British singer-songwriter Jamie Scott and songwriter-producer TommyD whose sound is an uncategorizable combination of pop, psychedelia, R&B, and British Northern Soul. They’ve spent the last few months back and forth between the U.S. and Europe playing shows and festivals as they prepare for the early 2012 release of their debut album ‘Colours’.
Tour Dates:
Nov. 30 Las Vegas, NV The Cosmopolitan
Dec. 1 Las Vegas NV The Cosmopolitan
On tour with Ximena Sarinana:
Dec. 5 Birmingham, AL Workplay Soundstage
Dec. 7 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
Dec. 8 Richmond, VA The Camel
Dec. 9 Baltimore, MD Sound Stage
Dec. 10 Annapolis, MD Rams Head
Dec. 11 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
Dec. 13 New York City, NY Rockwood
Dec. 14 Boston, MA T.T. The Bear’s Place
Dec. 15 Portland, ME Empire Dance & Dine
Dec. 17 Buffalo, NY Ninth Ward
Dec. 18 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café
Dec. 20 Columbus, OH The Basement
Dec. 21 Lexington, KY Cosmic Charlie’s
Dec. 22 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
Graffiti6 have announced a new string of September tour dates. The 7-date tour begins September 17th in Albany, New York and includes an opening slot on the main stage of Austin City Limits on September 18th before wrapping in New York City on September 26th as the opening band for Oh Land at the Bowery Ballroom.
Graffiti6, featuring Jamie Scott and TommyD, will release their ‘Free’ EP on October 11th on Capitol Records. The seven-track EP includes both the radio and stripped down version of the title track along with stripped versions of ‘Lay Me Down’, ‘Annie You Save Me’ and ‘Stone In My Heart’. The EP is rounded out with the band’s cover of Fleet Foxes ‘Blue Ridge Mountains’ and a brand new song ‘Foxes’. The band’s debut album ‘Colours’ will be released in early 2012.
Graffiti6 Tour Dates
9/17 Albany, NY Larkfest
9/18 Austin, TX Austin City Limits
9/19 San Diego House of Blues
9/20 San Francisco Slim’s
9/22 Los Angeles, CA Hotel Café
9/24 Boston, MA BU – closed show
9/26 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom with Oh Land!
Singer/songwriter Jamie Scott of Britain’s Graffiti6, made up of Scott and songwriter/producer TommyD, sat down for a performance of their single ‘Free’, featuring just 1 mic, 1 camera, and 1 take.
Graffiti6 merge pop, psychedelia, R&B, and British Northern Soul for a sound that fans can get a taste of when their debut album ‘Colours’ gets released in early 2012. Before then, Graffiti6 will release an EP also called ‘Free’ on October 4th.
