Sarah Blasko Announces ‘I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain’ Album tour

The Aussie songstress has also shared new single, ‘Bothering Me’.

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Three-time ARIA Award winner Sarah Blasko is heading out on tour this November and December in support of her new album, I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain.

Arriving Friday, November 1 (pre-save/pre-order here), the reflective album was recorded at Rancom Street Studios in Eora/Sydney. It was produced by Blasko with engineer Brent Clark and mixed by Kenny Gilmore (Weyes Blood, Julia Holter, Ariel Pink). Speaking on the writing and recording process, Blasko says: “This album was probably the most relaxed and free feeling record I’ve made.”

Along with revealing the release date and tracklist of her seventh LP, Blasko has shared the album’s second single, ‘Bothering Me’. On the track, Blasko addresses the future her younger self envisioned and one that has become her reality on the contemplative piano ballad.

“Dreams seem to be a way of processing things that happen during the day and so I embraced dreaming as a way of getting over things,” Blasko explains. “Getting older is TOUGH. Sometimes I don’t know who I am anymore and that I’ve lost touch with the person I used to be and the dreams I held. I try to let go but not let go at the same time because dreams are important.”

Accompanying the song is a music video created and edited by SPOD, with filming by Wilk and lighting design by Bazz Barret. Speaking about the video, Blasko says: “All the video material for the record was created when three people - a lighting person (Bazz Barrett), a videographer (Wilk) and a singer with an album (me) - spent three days in a very nice rehearsal room, not really knowing what we’d come out with or what it would all mean. We played around and laughed a lot, and in the end were proud of the spirit of what we captured.”

Spod adds, “Getting this project from Sarah was intriguing as usually I'd be involved from the beginning with a defined idea of what I'm aiming to do, but this is a much more improvised, free form experimental project where I was delivered footage and given free reign. I didn't want to take it too far but wanted to heighten the momentum and emotion of the song, so I pushed the footage into the abstract noise and colour of analog effects.”

Watch the video for ‘Bothering Me’ below.

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If a new album isn’t enough, Blasko is celebrating the release of I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain with an Australian tour.

Taking in seven dates across the nation, the tour begins on Wonnarua Land/Hunter Valley at Dashville Nights on Friday, November 15. Blasko then travels to Gadigal Land/Sydney for a gig at the Factory Theatre on Saturday 16 Nov which is followed by shows at the Princess Theatre in Meanjin/Brisbane on Saturday, November 30 and the Theatre Royal in Dja Dja Wurrung/Castlemaine on Thursday, December 5.

The final three dates take place in Naarm/Melbourne at the Northcote Theater on Friday, December 6, Kaurna/Adelaide at The Gov on Thursday, December 12 and Boorloo/Perth at the Fero Social on Friday, December 13.

Tickets for all shows go on sale 8:30am local time on Thursday, August 29 via Blasko’s website.

Catch Sarah Blasko at The Gov on Thursday, December 12. For ticketing details visit sarahblasko.com. Pre-save/Pre-order I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain here and check out the tour dates, album artwork and album tracklisting below.

Sarah Blasko I Just need To Conquer this Mountain Album TOur Dates

Friday, November 15 - Dashville Nights - Wonnarua Land/Hunter Valley

Saturday, November 16 - Factory Theatre - Gadigal Land/Sydney

Saturday, November 30 - Princess Theatre - Meanjin/Brisbane

Thursday, December 5 - Theatre Royal - Dja Dja Wurrung/Castlemaine

Friday, December 6 - Northcote Theatre - Naarm/Melbourne

Thursday, December 12 - The Gov - Kaurna/Adelaide

Friday, December 13 - Freo Social - Boorloo/Perth

I Just Need To Conquer tis Mountain

1. The Way

2. Bothering Me

3. Goodbye! (feat. Ryan Downey)

4. I Can’t Wait Anymore

5. Give You Up

6. Emotions

7. In My Head

8. Dream Weaver

9. To Be Alone

10. Divine

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