Fresh back from two months touring in the States and with the announcement of their first UK tour in March, husband and wife duo, Ida Mae, (Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean) release their new single ‘If You Don’t Love Me’ through Thirty Tigers today.
Ida Mae’s magic lies in the sensuous dovetailing of two voices and the intimacy of their songs. Chris’ vocals are reminiscent of a Face’s era Rod Stewart or Steve Marriott, while Stephanie combines the delicacy of Patty Griffin with the effortless rock-chic of Alison Mosshart. Singing together, the couple have an unusual ‘which-is-which’ dynamic.
After finding critical acclaim with Kill It Kid, touring the world as newlyweds and working closely with legendary A&R man Seymour Stein, Chris and Stephanie have recently finished recording their debut album with acclaimed producer and friend Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams / Ray Lamontagne / Kings Of Leon / Laura Marling) which is set to be released in early Summer of 2019 through Thirty Tigers.
Touring highlights as Ida Mae include support slots with The Lone Bellow, Nick Mulvey, Nikki Lane, The Marcus King Band, Will Varley and Greta Van Fleet. They have also played Emmylou Harris’s Woofstock Festival & Kings Of Leon’s Harvest Night in Nashville. Ida Mae play the following UK & Ireland dates:
Tickets for their European and UK tour are on sale now.
Ida Mae Play Europe-
Feb 2019
Fri 1st BERLIN, GERMANY, Kantine Berghain
Sat 2nd HAMBURG, GERMANY, Molotow Skybar
Sun 3rd COLOGNE, GERMANY, Blue Schell
Wed 6th LUZERN, SWITZERLAND, Schuur Luzern
Thurs 7th LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, La Cave du Bleu
Fri 8th ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Papiersaal
Wed 27th WARSAW, POLAND, Progresja *
Thu 28th GDANSK, POLAND, Klub B90 *
March 2019
Fri 1st KRAKOW, POLAND, Kwadrat *