Music News - Janine And The Mixtape Sets Biggest US Tour To Date
19 June 2015 - 0 Comments
Little Mixtape/Atlantic international recording artist
Janine and The Mixtape has announced plans for her biggest US tour to
date. The New Zealand-born singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer
will join Floetry on their eagerly-anticipated
return to the stage. The dates get underway tomorrow, at Columbus, OH’s LC
Pavilion and then continue through July.
The trek follows the recent release of Janine’s
acclaimed new XX EP,
available now at all DSPs. XX EP
includes half a dozen new tracks, including When I’m Broken and a
scintillating cover of DMX’s Lose My Mind, both of which initially
premiered as part of Janine’s ongoing “Little Mixtape Mondays” campaign. Music
is streaming now at Janine’s official SoundCloud, with arresting
companion visuals viewable at her official YouTube channel.
XX EP has fast received rave reviews from a range of high profile outlets, including Pigeons & Planes, which hailed the EP for “sensual production” and “lustful vocals that seemingly spoon-feed the listener (Janine’s) emotive messages.” “Brand new and quite pretty,” noted The Fader, while Hypetrak declared the set to be “one impressive return to form.” What’s more, XX EP has proven a commercial blockbuster here in New Zealand, debuting at #5 on the Official NZ Music Charts where it remains a top 10 favourite.
Hold Me recently had its official video premiere via Complex earning rave reviews from around the online world. “Utilizing NYC’s chilling wintery landscape to compliment her lyrics,” applauded The Source, “(Janine) paints the perfect picture of the love she yearns for.” “Quickly rising as one of our current favourites,” declared 2DopeBoyz, while Mostly Junk Food praised Hold Me as an “ever-enduring jam” and the video as “another stunning, bone-chilling affair that’s fated to tuck you into bed in the lonely hour.” Watch the video for Hold Me now.
XX EP follows last year’s acclaimed Dark Mind EP and its breakthrough remix, Hold Me (Feat. Pusha T). The original version of Hold Me has drawn more than 3 million plays on SoundCloud while also earning featured play on VH1’s smash reality series, Love & Hip Hop Atlanta.
Now based in Brooklyn, Janine and The Mixtape – known to friends and family as Janine Foster – began performing at open mic nights in Auckland when she was 14 years old. She soon developed her own unique amalgam of pop, indie, R&B, and hip hop, all built around her emotional songcraft, otherworldly vocals, and utterly individualistic persona. Released initially by her own Little Mixtapes Records in 2013, DARK MIND immediately shot Janine and The Mixtape into the spotlight – as well as the top 2 on the iTunes Store’s “Top R&B Albums” chart. The EP – which also includes the hit single/video, Little Bit(featured on VH1’s Love & Hip Hop Hollywood) – received worldwide applause, with high praise coming from such outlets as MTV, Billboard, VIBE Vixen, Complex, and VIBE, which ranked Janine and The Mixtape among their “R&B Secret Society: 26 Acts You Should Be Listening To.”
A gifted visual artist and electrifying live performer, Janine has lit up the stage at countless shows across the Southern Hemisphere, including high profile festival performances in New Zealand. In the United States, Janine and The Mixtape made waves with a sold-out crowd at New York’s world famous S.O.B’s as well as a number of other North American live dates.
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