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Last month, a full year after first releasing Love Is An Art, Vanessa Carlton updated the album with a deluxe edition. In addition to the original 11 songs, the new release also includes the previously unheard song “Break To Save” and two demos. Today, "Break To Save" now gets the video treatment. "Break To Save" has a lot…
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One year ago almost to the day, Vanessa Carlton released her last album, Love Is An Art. Just as spring and lockdown were both beginning, Vanessa’s album offered an ethereal respite. Now, commemorating its one-year anniversary, Vanessa has just put out a deluxe version of the record. In addition to the original 11 songs, the new…
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It's been nearly a full year since Vanessa Carlton released her last album, Love Is An Art, in March 2020. Just as spring and lockdown were both beginning, Vanessa's album offered an ethereal respite. Now, commemorating its one-year anniversary, Vanessa is releasing a deluxe version of her album. It will contain the original 11 songs,…
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Towards the beginning of this year, Vanessa Carlton released her ethereal album, Love Is An Art. Following the singles “Future Pain,” “The Only Way To Love,” “Miner’s Canary,” and "Die, Dinosaur" -- most of which had music videos -- today, another album track gets the video treatment. One of the more unearthly experiences on the record is "Back To Life,"…
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Last March, Vanessa Carlton released her ethereal album, Love Is An Art. Along with singles like “Future Pain,” “The Only Way To Love,” and “Miner’s Canary,” a highlight on the album is a political track called "Die, Dinosaur." Today, this timely song gets an equally timely music video. "Die, Dinosaur" is directed at “Trump and his brood” and is “dedicated to…
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Last Friday, Vanessa Carlton released her ethereal new album, Love Is An Art. It features 11 new songs - including singles like "Future Pain," "The Only Way To Love," and "Miner's Canary" - but fans following the release may have noticed one absence. Vanessa's record label, Dine Alone, had indicated that a song called "Break…
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It was three full years ago when we first heard "Love Is An Art," the title track from Vanessa Carlton's newest album. But stretching back even farther than that live performance, another song on the album - "Patience" - was first previewed back in 2012. Indeed, Love Is An Art is the culmination of years…
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In just a few short days, Vanessa Carlton will release her new album, Love Is An Art. Fans have already heard her singles “Future Pain,” “The Only Way To Love,” and “Miner’s Canary,” plus live performances of "Love Is An Art," “I Know You Don’t Mean It” and “Salesman” (the last one during a livestream on Monday). We've…
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This Friday, Vanessa Carlton will release her new album, Love Is An Art. Fans have already heard “Future Pain,” “The Only Way To Love,” and "Miner's Canary," plus live performances of “Love Is An Art” and “I Know You Don’t Mean It.” Now, with just four days left until the album drops, Vanessa is doing daily…
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Earlier this week, Vanessa Carlton previewed "Miner's Canary," off her forthcoming album, Love Is An Art. Following her singles “Future Pain” and “The Only Way To Love,” plus a live debut of “I Know You Don’t Mean It,” fans can now hear "Miner's Canary" in full. Along with the song, Vanessa's team shared: [Vanessa] paints…
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We're just one month away from Vanessa Carlton's next album, Love Is An Art. Following her single “Future Pain,” a live debut of “I Know You Don’t Mean It,” and her latest single, “The Only Way To Love,” Vanessa is priming fans for another new song. We won't get to hear "Miner's Canary" in full until this Friday,…
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Next month, Vanessa Carlton will release her new album, Love Is An Art. Following her single “Future Pain” and a live debut of "I Know You Don't Mean It," Vanessa has shared the music video for her official lead single, “The Only Way To Love.” “The Only Way To Love” starts instantly, Vanessa’s echoing voice…
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In two months, Vanessa Carlton will release her new album, Love Is An Art. So far, she's released "Future Pain" and "The Only Way To Love" as its first singles, though she's previously performed the title track and shared snippets of "Patience." Now fans can hear one more new song. Vanessa just performed a three-song…
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Two months ago, Vanessa Carlton shared "Future Pain," the first single from her forthcoming album, Love Is An Art, due out on March 27th. Today, fans can hear its second single, "The Only Way To Love," as well as see the album's artwork and tracklisting, pre-order the record, and get ready for Vanessa's supporting tour. First…
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We're entering a new year - and a new decade! - so you know what that means: new music to look forward to! As we launch into the new century's roaring 20s, let's look at all the great albums we're most excited to hear. Here are 15 albums that we expect (or at least hope)…
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Vanessa Carlton just recently released her new song, "Future Pain," the lead single for her upcoming album, Love Is An Art. The record is due out next spring, but we're already getting exciting information about it. Our latest is a potential tracklisting for the album. Last month, 12 new songs were registered on BMI, the…
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Two weeks ago, Vanessa Carlton shared "Future Pain," the lead single from her upcoming album, Love Is An Art, due in spring 2020. It's an excellent song, and one that marries her earlier style with the sound of her 2010s records. Today, "Future Pain" gets a warm, retro music video, directed by Joshua Shoemaker. "Future Pain"…
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Early this year, Vanessa Carlton went into the studio to record her next album, Love Is An Art. Although it's been done since last spring, we'll have to wait until spring 2020 to hear the full album. Luckily, we have a new song to make that wait more bearable. Vanessa just shared her new single…
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After years of writing, weeks of recording, and going through the mixing stage, Vanessa Carlton's upcoming album is now mastered and ready for release! Vanessa confirmed that the album is titled Love Is An Art - a name we learned two years ago when she started performing the song live. Vanessa wrote many of the…
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Earlier this month, Vanessa Carlton revealed that her upcoming 6th album was in the mixing phase. Now, only a few weeks later, she confirms that it's done! Mixing and mastering seem to have been completed! Check out her announcement - featuring her lovely dog, Lord Victor - below: How he feels about his mom finally…
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Three months ago, Vanessa Carlton entered the studio to begin recording her 6th album, the followup to her 2015 album, Liberman. Now, after just one short season, Vanessa is done recording and has moved onto the mixing stage! See her announcement below: https://www.instagram.com/p/BwFRUcjBVew/ During the early weeks of recording, Vanessa shared a handful of behind-the-scenes…
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Vanessa Carlton's Christmas gift to us this year is an announcement we've all been waiting for: On January 23rd, Vanessa will begin recording her upcoming 6th album! It will serve as the follow-up to her 2015 album, Liberman. Since then, Vanessa also released a few special albums and EPs. We got Liberman Live in 2016, followed…
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For the past five months, Vanessa Carlton has treated fans to a six-covers series. In March, she kicked things off with a cover of Robyn’s “Call Your Girlfriend,” followed by Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” in April and Neil Young’s “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” in May. In June and July, Vanessa covered Fred Neil's “Little Bit Of…
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Vanessa Carlton is getting ready to record a new album. But first, she’s keeping fans happy with a stream of six covers over a span of six months. Following her covers of Robyn’s “Call Your Girlfriend” in March, Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” in April, Neil Young’s “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” in May, and "Little Bit Of Rain" last…
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Vanessa Carlton is getting ready to record a new album. But first, she’s keeping fans happy with a stream of six covers over a span of six months. Following her covers of Robyn’s “Call Your Girlfriend” in March, Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” in April, and Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" last month, Vanessa…
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Vanessa Carlton is getting ready to record a new album. But first, she’s keeping fans happy with a stream of six covers over a span of six months. Following her unexpected take on Robyn's “Call Your Girlfriend” in March and Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" last month, Vanessa is now going back to some early roots with…
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Vanessa Carlton is getting ready to record a new album. But first, she's keeping fans happy with a stream of six covers over a span of six months. Last month, we got to hear her unexpected take on "Call Your Girlfriend," originally by Robyn. Today's cover feels a bit more natural for Vanessa: "Dreams" by…
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Vanessa Carlton's last album, Liberman, came out in fall 2015. It launched stunning singles like "Blue Pool," "Operator," "House Of Seven Swords," and "Nothing Where Something Used To Be," then led to two live releases: Liberman Live and the Earlier Things Live EP. In 2017, Vanessa revealed she was working on a new album, performing…
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Throughout most of this year, Vanessa Carlton has been touring North America, and she's treated lucky fans to a new song. "Love Is An Art" is a song she recently wrote, and its live debut hints at its future inclusion in an album. Vanessa's last record, Liberman, came out in October 2015. More recently, we got…
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After releasing her fifth album, Liberman, in fall 2015, Vanessa Carlton embarked on a tour that produced two live EPs: Liberman Live and Earlier Things Live. Now Vanessa is back on tour in support of those EPs, and her live show is already bringing some new goodies. At a show in Toronto on March 3rd, Vanessa…
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Just three months ago, Vanessa Carlton released her first live album ever with Liberman Live. The record included eight live recordings, all of songs off her 2015 album, Liberman. Now, Vanessa is already preparing a second live release with Earlier Things Live. As the name suggests, this EP is comprised of pre-Liberman songs from her albums Rabbits…
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