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Kina Grannis
Stairwells (2011)

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Kina Grannis is set to release a redux version of her debut album Stairwells on April 5, 2011 through One Haven Music. The album, originally released in February 2010 sold more than 11,000 copies without any physical distribution and debuted on Billboard’s Top 200 and at #5 on iTunes’ Pop Chart. Now, with remixed and remastered versions of the original songs, new songs, and additional bonus material, Stairwells will see its debut physical release.

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Artist: Kina Grannis
Title: Stairwells
Release date: 04/5/11
Record label: One Haven Music
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Official website: Kina Grannis
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The redux version, set for a spring release, will be available in both standard and deluxe formats. The former will include four brand new songs – “Gone,” “It’s Love,” “The One You Say Goodnight To,” and “Without Me” – as well as refreshed versions of fan favorites “Valentine,” “Message From Your Heart,” and select tracks from the original Stairwells. The deluxe version will additionally include the remainder of the songs from the original album (also remixed and remastered), plus three studio-recorded versions of songs covered on Kina’s YouTube channel, the official music video for “Valentine,” and 3 exclusive videos – “Stairwells Sessions” – that were recorded in a vacant downtown Los Angeles stairwell, an homage to her album title and preferred songwriting locale.

Kina’s music video for “Valentine” has now surpassed 5 million views on YouTube, and collectively her videos have now been viewed more than 55 million times. Additionally, Kina’s official YouTube channel has more than 270,000 subscribers.

Since Stairwells’ 2010 debut, Kina has toured in support of her album, selling out her headlining dates across North America, including stops at LA’s Troubadour and El Rey Theater and NYC’s Highline Ballroom as well as performing alongside music greats Mary J. Blige and Sarah McLachlan as a featured performer on Lilith Fair. Kina will follow up her redux version of Stairwells with another North American headlining tour, dates to be announced soon. Fans can preorder their copy and other special packages of Stairwells starting February 21th via any of Kina’s sites. Track listings for standard (at left side) and deluxe versions below:

Stairwells Deluxe

Disc 1

01. World In Front Of Me

02. Message From Your Heart

03. Gone

04. Valentine

05. In Your Arms

06. It’s Love

07. The One You Say Goodnight To

08. Stars Falling Down

09. Heart and Mind

10. Without Me

11. Delicate

12. The Goldfish Song

13. Mr Sun

Disc 2

01. Together

02. Strong Enough

03. Cambridge

04. Stay Just a Little

05. Back to Us

06. Sounds of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel cover)

07. Disturbia (Rihanna cover)

08. White Winter Hymnal (Fleet Foxes cover)

Videos

· Valentine (Official Music Video)

· Message From Your Heart (Stairwells Sessions)

· It’s Love (Stairwells Sessions)

· The Goldfish Song (Stairwells Sessions)

“Stairwells” by Kina Grannis will be released on 04/5/11.

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Here is the official press release:

New York, NY – Kina Grannis is set to release a redux version of her debut album Stairwells on April 5, 2011 through One Haven Music. The album, originally released in February 2010 sold more than 11,000 copies without any physical distribution and debuted on Billboard’s Top 200 and at #5 on iTunes’ Pop Chart. Now, with remixed and remastered versions of the original songs, new songs, and additional bonus material, Stairwells will see its debut physical release.

The redux version, set for a spring release, will be available in both standard and deluxe formats. The former will include four brand new songs – “Gone,” “It’s Love,” “The One You Say Goodnight To,” and “Without Me” – as well as refreshed versions of fan favorites “Valentine,” “Message From Your Heart,” and select tracks from the original Stairwells. The deluxe version will additionally include the remainder of the songs from the original album (also remixed and remastered), plus three studio-recorded versions of songs covered on Kina’s YouTube channel, the official music videofor “Valentine,” and 3 exclusive videos – “Stairwells Sessions” – that were recorded in a vacant downtown Los Angeles stairwell, an homage to her album title and preferred songwriting locale.

Since Stairwells’ 2010 debut, Kina has toured in support of her album, selling out her headlining dates across North America, including stops at LA’s Troubadour and El Rey Theater and NYC’s Highline Ballroom as well as performing alongside music greats Mary J. Blige and Sarah McLachlan as a featured performer on Lilith Fair. Kina will follow up her redux version of Stairwells with another North American headlining tour, dates to be announced soon. Fans can preorder their copy and other special packages of Stairwells^thvia any of Kina’s sites. starting February 21

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Kina started playing shows at the age of four in front of her stuffed animals. Now she plays in front of people, though it wasn’t the quickest transition for the admittedly shy songstress. While attending college at USC, Kina often retreated to the secluded stairwells around campus where she could write and sing without being heard. Protected by their quiet confines, she found a safe haven and a creative outlet for her music. Armed with a guitar and a cup of tea, Kina wrote in every stairwell she came across. And it was within these stairwells that she developed her confidence as a songwriter and her poise as a performer.
In 2007, Kina joined YouTube, made a music video and entered herself into a contest. A few months later, her video for “Message From Your Heart” aired during the Superbowl and its 97 million viewers (or 194 million eyeballs, depending on how you’re keeping track) and she walked away with a record deal. Since then, Kina has regularly posted her songs on YouTube, amassing many millions of views, and toured throughout North America. Her songs have been heard on television shows such as ABC’s General Hospital and MTV’s College Life.
Kina has self-released three EPs, and in February of 2010, Kina independently released her debut full-length album, Stairwells, which debuted on Billboard’s Top 200 and #5 on iTunes’ Pop Chart. Her music is both sweet and melancholy, but always filled with hope. She’d want you to know that she saves drowning honeybees from pools whenever she gets the chance.

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