Ida Mae – Wild Flying Dove
Today, the Nashville / London-based duo Ida Mae released their swaggering new single “Wild Flying Dove,” the third song to be released from their forthcoming album Thunder Above You out on October 6th.
Honing another heady dose of those riveting indie-blues-rock aesthetics they are bringing back for their latest record, “Wild Flying Dove” stands as one of the more infectious and hip-shaking additions to their next full-length. With its fresh and swinging grooves that perfectly complement their vibrant dual vocal performance throughout, Ida Mae continues to cement themselves as one of the more exciting names on the rise right now.
The 11 song collection was conceived following Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean discovering she was pregnant while on tour with Willie Nelson and Lucinda Williams in San Francisco. They decamped to the English countryside of Norwich and teamed with longtime collaborators Ethan Johns, who contributed drums on the album, and bassist Nick Pini (Laura Marling, Nick Mulvey), to record the album live to tape in just 7 days.
Chris Turpin describes the inspiration behind the song writing, “Wild Flying Dove was a line I pulled from an old folk song found in a ballad book of the British Isles. It was a delicate and beautiful lyric that whispered of a yearning love. I wanted to re-voice the line into something tougher with a stronger female character punching through. A song more of love struck, Bonnie & Cylde-esque obsession.
Ida Mae Tour Dates:
08/24/23 – 08/27/23 – Kettering, UK – Greenbelt Festival
11/02/23 – Zürich, Switzerland – Papiersaal
11/03/23 – La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland – Bikini Test
11/04/23 – Basel, Switzerland – Sommercasino
11/07/23 – Munich, Germany – Strom
11/09/23 – Berlin, Germany – Privatclub
11/13/23 – Cologne, Germany – LUXOR
11/21/23 – Manchester, UK – The Lodge (Deaf Institute)
11/22/23 – Glasgow, Scotland – Stereo
11/23/23 – Leeds, UK – Lending Room
11/28/23 – London, England – The Lower Third
11/29/23 – Brighton, England – The Hope & Ruin
12/02/23 – Norwich, England – Norwich Arts Centre
12/07/23 – Cardiff, Wales – Clwb Ifor Bach
12/08/23 – Bristol, England – The Louisiana
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