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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><b><i><span style="color:#1F497D"><img width="228" height="89" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD2F92.ABBC56B0" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01CD2F92.ABBC56B0"></span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:48.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Sydney Wayser<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">ANNOUNCES SPRING TOUR WITH BLITZEN TRAPPER
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">PREMIERES “POTIONS” MUSIC VIDEO
<u>TODAY</u> ON <i>TIME.COM</i> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Bell Choir Coast
</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Physical Release Out TOMORROW May, 15<sup>th</sup><i>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><img width="407" height="291" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CD2F92.ABBC56B0" alt="_DSC8190.JPG"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><br>
Photo Credit: Shervin Lainez</span></b><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">“Wayser manages to tread the line between mawkish melodrama and heartfelt elegance with few stumbles… At the core of Wayser's music is her unabashed love for gloomy orchestrations and
waltz rhythms.” </span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">–</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">
<b>NPR<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">“I’m far from the only one who sees this stirring side of Wayser. Her new album,
</span></i><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";font-style:normal">Bell Choir Coast</span></em><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">, a dreamy, throaty collection (fitting somewhere between Marianne Faithful
and Regina Spektor on the songstress spectrum)” - <b>Elle<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">“Her sweet and raspy vocals have garnered comparisons to Regina Spektor and Fiona Apple. Previous albums have been marked by chimes and childlike accents, but with her newest,
</span></i><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";font-style:normal">Bell Choir Coast</span></em><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">, Wayser has entered new territory and wears her heart on her sleeve.”
– <b>Interview Magazine<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">“…create[s] her own utopia in
<em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Bell Choir Coast</span></em>. It’s a land that offers Louvrian French landscapes, California sun, and glockenspiel tunes all at once…”</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""> -
<b><i>Bullett<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">French-American songstress
<b><a href="http://sydneywayser.com/">Sydney Wayser</a></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">is
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">thrilled to announce that she will be hitting the road with
<b>Blitzen Trapper </b>starting May 29<sup>th</sup> in Denver for a run of Spring dates.<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="color:black"> </span>Full routing below. In addition, the much loved and critically heralded singer premieres the new music video for her latest single “<b>Potions</b>” today on
<b><i>Time.com.<span style="color:black"> </span></i></b><span style="color:black">Watch the video:
<a href="http://entertainment.time.com/2012/05/14/sydney-wayser-potions-music/">PRESS HERE</a>.</span><span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Wayser’s album,
<b><i>Bell Choir Coast</i></b><i>,</i> is available now digitally (Silent Parade Records) and will be for sale physically tomorrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">May 15<sup>th</sup></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">.To celebrate, Wayser will give two special performances
<span style="color:#1F497D">- </span><b>Thursday, May 17<sup>th</sup></b> at <b>Hotel Café</b> in
<b>Los Angeles</b> and <b>Thursday, May 24<sup>th</sup></b> at <b>Joe’s Pub</b> in
<b>NYC</b>. Live, Wayser puts on a captivating show that is previewed in the video for “Potions.” The clip is a montage of live performance footage intertwined with shots of the songstress singing on a beautiful, sunny Autumn day in New York. “Potions” is
a perfect blend of Wayser’s signature modern folk music that emphasizes her confessional singer/songwriter lyrics. The single’s gentle melodies come across with sophisticated style.<span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">WATCH</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> Sydney Wayser’s artist spotlight on
<b><i>Last Call with Carson Daly</i></b> <b><a href="http://vimeo.com/39454131" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br>
<b>WATCH </b>Sydney Wayser's "Dirty Work" music video premiere on <b><i>NylonMag.com
</i></b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=7956">HERE</a></span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Sydney Wayser Tour Dates:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">05/17
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"> </span>
<span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Café*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">5/24
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">New York City, NY @ Joe’s Pub*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">05/29
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Denver, CO @ The Bluebird Theatre**
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">05/30
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"> </span>
<span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">05/31
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"> </span>
<span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">06/02
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"> </span>
<span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Oklahoma City, OK @A CM/UCO Performance Lab**
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">06/04
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Santa Fe, NM @ Sol Santa Fe**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">06/05
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"> </span>
<span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Flagstaff, AZ @The Green Room**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">06/06
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriets Pioneertown**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">06/07
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"> </span>
<span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brewing Co.**
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">06/08 </span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre**
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">06/09
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Petaluma, CA @ Mystic Theatre**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">*album release show<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">**w/ Blitzen Trapper<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">For press inquiries on</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">
<b>Sydney Wayser please contact:</b><br>
Tasya Swisko // </span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:tasya@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">tasya@pressherepublicity.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> <br>
212.246.2640</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#595959">Press Here
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F">138 W. 25th St. 9th Floor | New York, NY 10001</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><br>
<a href="mailto:tasya@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank">tasya@pressherepublicity.com</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F">P: (212) 246-2640</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F">F: (212) 582-6513</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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