Suzanne Vega will release her new album, her first full-length collection of new music in over a decade, in May it has been announced.
‘Flying With Angels' is set to arrive on 2nd May 2025 on Cooking Vinyl. The record is produced by Vega’s longtime collaborator and guitarist Gerry Leonard (David Bowie, Rufus Wainwright, Laurie Anderson, Duncan Sheik). ‘Flying With Angels' is available for pre-order now.
“Each song on the album takes place in an atmosphere of struggle,” notes Vega. “Struggle to survive, to speak, to dominate, to win, to escape, to help someone else, or just live.”
The album’s new single ‘Speakers’ Corner' acknowledges the increasingly political nature of communication today, when the ability to speak one’s mind is easier than ever on social media, and yet that privilege is often misused.
Vega elaborates, “That’s something you don’t want in democracy: the shutting down of the Speakers’ Corner where people get a say. This is a moment in time when people are saying a lot, but sometimes they’re not making sense or not telling the truth. People should be accountable for what they say. They can’t just lie. One would think that that would be self-evident.”
The new single is accompanied by an animated lyric video directed by artist/animator Michael Arthur. You can see that further up this article!
Vega will tour throughout Europe and North America, performing an evening of career-spanning songs as well as showcasing material from the new album. Her extensive UK run takes in London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall, and stops in Gateshead, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Cambridge, Brighton, Bristol, Birmingham and Stoke. Vega and Leonard will be joined on stage by cellist Stephanie Winters. Vega’s special guest on the UK dates is critically acclaimed UK singer-songwriter, Katherine Priddy.
The tracklisting for ‘Flying With Angels' is:
1. Speakers’ Corner
2. Flying With Angels
3. Witch
4. Chambermaid
5. Love Thief
6. Lucinda
7. Last Train From Mariupol
8. Alley
9. Rats
10. Galway
You can see Vega on tour at the following dates:
October 19—Gateshead—Sage Gateshead (The Glasshouse Int’l Centre for Music)
October 20—Manchester—Bridgewater Hall
October 21—Glasgow—Royal Concert Hall
October 23—Edinburgh—Usher Hall
October 25—Liverpool—Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
October 27—Cambridge—Corn Exchange
October 28—Brighton—Dome
October 30—Bristol—Bristol Beacon
October 31—Birmingham—Symphony Hall
November 1—Stoke—Regent Theatre
November 3—London—Royal Albert Hall
Special guest Katherine Priddy
Tickets are available now at suzannevega.com/tour.
