Kae Sun Signs to URBNET. Album in August

[shainhouse]

Kae Sun Signs to URBNET Records in Canada: Preps New Album 'Lion on a Leash'

Hamilton, Ontario based singer/songwriter Kae Sun has inked a deal with Toronto's based URBNET Records. The agreement will see Kae Sun release his debut full-length album, Lion on a Leash, through URBNET on August 25th 2009. Kae Sun joins fellow labelmates Grand Analog, Moka Only and The Carps.

Kae Sun emerged with his debut EP, Ghost Town Prophecy, on London, UK-based Last Press Label in 2007. This EP landed on the front page of iTunes Canada upon release, and was subsequently covered by MySpace, Toronto Star, The National Post, Globe and Mail and Echo Magazine. It was #138 on Earshot's top 200 list for 2007, and grabbed five #1 slots and charted for 16 weeks on campus college radio. While Ghost Town Prophecy showcased Kae Sun's blend of hip-hop, rock, jazz and funk through six varied, full-band compositions.

Lion on a Leash marks a change of direction with Kae Sun. In this set, Kae Sun turns to a more acoustic, urban-folk influenced sound. Flecks of Afrobeat, spoken word, gospel and hip-hop ebb and flow through Lion on a Leash, but all in all it is a more focused, folk-influenced collection. Emphasis is placed on simple chord progressions and political lyricism, in which Kae Sun discusses the concept of the human condition from love to greed, injustice to poverty.

The album is currently being recorded in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario.

Get a taste of the album here --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efE9uBuBIA4

Tourdates:

February 13th - Free Times Cafe, Toronto (w/Dave Borins)

April 16th - Supermarket, Toronto (Alli's Journey Benefit - www.allisjourney.ca)

www.myspace.com/kaesun

www.kaesunmusic.com

www.urbnet.com

[mattm]

Ottawa bound in february, 21 and 22 if I'm not mistaken...

[shainhouse]

Nope, I think that's being delayed till the spring