Ōtepoti producer / composer, violinist and operatic soprano, the multi-talented Calla of Ursa will soon be gifting listeners her third album Animal Reaction plus a five date nationwide release tour, before adventuring beyond our shores to Europe and the UK. The new record is teased with December’s three track Burn Cycle EP, weaving together avant-folk / chamber-pop arrangements, bass-booming studio wizardry and the artist’s vocal powers to create captivatingly deep sound worlds for ears to explore. Look forward to further album release news and join Calla of Ursa with cellist Olivia Wilding at the following headline dates…
"I’ve been sitting on a pretty fat secret… I have another album for you all and I couldn’t not share it with you by doing one final lap of the country to celebrate its release before I leave these shores to the UK / Europe".
Calla of Ursa: Animal Reaction Album Release Tour
Thursday 22nd May – Neck of the Woods, Auckland w/ Ersha Island
Thursday 29th May – Ministry Of Works, Whanganui
Friday 30th May – MOON, Wellington
Thursday 5th June – Loons, Lyttelton w/ Sound Salad
Friday 6th June – Dive, Dunedin w/ Keira Wallace
Tickets on sale HERE via UTR
Press release:
Calla of Ursa is touring Aotearoa with 5 shows to celebrate the release of her new album, ‘Animal Reaction’, before she departs our shores to spend the next few years in Europe and the UK.
The Tāmaki Makaurau show on May 22nd will allow attendees to be the first in the world to hear the new album before it’s release at the end of the month.
Accompanied by cellist Olivia Wilding, the Animal Reaction tour is set to compound upon Calla of Ursa’s reputation for piercing heart, mind, and soul with the power of her musical performances.
Calla of Ursa is an operatic soprano, violinist, and electronic producer who offers a listening experience designed to stir the depths of our primal inner worlds. A master of the human-voice-as-instrument, Calla is one of those people for whom music is not a pond lightly dabbled in, but an ocean that she calls home. It’s not so much that she plays music; it simply pours out of her.