Kristeen Young To Release New LP ‘The Knife’

Kristeen Young, the “aggressively adventurous” New York keyboardist, songwriter and vocalist, was handpicked by Morrissey to open 26 concerts in May, the same month she releases her new album, ‘The Knife Shift,’ co-produced by the legendary Tony Visconti (David Bowie ‘The Next Day’) and featuring Dave Grohl, who plays drums on the entire album and guitar on five songs. Young headlines NYC’s Bowery Electric every Wednesday in April with a full band. ‘The Knife Shift’ will be released on May 13.

Morrissey has become enamored of Young and the two have developed an on-going show partnership with Young opening for him on several tours since 2006. In his recent best selling autobiography, Morrissey wrote: “Everything about this singer is new. The solid fixity of her presentation is as striking as having a safe drop on your head from a tenth-floor window.”

‘The Knife Shift’ follows the release of Young’s ‘V the Volcanic’ EP. Her previous album, ‘Music for Strippers, Hookers, & the Odd On-Looker’.

‘The Knife Shift’ Tracklist:
1. This Is War *%
2. Pearl of a Girl %
3. The Pictures of Sasha Grey^
4. I’ll Show You *%
5. Jealous of Loved Children
6. Rough Up the Groove #
7. The Answer to All Your Problems is In This Little Bottle *
8. Everything Is Mine Because I am Poor
9. Red *%^
10. Put Down *%^
11. Then, I Screamed

All songs written and arranged by Kristeen Young.
* Featuring Dave Grohl on guitar
% Featuring Tony Visconti on guitar
# Featuring Boz Boorer on guitar
^ Featuring Lou Rossi on guitar

Kristeen Young 2014 Tour Dates:
* Opening for Morrissey
4/09 – New York, NY @ Bowery Electric
4/16 – New York, NY @ Bowery Electric
4/23 – New York, NY @ Bowery Electric
4/30 – New York, NY @ Bowery Electric
5/07 – San Jose CA, City @ National Civic Auditorium*
5/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Los Angeles Sports Arena*
5/13 – El Paso, TX @ Plaza Theater*
5/14 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater*
5/16 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kingsbury Hall*
5/17 – Denver, CO @ Ellie Caulkins Opera House*
5/19 – Lincoln, NE @ Rococo Theatre*
5/20 – Lawrence, K @, Liberty Hall*
5/22 – Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre*
5/24 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall*
5/25 – Beaumont, TX @ Julie Rogers Theatre*
5/27 – Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre*
5/28 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium*
5/30 – St Petersburg, FL @ Mahaffey Theater*
5/31 – Miami, FL @ Knight Concert Hall*
6/04 – Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Center*
6/06 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Revel Ovation Hall*
6/07 – Boston, MA @ Boston Opera House*
6/10 – Baltimore, MD @ Meyerhoff Symphony Hall*
6/11 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theater*
6/13 – Chicago, IL @ Civic Opera House*
6/14 – Flint, MI @ James Whiting Auditorium*
6/16 – Lewiston, NY @ Artpark Main Stage Theater*
6/17 – Wilmington, DE @ Grand Opera House*
6/19 – Hershey, PA @ Hershey Theatre*
6/21 – New York, NY @ Barclays Center Arena*