DENISON WITMER

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DENISON WITMER
Announces UK Dates
Reveals another track from forthcoming self-titled album

June 3 - THE ISLINGTON, London

June 5 - The Castle, Manchester
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/218171


Listen to "Asa" here (feel free to post!)
http://soundcloud.com/asthmatickitty/denison-witmer-asa


Fifteen years into his musical career, Denison Witmer has recorded a self-titled album, his most direct statement to date.

The tender, gospel-inflected “Asa” is a tribute to Denison’s son, born in early 2012. The song is by Bry Webb (Canadian singer songwriter and vocalist for the Constantines). Denison said this about the decision to cover the song: “After we announced the name of our son, a close friend sent me Bry Webb’s song. My wife and I listened to it together in the hospital while holding our boy. The lyrics incorporate all of the many meanings of his name. I loved it and knew immediately I wanted to cover it.”

In a world obsessed with “branding” and constructed media personas, he chose to call his tenth album Denison Witmer because “I started thinking about the implications of what it’s like to work in an industry where I operate under my own name,” Denison explains. ”And my ultimate goal as a musician is to be honest with people, first and foremost.”

This honesty is the hallmark of Denison’s songwriting: personal lyrics, lack of pretense, and complex acoustic guitar work, mixed with gentle ambience and patient production. With help from William Fitzsimmons, label-mate Sufjan Stevens, and Devin Greenwood (Norah Jones, Amos Lee), Witmer crafts songs that have depth, but are easily accessible, with a lyric honesty that resonates with fans.