Album tour stops off at Purley

A STALWART of the UK touring and festival circuit is playing Purley on Thames this month.

The NYC-born Cambridge-based singer-songwriter Annie

Dressner released her new album I Thought It Would Be Easier on Dharma Records on Friday. Ranging from soothing country ballads to fast-paced Americana, the album showcases Dressner’s skill in crafting ‘relatable’ songs. ‘Shatteringly good,” says Folk Radio UK.

To celebrate its release, she’s taken to the road for a spring UK headline tour, playing St Mary’s Church, Purley-on-Thames, on April 20. Reflecting on love, friendships and memories, singer-songwriter

Annie Dressner bears her soul on her new album.

Since the release of her first fulllength solo record in 2011, she has relocated from her home city of New York to Cambridge and quickly became a staple of the festival and touring circuit, releasing an impressive back catalogue of music along the way and frequently collaborating with other musicians. Armed with a guitar and a wealth of experience to draw from, her fourth album I Thought It Would Be

Easier sees the singer-songwriter convey a multitude of emotions with songs that feel open, welcoming and understanding of how complex being human can be.

Annie said: “I Thought It Would Be Easier encompasses the theme of the record. I didn’t realise how hard life could be and would be at certain times. I hope that the record will resonate with people.

“Perhaps they have gone through similar things and therefore feel heard and comforted by the songs. Maybe the songs can express the listener’s emotions that they couldn’t articulate themselves. Or maybe people will just like the way that they sound!

“I guess I just hope people like the record… I know I do!’ www.wegottickets.com/event/591186