Tami Neilson comes with "Neon Cowgirl" and plays France, Belgium and the Netherlands

Tami Neilson's new album "Neon Cowgirl" is set for release on July 11th. Leading up to this release she will play three European shows:

19/06: Paris, FR - New Morning 
20/06: Sint-Niklaas, BE - Great Gigs In The Park
21/06: Grolloo, NL - Holland International Blues Festival

Neon Cowgirl represents a lifelong dream of chasing Nashville and country music. "I’ve loved her my whole life, even when she breaks my heart over and over again. This album came rumbling to life on 6 wheels over the highways of North America. I wanted our children, born and raised in NZ, to get a taste of their Neilson family heritage — a 5-month pilgrimage from coast to coast and back again in a 36 foot RV. It was also my once-in-a-lifetime chance to really give it my all with my career, which I’d built slowly and steadily in small 2-3 week increments over a decade, running back and forth from the other side of the world. Then, only 2 months before our trip, I landed in the hospital for a month, battling for my life in ICU with sepsis."

"Our trip changed from one of me going full throttle to make a good dent in my career to one of recovery and slow healing. It became a time of embracing life fully and savoring the precious time with my family in a way one does only after a near-death experience. We zig-zagged across the country, from the ghostly halls of Graceland to the technicolor desert of Salvation Mountain, across neon graveyards in Las Vegas to driving alongside herds of buffalo in Montana. I collected the seeds for these songs in each place along the way. When they blossomed, there were crossbreeds of Presley and Patsy, Orbison and kd lang- the blues of Memphis, the twang of Texas, the cinematic torch of Judy Garland on a Hollywood soundstage. But, mostly, it became a love letter to my Neon Cowgirl. Or, more accurately, a lovelorn letter. Because she’ll just keep on breaking a foolish heart if you let her."

Leading up the the album release the first two singles have been dropped. First single "You're Gonna Fall Again", featuring JD McPherson, is a song that expresses a sense of foreknowledge and a little bit of delight in the inevitability of someone falling hard for love. It's a country-noir track that evokes the sound of classic duets by artists like Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood. Second single "Borrow My Boots" is an exuberant, high-octane track celebrating female empowerment and giving a sister a leg up. It's written by Tami and Nashville powerhouses Ashley McBryde and Shelly Fairchild who are both featured on the track alongside guitar prodigy Grace Bowers.