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Rag’n’Bone Man, AKA Rory Graham, releases his new single Skin, out now on Best Laid Plans / Columbia Records.
Taken from his debut album Human which was released on February 10 to mass critical acclaim, the album was immediately certified gold and swiftly certified platinum just 3 weeks later having spent 2 consecutive weeks at the number 1 spot in the UK charts.
“Destined for massive stardom” – The Daily Telegraph 5*
“Human has its sights set on Adele-style domination” – The Sunday Times Culture Album Of The Week
“Rory Graham’s debut album is at once modern and classic, fusing blues, hip-hop and vintage sounds with a pop attitude” – NME 4*
“Highlights include Grace, a cathartic tale of redemption, and the desolate ballad, Love You Any Less, while the acapella closer, Die Easy, is a hauntingly beautiful showstopper. Seismic stuff” – Mojo 4*
“The next big thing” – Evening Standard 4*
“This bluesman deserves the stardom that is most likely coming his way” – Metro 4*
“The songs are as huge as his voice….it’s super” – Daily Star 4*
“Behind the mighty beard and even mightier voice, a sensitive soul lurks. Meet the UK’s very own southern bluesman” – Q
“The album showcases the Critics’ Choice winner’s soulful sound” – Grazia
“A triumph” – The Observer New Review
The phenomenal success of Human has resonated around the globe on an equally outstanding scale, with the album surpassing an amazing 1 million sales worldwide and hitting the number 1 spot on iTunes in over 30 countries. A hugely successful recent trip to the US saw Rory make his second US TV performance (following a recent appearance on The Jimmy Fallon Show) on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and play a sold out show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City. Rory also made his SXSW debut last week where he played a plethora of packed shows across Austin, Texas.
Having won two BRIT Awards – making Rory the first BRITs Critics’ Choice Award winner to win Best British Breakthrough Act in the same year – Rory is now back on the road performing and doing what he loves best. Currently on tour playing sold out shows across Europe, Rory arrives back in the UK from April 18 onwards where he will play a series of further sold out dates, including two nights at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire. His summer festival schedule is also booking up fast where he’ll perform at Brighton’s Great Escape Festival, Wildlife, Parklife, Live At Leeds, Isle Of Wight, TRNSMT, Bestival, plus many more.
Following appearances on Later with Jools Holland (where he featured on two separate shows) and The Graham Norton Show, Rory will perform his new single Skin on Comic Relief tonight on BBC 1.
The debut album Human from Rag’n’Bone Man has now sold an incredible 360K copies in the UK alone.
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