PICTURE THIS RELEASES DELUXE EDITION OF SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM
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17 NOVEMBER 2017 (TORONTO, ON) – Today, Irish band Picture This unveil the Deluxe Edition of their self-titled full-length debut album, Picture This via Republic Records/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. The deluxe edition of Picture This is available in stores everywhere and at all digital retailers online. Get it here.
In addition to the original 13-song track listing, the boys add three tracks to the expanded version. These include two new originals, namely the up-tempo, upbeat, and energetic “Gritty Picture” and the soulful and striking “Body and Mind”. Just in time for the holidays, they also include their fan favorite seasonal anthem, “This Christmas”. These songs showcase the breadth and brilliance at the heart of Picture This as they continue to develop into one of pop’s most exciting new international talents.
Produced alongside GRAMMY® Award-nominated producer Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Of Monsters & Men), Picture This is rapidly approaching double-platinum status in Ireland after spending four weeks at #1 Overall and seven weeks as the #1 Streaming Album in the country. Impressively, they have landed more songs in Spotify Ireland’s Top 100 than any other artist, making for the “second biggest album of 2017 in the country” only behind Ed Sheeran’s “÷”. Moreover, the group made their North American television debut on NBC’s The Today Show earlier this fall between launching a successful stateside tour including their stop in Toronto on September 14.
ABOUT PICTURE THIS:
Hailing from Ireland, Picture This is a duo consisting of drummer Jimmy Rainsford and vocalist/ guitarist Ryan Hennessy. The two met in October 2015 and became fast friends, quickly recording and playing together as Picture This. An iPhone video of their breakout single “Take My Hand” would go viral and introduce the group to the world. Elegantly blending pop, folk, rock, and vibrantly vivid lyricism, their self-titled Picture This EP arrived in 2016. It went #1 in Ireland reaching Gold certification in the country, and “Take My Hand” cumulatively amassed over 2 million Spotify streams and 2 million YouTube views. Building an international fan base, they sold 50,000 tickets in the UK and Ireland, packing shows everywhere while “You and I” and “Let’s Be Young” further amplified their success. Last year the band received the 2016 Music Act of the Year by Goss.ie, 2016 Best Music Act of the Year by Joe.ie, and named 1 of 3 Irish Acts destine to break in 2017 by Red Bull Ireland. March 2017 the duo received the coveted “Song of The Year” award for “Take My Hand” at the Choice Music Prize in Ireland.
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