Fortune Teller (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Fortune Teller
Type = Album
Artist = Ira Losco


Released = flagicon|Malta June 11 2008 [http://www.maltastar.com/pages/msrv/msfullart.asp?an=21051 maltaStar.com ] ]
flagicon|World End of 2008 (TBA) [http://www.maltarightnow.com/content/docs/1572008235050L&S%20july08.pdf LIFE & Style Magazine Interview] ] [http://iraloscowatch.blogspot.com/2008/07/fortune-teller-will-be-released-abroad.html Ira Losco Watch Blog] ]
Recorded = 2007, 2008| Genre = Rock, Alternative, Indie
Length =
Label = None
Producer = Ira Losco, Howard Keith (Jagged House)
Last album = "Unmasked"
(2006)
This album = "Fortune Teller"
(2008)
Misc = Singles
Name = Fortune Teller
Type = Album
single 1 = Something To Talk About
single 1 date = September, 2007
single 2 = Don't Look Down
single 2 date = December, 2007
single 3 = Idle Motion
single 3 date = March, 2008
single 4 = Promises
single 4 date = May, 2008
single 4 = Elvis Can You Hear Me?
single 4 date = August, 2008

Ira Losco's third studio album "Fortune Teller" [ [http://www.manicmalta.com/mmdiscus/messages/1575/4420.html?1187441093 Manicmalta.com: Ira Losco press release ] ] began its producion in summer 2007. Released on 11th June 2008, "Fortune Teller" was produced by Ira Losco and Howard Keith (at Jagged House).

Concept & Style

"Fortune Teller" manifests a more mature Ira Losco. [http://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080520/local/ira-losco-to-launch-new-album/ timesofmalta.com - Ira Losco to launch new album ] ] Throughout the lyrics, "Fortune Teller" is more political and deep than her previous albums. The album was written with live performances in mind and is danceable and pumping. Ira Losco's album is more of alternative style. "Fortune Teller" features "adamant views about everything and a raspy, leathery tone to her voice. Electric guitars and punchy synthesizers are prominent."

Ira Losco stated that "there's a bit of reading-between-the-lines but than there is stuff that's right there in your face".

Release

The release of "Fortune Teller" on 11th June in Malta will be marked during a mega-concert on the 14th of June 2008. When interviewed by maltastar.com, Ira Losco stated that she is seeking to hit international markets. "We are trying to reach foreign markets through our new album. It’s a big challenge, especially to hit the UK and the US markets, which are the most aggressive and hard to reach."

In July 2008, in an interview with LIFE & Style Magazine, Ira Losco announced that possibly at the end of 2008, "Fortune Teller" will be released internationally. "...this album will be offered to more territories than "Accident Prone" was." After her performance in the YMCA Europe Festival in Prague in August 2008, she confirmed in an interview with one of her fansites that her "management "Jagged House" is working on releases in different territories including the territory of Prague". [ [http://iraloscowatch.blogspot.com/2008/08/exclusive-ira-loscos-first-reactions.html Ira Losco Watch FanBlog] ]

ongs and Single Releases

The album contains fourteen "high energy" tracks, some of them being more acoustic. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db1ZE-PSxHc YouTube - Ira Losco - www.maltastar.com ] ]

In September 2007, the first single from this album was released, called "Something To Talk About" [ [http://iralosco.com/html/discography.htm Ira Losco - Discography ] ] . The song was a hit in Malta, topping the local radio airplay charts [http://www.xfmmalta.com/content_music/inside_music_top40_123.htm] . An awesome performance was given by Ira Losco at the Isle Of Mtv 2007 (Malta) later that year amongst other singers like Enrique Iglesias, Maroon 5 and Akon [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=qH1B4bVZ554 YouTube - Something To Talk About - Ira Losco ] ] .The second single, "Don't Look Down" was released in December 2007.Both songs received positive reviews and became a fast favourite with the local radio audience [http://www.freewebs.com/oncloud9pics/others/irafirst.png] .Also, in December 2007, some tracks from the upcoming album were revealed on the "Living It..." DVD [ [http://iralosco.com/html/dvd.htm Ira Losco - Biography ] ] , three of which were Don't Look Down, Idle Motion and Shoulder Of A Giant.

In January 2008, a music video was released for the single 'Don't Look Down and is now available for download on her official and 89.7 bay's website [ [http://iralosco.com/html/video.htm Ira Losco - Video ] ] . The video received a mixed reception, as it is a mixture of various clips from several performances [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kMB3FIBbEk YouTube - Ira Losco - Don't Look Down ( Official Video ) ] ] .

In March 2008, a single off "Fortune Teller" was released on all local radios. "Idle Motion" like the previous songs, topped the local radio airplay charts and can be played on Ira Losco's Official Myspace. "The Making Of..." of this single was aired on a local TV show. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdik8wBZCmI YouTube - Ira Losco - The Making of... IDLE MOTION (@ Showtime, ONEtv) ] ]

The fourth single, "Promises" was released on local radio stations on 21 May, 2008.

Ira Losco headlined the YMCA Europe Festival 2008 on 8th August 2008 in front of thousands in Prague, Czech Republic. [ [http://www.ymca2008.com YMCA Europe Festival 2008 - Homepage ] ]

"Elvis Can You Hear Me?" was confirmed fifth single from "Fortune Teller", and was released on local radio stations on August 21, 2008.

Release Dates history

References

External links

* [http://www.iralosco.com/ Official Ira Losco Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/iralosco/ Official Myspace page]
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