Grace Carter - 'Fired Up'

In this cold weather, Grace Carter has released the perfect tune to warm you up, on new single ‘Fired Up’.

The song goes down a slightly more mellow direction than previous singles, with a sparse beat consisting of nothing more than a few drums and the occasional pluck of a guitar, and it’s in this space that Grace’s vocals shine. Of course, they’re always brilliant, a trademark of her music, but in this stripped back setting Grace’s vocals are effortless and mature; sultry and restrained yet rich, warm and encompassing. A title such as Fired Up juxtaposed on top of a song that’s chilled out forces us to put preconception to one side and listen intensely. 

The track feels deeply personal, themed around a vulnerable pre-relationship position, so it remains relatable and doesn’t detach Grace’s emotion from the listener. Her brand of relaxed R&B is intelligent and sophisticated with depth and grace- pardon the pun. 

Words by Jarrad Saul

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n addition to this new wave of music about to come our way, Grace is excited to announce her biggest headline tour to date around the UK and Europe which includes a massive headline show at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire on March 25th. This follows her UK support slot with Lewis Capaldi this coming November / December. See below for full details.

Lewis Capaldi support dates:
23/11 Manchester Academy, Manchester
25/11 02 Academy, Birmingham
26/11 02 Academy, Bristol
28/11 02 Guildhall, Southampton
29/11 02 Academy Brixton, London
30/11 UEA, Norwich
02/12 Rock City, Nottingham
03/12 02 Academy, Sheffield
05/11 Usher Hall, Edinburgh
07/12 02 Academy, Glasgow
08/12 02 Academy, Glasgow

2020 Headline tour:
03/03 Melweg Old Room, Amsterdam
04/03 Botanique Rotande, Brussels
05/03 La Bellevilloise, Paris
07/03 Nochtspeicher, Hamburg
08/03 Vega Small Hall, Copenhagen
10/03 Parkteatret, Oslo
11/03 Debaser Bar Brooklyn, Stockholm
13/03 Lido, Berlin
14/03 Luxor, Cologne
18/03 Dublin Academy Green Room, Dublin
20/03 SWG3 Warehouse
21/03 Academy 2, Manchester
22/03 02 Institute, Birmingham
24/03 SWX, Bristol
25/03 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London