Lianne La Havas' "Is Your Love Big Enough?" Among NPR's "Five Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing"

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The title track to Lianne La Havas' forthcoming debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough?, is in NPR's Heavy Rotation: Five Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing. "Our song for the summer, 'Is Your Love Big Enough?' is laid-back, dusty soul from a 22-year-old U.K. singer-songwriter," says LA's KCRW, which selected the song. "La Havas' optimism and ability to write a song that sticks in your head in all the best ways—with handclaps to boot—makes her a perfect fit for summer in Southern California." Download the track for free now at npr.org.

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The title track to British singer/songwriter/guitarist Lianne La Havas' forthcoming debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough?, has been included in NPR's Heavy Rotation: Five Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing. The album will be released in the US on August 7 via Nonesuch Records, and the title track is already in rotation on KCRW 89.9 in Los Angeles, which suggested the song for the NPR list as "a song currently blowing up on their airwaves."

"Our song for the summer, 'Is Your Love Big Enough?' is laid-back, dusty soul from a 22-year-old U.K. singer-songwriter," says KCRW, which explains that she's "demonstrated depth and range that have helped her explode across every radio show on KCRW, starting with Morning Becomes Eclectic and moving out from there. La Havas' optimism and ability to write a song that sticks in your head in all the best ways—with handclaps to boot—makes her a perfect fit for summer in Southern California."

Read more and download the track for free now at npr.org.

Lianne La Havas, who is also the subject of a recent interview and slideshow in Refinery29, has just added a number of new UK tour dates to her schedule this fall. For details, go to nonesuch.com/on-tour.

And watch the official video for "Is Your Love Big Enough?" below via La Havas's YouTube channel, which has a number of other great videos as well:

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  • Monday, June 18, 2012
    Lianne La Havas' "Is Your Love Big Enough?" Among NPR's "Five Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing"
    Alex Lake

    The title track to British singer/songwriter/guitarist Lianne La Havas' forthcoming debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough?, has been included in NPR's Heavy Rotation: Five Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing. The album will be released in the US on August 7 via Nonesuch Records, and the title track is already in rotation on KCRW 89.9 in Los Angeles, which suggested the song for the NPR list as "a song currently blowing up on their airwaves."

    "Our song for the summer, 'Is Your Love Big Enough?' is laid-back, dusty soul from a 22-year-old U.K. singer-songwriter," says KCRW, which explains that she's "demonstrated depth and range that have helped her explode across every radio show on KCRW, starting with Morning Becomes Eclectic and moving out from there. La Havas' optimism and ability to write a song that sticks in your head in all the best ways—with handclaps to boot—makes her a perfect fit for summer in Southern California."

    Read more and download the track for free now at npr.org.

    Lianne La Havas, who is also the subject of a recent interview and slideshow in Refinery29, has just added a number of new UK tour dates to her schedule this fall. For details, go to nonesuch.com/on-tour.

    And watch the official video for "Is Your Love Big Enough?" below via La Havas's YouTube channel, which has a number of other great videos as well:

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