Acclaimed singer/songwriter Tom Odell has shared a reimagined version of his poignant song, “Streets Of Heaven,” out today via UROK. The track is accompanied by an emotional new illustrated music video. Odell, on a personal mission to support gun violence prevention, will make a donation to gun violence initiatives. For more information on gun violence prevention please visit everytown.org.
Originally released on his 2021 Sony Album, Monsters, Odell penned “Streets Of Heaven” with collaborator Courtney Marie Andrews after a mass school shooting occurred while traveling in the U.S. Tom explains, “We wrote the song in early 2019...I had been spending a lot of time in America in 2018 and was horrified by the tragedies that happened that year. First the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL and then the Santa Fe High School shooting in Santa Fe, NM; two of the deadliest school shootings in history. We started writing the song by taking phrases from news articles about those school shootings, along with articles about Columbine. We wanted to write from a child’s point of view. We wanted to write innocently, without judgement or politics, just telling the story of what happened as a child would tell it, and by doing so hopefully shining a light on the enormous injustice and tragedy that takes place over and over.”
Though the song is about gun violence in schools, Odell’s goal is to help raise awareness about what it will take to end all gun violence, including gun suicides, domestic violence with firearms, police shootings, and gun homicides in communities across the U.S. Though he’s not a U.S. citizen, Odell was strongly impacted by his American fans, friends and colleagues and was compelled to make a renewed statement with “Streets Of Heaven.” As he prepares to return to the States for more live shows in October (see dates below), Odell will be deepening his relationship with gun violence prevention initiatives, selling a special, limited-edition t-shirt at all shows to promote gun violence prevention awareness and by encouraging fans to learn more about gun violence prevention by visiting everytown.org.
The new illustrated video for “Streets Of Heaven” shares emotional themes with the song, reflecting on the pain and trauma that comes with senseless gun violence. Illustrator and animator Johanna Gousset makes an impactful statement with the beautiful imagery seen in the clip. Her work focuses on bringing together words, music and movement in a poetic way, inspiring people through simple lines and colors. Her unique technique involves creating every single image by hand created in her small studio in Belgium, with the animation containing more than 2000 drawings. Gousset comments, "Working with Tom was an incredible experience. He has a wonderful creative mind and it was an honor to be able to collaborate so closely. His words and music really inspired me and I am so proud of the result.”
Tom Odell is an award-winning, lauded singer/songwriter with five studio albums under his belt. Winner of both the prestigious BRIT and Ivor Novello Awards, the UK-born and bred Odell has amassed an impressive global streaming figure in excess of 4 billion streams across platforms. With a significant social following, he has made multiple memorable appearances on such shows as Late Night With Seth Meyers, The Late Late Show With James Corden and the UK’s Graham Norton Show among others. Having toured the world over, Odell will make his anticipated return to American this fall for an extensive tour. In a newly creative and inspired artistic chapter, Odell is prepping new music to be released in the coming months.
TOM ODELL 2023 North American TOUR DATES
October 2- Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
October 4- Montreal, QC @ Place Bell
October 6- Washington, DC @ Howard Theatre
October 7- Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
October 9- Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
October 10- Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
October 13- Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
October 14- Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
October 15- Nashville, TN @ 3rd & Lindsley
October 17- Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
October 18- Minneapolis, MN @ 3rd Avenue
October 20- Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
October 21- Salt Lake City, UT @ The Commonwealth Room
October 23- Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
October 24- San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
October 26- Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
October 27- Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
October 29- Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theater
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