UK singer-songwriter and double Brit Award nominee Rumer today releases a new rendition of her single ‘Saving Grace’. It features on her forthcoming special project ‘In Session’ released on 31st January 2025 via Kartel Music Group and available to pre-order here on CD, standard, purple and mint green coloured vinyl.
Rumer says on the track, “Saving Grace is about the people in your life that keep you going through the tough times, and it marks a time in my life when I was working in bars and cafes, in the tough years when I was trying to get my music going”.
‘Saving Grace’ follows previous singles ‘Slow’ and ‘Take Me As I Am’. Both originally were released on Rumer’s 2010 platinum debut Seasons Of My Soul, named as #26 of the Official Top 40 biggest debut albums from the last decade and peaking at #3 on the UK Albums Chart. The debut set the blueprint for Rumer’s honeyed, soul sound and received widespread acclaim from the likes of Elton John who remarked that “Singers like Rumer don’t come around very often”.
Her upcoming album ‘In Session’ is a fresh, soulful take on Rumer's much loved debut to mark its 15th anniversary. It was created in collaboration with the masterful Redtenbacher’s Funkestra and recorded at James Welch’s Masterlink Studios, the home of Masterlink Sessions, where many popular live videos are recorded and streamed.
Meticulously selecting tracks with a view to bringing something fresh and new to them, the release celebrates tracks over the course of Rumer's career to date. After lending her vocals to a studio project celebrating the work of Joni Mitchell, Rumer invited Redtenbacher’s Funkestra to perform alongside her for a special show at the Indigo at the O2 in December 2023. As new arrangements emerged during rehearsals, so did the idea to do an In session record, which would pair Rumer’s much loved catalogue with a fresh and soulful sound. The result is a timeless collection for the seasoned fan and newcomer alike
This year will mark the 15th anniversary of Rumer’s acclaimed debut, and to celebrate the occasion she has announced her Seasons Of My Soul UK Tour for October 2025. Tickets are on sale here, and dates are:
13 Oct - Birmingham Town Hall
14 Oct - Glasgow Pavillion
16 Oct - Gateshead The Glasshouse
17 Oct - Liverpool Philharmonic
20 Oct - London Palladium
21 Oct - Manchester Bridgewater Hall
Tracklist
1. It Could Be The Day
2. Am I Forgiven
3. Saving Grace
4. Dangerous
5. Blackbird
6. Slow
7. The Fate Of The Fireflies
8. Aretha
9. Take Me As I Am