Everybody Needs a Hero explores how she shapeshifts through the currents of a long term relationship and works out how to take up space in a postfeminist world. She explores the idea of a ‘hero’: someone to look up to, someone to rescue us from ourselves, someone we use to deflect from our own shadow self. The album came to life between her London studio and the creative sanctuary of Middle Farm Studios in Devon. With Gartland on a constant quest to push herself as a writer and producer, she captained the ship during the writing and recording processes, with strong direction right through to the mixing and mastering. She worked with longtime collaborators Tom Stafford and Peter Miles in co-producing the album, inspired by each producers’ digital and analog approaches. Gartland will embark on her first ever headline tour of North America, taking place this November and selling out every date, resulting in additional venue upgrades. The thirteen-date tour sees her take in stops across the US and Canada, including New York’s Bowery Ballroom and LA’s Troubadour. A full list of dates can be found below. ABOUT ORLA GARTLAND Bold, brash and increasingly self-assured, Dublin-born, London-based artist and producer Orla Gartland ushers in a new chapter with “Little Chaos.” A testament to her artistic growth, burgeoning confidence and fastidious sense of independence the track is the latest milestone in this self-made talent’s journey. From career streams nudging towards a quarter of a billion, sold-out tours and festival appearances at Glastonbury and Latitude; to her Top 10 critically acclaimed self-released debut album Woman on the Internet; taking in a huge viral hit “Why Am I Like This” (700 million views and nearly 400,000 TikTok creations, and counting); and through to last year joining musical forces with longtime friends dodie, Greta Isaac and Martin Luke Brown to release The Secret To Life as new band FIZZ. Amassing a dedicated fan-base and creative community including her notable ‘Secret Demo Club’, Orla has forged an even deeper relationship with her fans as she unveils her work-in-progress tracks, some of which have gone on to feature on the upcoming record. Her brutal honesty and pragmatic realism have always been present in her songwriting but become even more prominent when paired with the louder, more angular alternative sound Orla has embraced this time around. Orla’s debut album Woman On The Internet charted in the top 10 of the UK Official Charts, at #3 in the Irish Album Charts and was nominated for the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2021. The culmination of many years honing her songwriting and production skills, the record was praised by the likes of The Observer (“This beautifully crafted debut spans pop-punk to indie rock, with knife-sharp lyrics all the way”), NME (“a hard-won celebration of perseverance and artistic freedom”) and many more. Orla Gartland 2024 North American Tour Dates November 7th – Arts at the Armory – Somerville, MA – SOLD OUT + VENUE UPGRADE November 8th – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY – SOLD OUT November 9th – Atlantis – Washington, DC – SOLD OUT November 11th – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA – SOLD OUT November 13th – Bar Le Ritz – Montreal, QC – SOLD OUT November 15th – Longboat – Toronto, ON – SOLD OUT + VENUE UPGRADE November 16th – Third Man Records – Detroit, MI – SOLD OUT November 17th – Sleeping Village – Chicago, IL – SOLD OUT November 21st – Polaris Hall – Portland, OR – SOLD OUT November 22nd – Fox Cabaret – Vancouver, BC – SOLD OUT November 23rd – Barboza – Seattle, WA – SOLD OUT November 25th – Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA – SOLD OUT November 26th – Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA – SOLD OUT Everybody Needs a Hero Tracklist 1) “Both Can Be True” 2) “Sound Of Letting Go” 3) “Little Chaos” 4) “Backseat Driver” 5) “The Hit” 6) “Simple” 7) “Late To The Party” (feat. Declan McKenna) 8) “Three Words Away” 9) “Kiss Ur Face Forever” 10) “Who Am I?” 11) “Mine” 12) “Everybody Needs a Hero” Pre-Save Everybody Needs a Hero Pivot Link Listen to “Late To The Party” (feat. Declan McKenna) Pivot Link Listen to “Mine” Pivot Link Listen to “Little Chaos” Pivot Link Follow Orla Gartland Official Website Instagram TikTok Twitter YouTube Spotify Apple Music SoundCloud | 
