For Immediate ReleaseCorina Corina Releases Sophomore Effort

The Free Way: March 18, 2014

Brooklyn-based vocalist Corina Corina is proud to announce the release of her second full-length album, The Free Way, on March 18. The record came to fruition following two national tours in 2013 and nine months in the studio with creative partner Willie Green, who also produced her first album The Eargasm. Corina Corina's unique style, combining the soulful, the sexy, the sassy, and the vulnerable has once again found its home over Green's robust cinematic instrumentals. A two- week National tour will immediately follow the release.

The offering showcases Corina's fearless emotional delivery and three octave vocal range at its strongest yet. Partially funded by a successful IndieGoGo campaign, the record captures the unmistakably original sound of a truly gifted vocalist and songwriter. The album is enhanced by an outstanding roster of guests spots from around the country, including one of New York's most commanding lyrical performers, Elucid (Armand Hammer), eclectic poet and emcee Melissa Czarnik (Milwaukee), rapper Henry Canyons (Los Angeles) and a special bonus track featuring critically-acclaimed prolific New York emcee billy woods. In addition to Willie Green (Backwoodz Studioz), production comes courtesy of a team of accomplished soundsmiths: Steel Tipped Dove (Greed Head, Modern Shark), Dirt E. Dutch (Little Ax), Deto-22 (Connecticut) and Minneapolis-based electronic performance duo, Dichotomy.

The album's first single, I Can’t Resist (feat. Henry Canyons), an uptempo pop instrumental showcasing Willie Green's signature earth-shattering drums, illustrates the cycle in which an artist's creativity is equally supported and disrupted by the fast living and fast money of the service industry (“I’m sick of all of it then I take a sip / another buck a better tip I'll never quit, no, I can't resist!”) In contrast, the somber and heartfelt Deto-22-produced Kamala highlights impending adulthood as Corina writes a letter to the daughter she hopes to have someday (“I know how much you'll change me and my priori-ties / Can’t do this prematurely, baby, please wait for me”).

"My compositions have always explored topics near and dear to me: sexuality and love, being a woman and struggling independent artist, and feeling out of place in the world. During the writing process for The Free Way, I was on the road as a touring artist and dealing with a massive heartbreak at the same time. This was the perfect formula for writing a very raw, dynamic and honest record that healed a lot of wounds for me. I have equal parts regret and pride for where I am in my life, and have written songs reflecting both of those aspects."

About the Artist:Vocalist Corina Corina was born in Oakland, CA, the eldest child of two political activists who were inspired to name her after the classic blues song. Now Brooklyn-based, she brings a fresh and melodic vocal hybrid to hip hop and modern R&B. Corina gained recognition in the New York independent music scene by collaborating with artists like Homeboy Sandman (Stones Throw), Angi3 (Tommy Boy), Jesse Abraham (Fat Beats) and internationally-acclaimed producer, Willie Green (Backwoodz Studioz), as well as sharing stages with hip hop heavyweights Talib Kweli, Action Bronson and Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire. Her debut solo album, The Eargasm (2012), which she co-produced with Green, touches on everything from gender inequality to self-love and resisting social norms; this loud and proud bi-sexual woman holds nothing back.

In 2013, Corina Corina expanded her fanbase by embarking on two national tours, which included stops in dozens of U.S. cities, following being featured in two showcases at South by Southwest. In addition to her tours, she also found time to release Come Again: The Eargasm Extended, a six-track EP featur-ing remixes and extended tracks from her debut effort. Corina also performs in the acoustic blues duo Max Caddy, whose 2013 debut EP, Caddy Tracks, garnered praise from fans and music journalists.

Corina Corina topped off her monumental year by launching a successfully funded IndieGoGo campaign to help complete The Free Way. She's eager to share what she calls "the best work she's ever done" with fans across the country in 2014.

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