Charlotte Martin's New Album Releasing February 1, 2011

LOS ANGELES, CA, February 02, 2011 (Press-News.org) Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter CHARLOTTE MARTIN has announced a February 1st release for highly anticipated new album
DANCING ON NEEDLES.

Produced by Ken Andrews (Pete Yorn, Beck), the rapturous album traces Martin's heartbreaking struggle with intercostal neuralgia, a nerve disorder that left her incapacitated for much of the past year.

"It was the most difficult period of my life," she says. "The pain was excruciating. I saw countless doctors, was misdiagnosed countless times and prescribed countless medications. Nothing seemed to help and there were days when there was no light at the end of tunnel. Forget about not being able to work; getting out of bed was a major undertaking. Worst of all, I couldn't nurse, or even lift, my baby. As a new mother, that was devastating."

Unable to stand or sit at the piano for extended periods of time, Martin was forced to write and record the album in pieces over the course of a year. Despite the arduous process, she managed to craft a beautifully warm album of faith, hope and love. At times, DANCING ON NEEDLES feels like entries from a journal, with Martin staring down the darkness to come out the other side. Musically, each track is wrapped in gorgeous, swirling melodies and soft, dreamy textures.

And of all the gentle pleasures that unfold within the album's grooves, the most remarkable are the perpetually enraptured vocals of Martin, an emotive singer whose ethereal voice alternately conveys feelings of love and fear, yearning and regret, and hope and longing. She shines on songs like "Volcano," "Truth Cerium," and "Starlight."

Martin recently finished a run of pre-album release shows with sold-out performances at Schubas Tavern in Chicago and Joe's Pub in New York City (two shows!), and a near sell-out at The Bootleg Theatre in Los Angeles on.

Over the course of her career, Martin has recorded both major label and independent releases, performed sold-out shows to audiences around the United States and shared stages with the likes of Liz Phair, Pete Yorn, Damien Rice, Jason Mraz, and many others. Her music has been licensed for various television shows, including "So You Think You Can Dance," which regularly features her song "The Dance" during the show's open. Details magazine called her "a seductive performer" and "a skilled lyricist who writes with surgical precision" and Performing Songwriter praised Martin as "a born storyteller and affecting vocalist."