Worry Dolls, the joint talents of Zoe Nicol and Rosie Jones, have certainly been putting in the road miles. They played at the legendary Bluebird Cafe in Nashville in September, Costa Del Folk in Portugal during October and are now about to embark on their first tour of Germany opening for Trampled by Turtles in Hamburg on November 5th. UK fans won’t have long to wait to see them again however as they have a series of dates lined up later in November along with further dates in December with Lera Lynn.
To celebrate, the Worry Dolls have shared their video for Don’t Waste Your Heart on Me taken from their latest release Go Get Gone.
https://youtu.be/gvu8xCe7c48
They shared the following on the song:
“Don’t Waste Your Heart On Me was one of the few songs we wrote to the banjo instead of guitar, giving it a different feel to the others on the record. It’s got a darkness to it because it’s about leaving someone you love, knowing you can’t ever be what they need. Knowing that continuing any longer would only result in more pain down the line.
“We got to perform the song at the U.K. Americana Awards back in February at Hackney Empire with Ethan Johns and his incredible band. Ethan specifically chose this song as his favourite on our record, and it gave it a new lease of life for us.
“The video purely focuses on the reaction of the partner in this song. We wanted long shots that didn’t cut, to really connect with the emotions he’s going through. It stars Sid Phoenix, who’s an award winning actor from the USA. We fell in love with a video he sent us which was a performance of Julia Stiles’ emotional monologue from 10 Things I Hate About You. Not only was he capable of making us feel raw, authentic emotion but we loved that it was a gender flipped performance. That echoed what we wanted to achieve with this video. You rarely see men cry on screen and we really wanted to make space for that. We want guys to watch this and know that it’s ok to cry, it isn’t a sign of weakness. Sometimes life is too much. Sometimes you get dumped.”
Worry Dolls UK Dates
NOVEMBER
17 – Stables, Milton Keynes
21 – Arlington Arts, Newbury
23 – Brockenhurst Village Hall, Brockenhurst
24 – Beehive, Honiton
DECEMBER
Shows with Lera Lynn
10 – Omeara, London
11 – The Hen and Chicken, Bristol
12 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
13 – Deaf Institute, Manchester
14 – The Harpur Suite, Bedford
http://www.worrydollsmusic.com