Carina Round Takes to the Sky

On a brisk Monday night, 48 floors above the manic streets of Midtown Manhattan, British singer-songwriter Carina Round stood shoulder to shoulder against many of the city's architectural giants with a voice that radiated from her scarf-wrapped throat as far-reaching as the skyline that surrounded her -- which, is to say, seemingly infinite. The performance -- part of Gotham City's Artist in Residence series -- found Round, a self-possessed force of nature, stripping her three-album catalog to a bare-bones acoustic set that, even in its majesty, still managed to seduce to the underbelly. From the slow build of the blues-y 'Monument' to the delicate should've been that is 'Backseat of Your Mind,' she dizzied the crowd with lyrical riddles, broke sirens with a Bjork-ian wail and sang a love song to rest our pretty little heads.

Catch Round when she opens for Annie Lennox this fall, beginning October 8 in San Diego. See photos from the Monday night's performance, as well as a full list of tour dates, below.

Listen to 'Come To You (Acoustic)'

Listen to 'Stolen Car (Acoustic)'

Listen to 'Downslow (Acoustic)'

Carina Round tour dates with Annie Lennox:
10/08: San Diego, CA, San Diego Civic Theatre
10/10: San Francisco, CA, Nob Hill Masonic Center
10/11: Beverly Hills, CA, Wilshire Theatre Beverly Hills
10/14: Dallas, TX, McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
10/16: Boulder, CO, Macky Auditorium Concert Hall
10/18: Minneapolis, MN, The State Theatre
10/19: Chicago, IL, Cadillac Palace Theatre
10/22: Detroit, MI, Music Hall Ctr. For The Perf. Arts
10/23: Toronto, ON, Massey Hall
10/25: Washington, DC, Lisner Auditorium
10/28: Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium
10/29: Atlanta, GA, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
10/31: Miami, FL, Carnival Center For The Perf. Arts
11/03: New York, NY, United Palace
11/10: Philadelphia, PA, Merriam Theatre
11/11: Boston, MA, Symphony Hall