Ruarri Joseph returns this spring with the release of his new album 'Brother' on March 25, 2013 through Warner Label Services.

The record, Ruarri's fourth studio album to date, is preceded by the release of a new single "Until The Luck Runs Dry" on March 18.

Ruarri will tour the UK in support, including St Pancras Old Church on Thursday, 7 February.

Ruarri Joseph - "Until The Luck Runs Dry" video:

'Brother' is a record inspired and propelled by ideas of friendship, relationships and family. From a young age, Ruarri Joseph has held family close to heart. He became a father at the age of just 19, but rather than becoming overwhelmed by the responsibilities of a young family, Ruarri instead felt spurred to pursue his passion for music (as well as inspiring him to relocate to Cornwall's coast to settle well away from city life in Deptford.)

"Being a young dad was the best thing that could've happened to me. If you need something to focus and ground you…have children."

Now himself having just approached 30, this notion of family is one that beats strongly at the heart of 'Brother'. For Joseph, the single word of the title symbolizes "companionship, community and closeness." Building on the themes of his previous album, 'Brother' is largely informed by the loss of a close friend who passed away in 2010, and the sense of strengthened friendships that bloomed out of their community's collective grieving.

"A bunch of our mutual musician friends got together to learn his songs and songs he loved and we all got on stage and played at his wake, Last Waltz style." It was after this tender send-off that Joseph realized the next album would be a group effort. "I worked with a band on this album, rather than doing it alone. I wanted 'Brother' to be a communal record for us all to sing to. Brother isn't an elegy. It's a celebration."

Originally born in Edinburgh, the nomadic Joseph found his song-writing roots in the Southwestern Pacific. A move to New Zealand followed his parents' divorce, and the young Ruarri found himself coming of age in Dannevirke (population 6,000), an isolated, rural farming community. At 17 Joseph packed his suitcase and moved back to the UK and settled in London, where he met his future wife. At 25 Joseph released his debut album 'Tales Of Grime and Grit' through Atlantic Records, and shortly after leaving Atlantic in favour of independence in 2008, he formed his own label Pip Productions through which his subsequent two LPs were released.

'Brother' will be Ruarri's first album since his debut to be released through Warner Music.

"Insanely talented" - The Fly

"A stirring tribute to a late friend" **** - Q Magazine

"One of our best songwriters and lyricists" - Sunday Times

Ruarri Joseph February/March 2013 UK tour dates:

(Dates and information subject to change.)

Thurs 7 Feb St Pancras Old Church, London Sun 10 March Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
Sat 9 Feb Farnham Maltings, Surrey Wed 13 March The Cellars, Eastney
Sun 10 Feb The Latest Bar, Brighton Thu 14 March The Vic, Swindon
Sat 23 Feb The Junction 2, Cambridge Fri 15 March The Prince Albert, Stroud
Sun 24 Feb The Bicycle Shop, Norwich Sun 17 Mar Dorchester Arts, Dorchester
Wed 27 Feb The Cookie Jar, Leicester Thu 21 Mar Chapel Arts Centre, Bath
Thu 28 Feb The Greystones, Sheffield Fri 22 Mar The Stables, Milton Keynes
Fri 1 March The Met, Bury Sat 23 Mar The Jericho, Oxford
Thu 7 March Fibbers, Yorkshire Mon 25 Mar The Half Moon, Putney
Fri 8 March Medicine Bar, Middlesborough Fri 29 Mar Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot

For the latest tour dates and information, please go to:

Ruarri Joseph Official Website