Missy Higgins tours on just-released album

Australian singer/songwriter Missy Higgins kicked off a 13-date North American tour this week in support of her new album, On A Clear Night, released Tuesday on Warner Brothers.

Higgins broke onto the music scene somewhat accidentally at age 17, when her sister submitted one of her tapes in a local talent-scouting competition and she won. She has since released two albums and several EPs in North America, Europe and her native Australia.

Higgins returned to the States in January to make a quick stop in Park City, Utah, for a performance at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. She played the first dates of her North American tour earlier this week in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland, Ore., and will be playing another show in Vancouver, B.C., tonight.

All 11 tracks from On A Clear Night are available on the Paste Station. While grooving to Higgins’ new album, check out a complete listing of her North American tour dates below.

Dates:

February
29 - Vancouver, B.C. @ Plaza Club

March
1 - Seattle, Wash. @ The Tractor Tavern
4 - Denver, Colo. @ Bluebird Theatre
6 - Chicago, Ill. @ Parkwest
7 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ Epic
9 - Toronto, Ontario. @ El Mocambo
11 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ World Cafe Live
12 - New York, N.Y. @ The Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
14 - Boston, Mass. @ The Paradise
15 - Baltimore, Md. @ Fletchers