.. Today the Associated Press released their yearly ranking of the best albums of 2009, coming in at #9 is Zee Avi's Self Titled album!

"9. "Zee Avi," Zee Avi: Listening to Zee Avi might make you recall Kimya Dawson's quirky lyrical style, but the Malaysian-born Avi has an eclecticism all her own on her debut CD. Her voice sounds dreamy, her lyrics smart and humorous. And paired with her acoustic picking, she sounds intoxicating."

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Check out Zee Avi's album at www.zeeavi.com/music/.

Check out Zee Avi in this intimate Tiny Desk Concert! Watch as Zee gracefully sings “Honey Bee”, “First of the Gang” (Morrissey cover), and “Just You and Me” in this rare and private setting!

Because of the way Zee Avi was discovered (via YouTube), she was selected to be amongst a small group of artists to highlight the new Google Music search.

Go to Google.com/Music and search for Zee Avi (or any of your favorite artists), and you'll be able to listen to full length streams from Lala or Myspace, right on your search results page.

As part of the launch, they are giving away free Mp3's from select artists. Here is a FREE exclusive acoustic version of Darling.



Also check out Zee on the road:


November 4 - Atlanta, GA - Buy Tickets

November 6 - Charlottesville, VA - Buy Tickets

November 7 - Easton, MD - Buy Tickets

November 8 - Philadelphia, PA (SOLD OUT)

November 8 - Philadelphia, PA (LATE SHOW) - Buy Tickets

November 13 - New York, NY - Buy Tickets

December 9 - Vancouver, BC - Buy Tickets

December 10 - Seattle, WA - Buy Tickets

December 11 - Portland, OR - Buy Tickets

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Zee Avi recently sat down at eTown for a conversation and to lay down some tunes. Her eTown show will air the week of August 26 - September 1. eTown's mission is to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience, through music and conversation, to create a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable world. For times and info, as well as where to locate your nearest staion Click Here.

You can be entered to win a pair of tickets to San Fransisco's Outside Lands, simply by tweeting the following:

"@zeeavi Send me to #SFOUTSIDELANDS www.sfoutsidelands.com”

People are continuing to discover Zee's new album. This weekend, NPR's All Things Considered ran a great interview with Zee, check it out here.


Also, the good folks over at Relix called the album "wonderfully timeless and heavenly ethereal." You can read the whole review on page 74-75 of their online digital edition here.

Zee is on tour through the end of August with Pete Yorn, come out and say hello!

Jul 28, 2009 Webster Hall (w/ Pete Yorn) - New York, NY
Jul 29, 2009 Webster Hall (w/ Pete Yorn) - New York, NY
Jul 31, 2009 Bottle and Cork (w/ Pete Yorn) - Dewey Beach, DE
Aug 1, 2009 Beachland Tavern - Cleveland, OH
Aug 2, 2009 Clutch Cargo's (w/ Pete Yorn) - Pontiac, MI
Aug 4, 2009 Park West (w/ Pete Yorn) - Chicago, IL
Aug 7, 2009 Harrah's VooDoo Lounge (w/ Pete Yorn) - Maryland Heights, MO
Aug 8, 2009 Whiskey Roadhouse at Horseshoe Casino (w/ Pete Yorn) - Council Bluffs, IA
Aug 9, 2009 The Pageant (w/ Pete Yorn) - St. Louis, MO
Aug 11, 2009 Turner Hall - Milwaukee, WI
Aug 12, 2009 Fine Line Music Cafe (w/ Pete Yorn) - Minneapolis, MN
Aug 13, 2009 Fine Line Music Cafe (w/ Pete Yorn) - Minneapolis, MN
Aug 15, 2009 Ogden Theatre (w/ Pete Yorn) - Denver, CO
Aug 16, 2009 Murray Theater (w/ Pete Yorn) - Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 17, 2009 Knitting Factory Concert House (w/ Pete Yorn) - Boise City, ID
Aug 18, 2009 Knitting Factory (Alterknit Lounge) - Spokane, WA
Aug 19, 2009 Showbox (w/ Pete Yorn) - Seattle, WA
Aug 22, 2009 Roseland Theater (w/ Pete Yorn) - Portland, OR
Aug 25, 2009 Mother's Tavern - San Luis Obispo, CA
Aug 27, 2009 Henry Fonda Theatre (w/ Pete Yorn) - Los Angeles, CA
Aug 28, 2009 Outside Lands Festival - San Francisco, CA
Aug 29, 2009 Street Scene Festival - San Diego, CA
Aug 30, 2009 Saint Rocke - Hermosa Beach, CA

For full details and ticket links, please click here.

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SPIN Earth is teaming up with Pete and Zee and will be inviting some of our correspondents to go backstage at some of their shows. Even cooler, random fans at these shows will be handpicked by our correspondents to meet Pete and Zee!

Follow SPINearth.tv as we bring you videos and pics of what happens behind the scenes as well as updates on which gigs SPIN Earth correspondents will be present at.

Click here to check it all out.

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If you're a Paste subscriber like we are, you probably saw their great review of Zee's album here.

This week, Paste has selected Zee as their artist of the week, and you can read more here.

Spin Magazine highlighted Zee's cover of "First of the Gang To Die" as a Song You Must Hear.

Also, Zee's 6 week tour of the US starts this saturday at Seattle's No Depression festival. From their she joins Pete Yorn in Austin, TX and will be opening for him until August 27th! Come out and say Hi, Zee will be signing copies of her new CD at the merch booth after her set. You can find tix here.

All dates but No Depression, Outside Lands and Street Scene with Pete Yorn.

July 11 - No Depression Festival, Redmond WA
July 13 - La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
July 14 - The Meridian, Houston, TX
July 16 - Cannery Ballroom, Nashville, TN
July 17 - CW Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
July 20 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
July 21 - Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD
July 25 - Wiggins Waterfront Park, Camden, NJ
July 26 - House of Blues - Boston, Boston, MA
July 28 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
July 29 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
Aug 02 - Clutch Cargos, Pontiac, MI
Aug 03 - Park West, Chicago, IL
Aug 04 - Park West, Chicago, IL
Aug 07 - Harrah’s - Voodoo Lounge, N. Kansas City, MO
Aug 08 - Whiskey Roadhouse at Horseshoe Casino, Council Bluffs, IA
Aug 09 - Saint Louis, MO The Pageant
Aug 12 - Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
Aug 13 - Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
Aug 15 - Denver CO, Ogden Theatre
Aug 16 - Murray Theater, Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 17 - Knitting Factory Concert House, Boise, ID
Aug 21 - Venue, Vancouver, BC
Aug 22 - Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
Aug 27 - Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Aug 28 - Outside Lands Festival, San Francisco, CA Aug 29 - Street Scene, San Diego, CA

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Zee Avi has been out on the road to mark the release of her self-titled debut album and will be hitting Bonnaroo this week on Saturday and a week of solo dates through the South to Birmingham City Stages. In July and August, she will be going out to support Pete Yorn, and hit both the No Depression Festival festival and Street Scene. We hope to see you at one of these shows.

June 13 Manchester TN Bonnaroo
June 15 Chapel Hill NC Night Light
June 16 Kill Devil Hills NC The Pit
June 17 Columbia, SC Hunter Gatherer
June 19 Opelika AL Eight & Rail
June 20 Birmingham AL City Stages

July 11 Redmond WA No Depression Festival

Opening for Pete Yorn

July 13 Austin TX La Zona Rosa
July 14 Houston TX The Meridian
July 16 Nashville TN Cannery Ballroom
July 17 Atlanta GA CW Center Stage
July 20 Washington DC 9:30 Club
July 21 Baltimore MD Rams Head Live
July 25 Camden NJ Wiggins Waterfront Park
July 26 Boston MA House of Blues - Boston
July 28 New York NY Webster Hall
July 29 New York NY Webster Hall
Aug 02 Pontiac MI Clutch Cargos
Aug 03 Chicago IL Park West
Aug 04 Chicago IL Park West
Aug 07 N. Kansas City MO Harrah's - Voodoo Lounge
Aug 08 Council Bluffs IA Whiskey Roadhouse at Horseshoe Casino
Aug 09 Saint Louis MO The Pageant
Aug 12 Minneapolis MN Fine Line Music Cafe
Aug 13 Minneapolis MN Fine Line Music Cafe
Aug 15 Denver CO Ogden Theatre
Aug 16 Salt Lake City UT Murray Theater
Aug 17 Boise ID Knitting Factory Concert House


Aug 21 Vancouver BC Venue
Aug 22 Portland OR Roseland Theater
Aug 27 Los Angeles CA Henry Fonda Theatre
Aug 28 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Festival
Aug 29 San Diego, CA Street Scene

Zee has also been busy taping a number of live sessions. Check them out here.

During SXSW, Zee hit the studio with the good folks at Daytrotter.

Also, some amazing press and reviews have been hitting lately.. Check them out: Paste | CNN | Blurt | NY Times | Venus Zine.

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If you haven't picked up her new album, you can find it at most music retailers including Best Buy, FYE, Walmart, and your local independent music store (CIMSmusic.com, Thecoalitionrocks.com, or Musicmonitornetwork.com) or online at Amazon, Rhapsody, and of course iTunes.

Vote for Zee on mtvU
Do you want to see Zee's video for "Bitter Heart" on TV? This week, she is one of 5 artists whose videos are competing for an on air slot, and your votes determine the outcome.

Vote For Zee Here: freshmen.mtvu.com

Zee on Live Daily
Live Daily brought Zee into their studios recently and shot these great performances of Bitter Heart, Honey Bee , and Monte.

Check it out here: livedaily.com/sessions

SpinEarth & Zee
The field correspondents at SpinEarth made it out to Zee's show in San Francisco and shot this interview/performance clip.

Check it out at: spinearth.tv/report/zee-avi-brings-smiles-to-san-francisco-debut

Teen Vogue promotes Zee
Teen Vogue caught up with Zee on the set of her video and asked her about the transition from making clips in her bedroom for YouTube to making a professional video with noted directors The Malloys.

You can read about it here: www.teenvogue.com/industry/blogs/music/2009/05/sweet-zee-meet-zee-avi.html

Zee continues to tour behind her brand new record, and will be appearing in Pittsburgh at WYEP's Three Rivers festival, Bonnaroo, Birmingham City Stages and more. Come check out a show!