AN evocative songwriter from New Zealand will be performing in Leeds later this month.

Nadia Reid will be at the Brudenell Social Club on August 29, showcasing material from her second album, Preservation, which was released in March to widespread acclaim.

Fresh from a sold out run around her home country, Nadia is currently on a European summer tour that is stopping off at the Green Man, Sea Change, Mosley Folk and End of the Road festivals in the UK.

An ode to self-reflection and self-betterment, Preservation is the sound of Nadia showing her true colours, taking back a bit of power, and learning more about herself.

Deeply intellectual but felt by all, the album’s content punches harder than before.

“This record is about being OK with who I am in the world, and who I want to be,” explained Nadia.

“Learning to live with the fact I’m a person who operates differently to others.

“I’m richer for the fact I am a musician. Without this way of being, I couldn’t write songs.

“I remember recording the tracks, it was about 11 at night, and I felt almost transcendental, as if I was out of my body, singing these words to myself. “That’s what these songs are; a confession to my future and past self.

“Preservation is about the point I started to love myself again. It is about strength, observation and sobriety.

“It’s about when I could see the future again. When music was my longest standing comfort.”

Doors open at 7.30pm. Visit brudenellsocialclub.co.uk/whats-on/nadia-reid/ for tickets.