RELEASE NEW TRACK ‘BOUGHT IT’
FROM THEIR DEBUT ALBUM ‘LOST FRIENDS’ OUT THIS FRIDAY
‘LOST FRIENDS’ FEATURE ALBUM THIS WEEK ON TRIPLE J
NATIONAL TOUR KICKS OFF MAY 9 – FREMANTLE, FIRST BRISBANE AND BOTH MELBOURNE SHOWS SELL OUT
Credit: ELLIE SMITH
All eyes are on Middle Kids as they prepare to release their debut album LOST FRIENDS this Friday. Fresh from a killer performance on Jimmy Kimmel in the US last week, showcasing singles ‘Mistake’ and ‘On My Knees’, comes the news that they’ve landed feature record on triple j right across this week.
They’ve also released a further taste of LOST FRIENDS in the shape of album track, ‘Bought It’. Download / stream HERE.
Lead singer / guitarist Hannah Joy says, “Bought It is the opening track on our debut album, Lost Friends. It’s a song for the weird nights where you’re looking for something but got no idea what. It hopes to bring you into its atmosphere and let you linger in it long after the song has finished.”
Next week Middle Kids will perform a very special, intimate acoustic set plus album signing at Red Eye Records, Sydney – catch them on Tuesday May 8 at 5pm. The following day they hit the road for the LOST FRIENDS tour, with most of the dates already sold out. Kicking off at Perth’s Rosemount Hotel on May 9, they’ll head to Mojo’s Bar, Fremantle on May 10, Adelaide’s Fat Controller on May 11, then to Brisbane on May 18 and 19 at Woolly Mammoth, Melbourne’s Corner Hotel on May 23, the Karova Lounge in Ballarat on May 25 and back to Melbourne for a second sold out gig at Corner Hotel on May 26. The whole tour wraps with what is sure to be a stunning show at Vivid Live on May 27.
On LOST FRIENDS, Middle Kids bring back their knack for haunting hooks, lyrical poignancy and irresistible indie rock appeal that critics praised in their self-titled first EP, released early 2017. The songs’ edges are jagged, the production clean, stray imperfections imbue warmth and a human touch. Middle Kids craft classic hooks and riffs that tangle up in your brain like taffy and choruses that linger long after the song has faded.
LOST FRIENDS is available to pre-order now on limited pressing purple vinyl housed in gatefold jacket, gatefold CD w/ 6-page booklet, and digital download.
Pre-order HERE
Download / stream ‘Bought It’ HERE
LOST FRIENDS tracklisting:
01. Bought It
02. Mistake
03. Edge Of Town
04. Maryland
05. On My Knees
06. Don’t Be Hiding
07. Hole
08. Please
09. Lost Friends
10. Never Start
11. Tell Me Something
12. So Long Farewell I’m Gone
LOST FRIENDS cover art
Middle Kids LOST FRIENDS National Tour
Presented by triple j
Tickets selling fast – head to middlekidsmusic.com/tour
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Wed 9 May Rosemount Hotel, Perth WA
Thu 10 May Mojo’s Bar, Fremantle WA **SOLD OUT**
Fri 11 May Fat Controller, Adelaide SA
Fri 18 May Woolly Mammoth, Brisbane QLD **SOLD OUT**
Sat 19 May Woolly Mammoth, Brisbane QLD **NEW SHOW**
Wed 23 May Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC **SOLD OUT**
Fri 25 May Karova Lounge, Ballarat VIC
Sat 26 May Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC **SOLD OUT**
Sun 27 May Sydney Opera House, NSW (VIVID LIVE)
Middle Kids US tour dates
Tickets from www.middlekidsmusic.com
US:
June 01 Nelsonville, OH @ Nelsonville Music Festival
June 03 New York, NY @ Governors Ball
June 05 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
June 08 Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom – Pike Room
June 09 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
June 11 Kansas City, MO @ recordBar
June 12 St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room
June 13 Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
June 15 Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
June 16 Dover, DE @ Firefly Music Festival
June 18 Raleigh, NC @ The Pour House Music Hall
June 19 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade – Purgatory
June 22 Austin, TX @ Antone’s Nightclub
June 21 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Ustairs)
June 23 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
June 26 Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
June 27 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
June 29 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
June 30 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern