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MITCH KING SIGNS TO RECLUSIVE RECORDS RELEASES NEW SINGLE 'OIL & WATER'
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MITCH KING SIGNS TO RECLUSIVE RECORDS RELEASES NEW SINGLE ‘OIL & WATER’

by the partae January 13, 2021
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  • Mitch King signs to Michael Gudinski’s new label, Reclusive Records
  • New single ‘Oil & Water’ out now – listen here
  • Touring throughout February and March – tickets available here
  • Mitch has over 36 million streams across his independently released singles and EPs
  • Mitch becomes the second artist signed to Reclusive, joining label mate Scott Darlow
Gold Coast singer-songwriter Mitch King becomes the second act signed to Michael Gudinski’s newest label, Reclusive Records. Today, Mitch releases his new single, ‘Oil & Water’, which was co-written with Mark Lizotte (aka Diesel).
LISTEN TO ‘OIL & WATER’
Mitch King is ecstatic to sign to Reclusive. “To be selected by Michael Gudinski and have him believe in my music is a great honour. I’m really looking forward to releasing lots of new music this year. Thank you to Michael, Andrew Mackie, and the whole Mushroom team – I can’t wait to see what the future holds for our new partnership.” 

Michael Gudinski is thrilled to have Mitch join the Reclusive family. “I have always been fascinated with the one-man band concept. After seeing Mitch perform live, I knew there was something unique and special about him. The fact that Mitch’s song ‘Coming Back’ was used and embraced by the NFL team The Green Bay Packers was a true testament to his song writing and I was surprised that he wasn’t already signed after that! The reaction we had after Mitch performed 5 Seconds Of Summer’s track ‘Youngblood’ on The State Of Music was incredible and it made it clear that we had to have him on Reclusive.”

A&R Manager Andrew Mackie says, “due to the honesty in his songwriting and openness in his live performances, Mitch has built an incredibly loyal fanbase. I can’t wait for more people to discover Mitch’s talents and integrity.” 

‘Oil & Water’ was born when Mitch and Mark Lizotte met for a writing session in Sydney. Mitch funnelled his personal experience into the track – “as much as you like to be with someone, sometimes the differences between two people are so vast, you realise you are like oil and water”. 

Born and raised on the Gold Coast, Mitch King spends his days travelling around Australia in his campervan, playing his music at the shows and festivals across the country. He first started playing guitar at the age of 14, spending hours in his bedroom playing music. His single ‘Coming Back’ reached new heights when it was picked by the US NFL team Green Bay Packers to promote their season opener. Mitch has graced festival stages at the likes of the Tamworth Country Music Festival and St Kilda Festival, and supported artists such as Tones And I, America The Band, and Supertramp’s Roger Hodgson.

Mitch has spent 2020 focused on writing new music and is looking forward to releasing an EP this year.

Mitch King 2021 tour dates
Tickets available now from mitchkingmusic.com

Saturday 13 February
Miami Marketta | Gold Coast, QLD
Tickets

Friday 19 February
The Bunker, Imperial Hotel | Eumundi, QLD
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Saturday 27 February
Friends and Relatives Festival | Wootton, NSW
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Sunday 14 March
Bellingen Brewery | Bellingen, NSW
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Friday 26 March
Stanthorpe Little Theatre | Stanthorpe, QLD
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Mitch King 

Single out now through Reclusive Records

Available to buy/stream here

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Silverstein Announce 'Out Of This World' Virtual Concert Series 3-Part Immersive Performances Streaming In February New Album 'A Beautiful Place To Drown' Out Now
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Silverstein Announce ‘Out Of This World’ Virtual Concert Series 3-Part Immersive Performances Streaming In February New Album ‘A Beautiful Place To Drown’ Out Now

by the partae January 13, 2021
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Image: Wyatt Clough

After a whirlwind 2020 celebrating two decades together and the release of their ninth studio album, Silverstein are announcing plans to kick off 2021 with an immersive livestream event series in February.

Across three weekends the band will perform unique sets spanning their extensive catalogue. Virtual VIP “meet and greets” and photo opps will be available with the full band, meanwhile fans can grab extremely limited merch items including silk screen posters, an official Guitar Pick tin with Silverstein Picks, plus the ‘Out of this World’ soundtrack (scored by Silverstein’s honorary 6th member, producer Mike Tompa) on cassette.

Tickets, 3-Show & VIP passes and limited merch are on sale now via www.SilversteinStore.com

On the shows, Silverstein vocalist Shane Told says:

“After our ‘Next Level Livestream’ we thought about how we could step up our game even more! ‘Out Of This World’ will offer three different sets featuring our greatest hits, acoustic jams and ‘Discovering The Waterfront’ in its entirety. But of course, it will be more than just music, more than just bangers… We have enlisted some of the best people in the country to help us pull this off, so expect the finest in production quality, video and sound.

“Fans will get to hear a variety of tunes spanning our entire career and a few songs we haven’t played live in a long time… or ever. Make sure you swing by our merch “table” and pick something up too!”

With traditional touring and promo plans stunted due to COVID restrictions, Silverstein doubled down to celebrate their 2020 album A Beautiful Place To Drown in creative ways, including recording alternate versions of ‘Infinite’ & ‘Where Are You‘ during lockdown, and releasing their ‘Quaranstein‘ documentary.

After capping a monumental – though unconventional – 20th anniversary year with the release of Redux II and their debut livestream event, Silverstein will come together to bring their ‘Out Of This World’ streaming experience to fans in February. Full details below.

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A Beautiful Place To Drown debuted on seven Billboard charts (including #122 Top 200, #5 Rock Albums, and #3 Current Alternative) and garnered global media praise. Encapsulating the best of Silverstein while pushing their sound into daring new territory, the record finds the five-piece straddling their emo and post-hardcore roots on top of pop and rock sensibilities.

With huge appearances from the likes of rap goddess Princess Nokia to Underoath’s Aaron Gillespie, Beartooth’s Caleb Shomo, Simple Plan’s Pierre Bouvier, and more peppered throughout, ABPTD is indicative of Silverstein’s fluidity and wide-reaching impact to listeners in all worlds of music. A Beautiful Place To Drown is streaming everywhere now. More details and tickets to Silverstein’s ‘Out Of This World’ livestream series below.

SILVERSTEIN
2021 ‘OUT OF THIS WORLD’
LIVESTREAM SERIES

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW VIA:
www.SilversteinStore.com

Saturday February 6
Episode 1: Performing their GREATEST HITS set

Saturday February 13
Episode 2: Performing their ‘DISCOVERING THE WATERFRONT’ album in full

Saturday February 20
Episode 3: Performing their ACOUSTIC & UNPLUGGED set

Each show live at:
2pm PST / 5pm EST / 10pm GMT / 11pm CET / 9am AEDT (following day)

*Each set available on-demand until March 1 after airing*

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EMMIT FENN EMBRACES THE DARKNESS ON NEW SINGLE "EDGE OF THE DARK" LEAD RECORD FOLLOWS ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEBUT ALBUM FAR FROM HERE
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EMMIT FENN EMBRACES THE DARKNESS ON NEW SINGLE “EDGE OF THE DARK” LEAD RECORD FOLLOWS ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEBUT ALBUM FAR FROM HERE

by the partae January 13, 2021
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Following a world-changing year, Emmit Fenn offers some much needed light to 2021 with his powerful new single, “Edge Of The Dark” – listen HERE. The heart-melting record is the first single fresh off of the announcement of his debut album Far From Here set for release this April.

“You only get one debut album and this is mine. I’ve had the incredible opportunity over the years to try lots of different genres and styles and when you listen to this body of work it’s pretty clear that this is the result of that,” express Emmit.

“I think a lot of artists find themselves in a certain lane early on and feel like they need to stick with it their whole career, but constantly creating different things is something that has always excited me and something I will always do. Each song on the album brings something new, something different, and ‘Edge Of The Dark’ is no different.”

“Edge Of The Dark” explores the discovery of new perspectives and the idea of embracing the darkness. It has been said that we cannot know the light without experiencing the darkness, but at the same time, both dark and light experiences may be considered great teachers. Growth and transformation, in fact, are born out of darkness.

With his lead single setting the tone for his debut album, Far From Here is undoubtedly setting up to be the soundtrack to your escapism. At times during 2020, we’ve all wanted to travel “Far From Here”. Emmit Fenn’s long-awaited, debut album is for those looking to escape in search of hope.

The independent artist is one of the few collaborators to have worked alongside pop phenomenon Billie Eilish, co-writing and co-producing her “bitches broken hearts” in 2017. Emmit has also produced for the likes of Lolo Zouai, Yuna, Ry X, Shallou and Vic Mensa and scored the TV show Five Points for Mary Ramos (Quentin Tarantino’s music supervisor).

Emmit Fenn‘s “Edge Of The Dark” is out now.

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BEN HARPER SHARES INSPIRING NEW SONG “BLACK BEAUTY” FEATURED IN THE FILM ‘BLACK BOYS’
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BEN HARPER SHARES INSPIRING NEW SONG “BLACK BEAUTY” FEATURED IN THE FILM ‘BLACK BOYS’

by the partae January 13, 2021
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Ben Harper has released “Black Beauty”, an original song for the 2020 film ‘Black Boys’.

Listen to it HERE.

“It was an honour to have been asked to write a song for this culturally vital documentary,” Harper said. “After watching ‘Black Boys’ and discussing it in depth with [director] Sonia Lowman, I went immediately to work on composing ‘Black Beauty.’ I am old-school and still love getting players in a room together, so a production of this scale during a pandemic was challenging, with quarantine. I was fortunate that the incredible musicians in my circle have taken it upon themselves to become circumstantial recording engineers, and thanks to modern recording technology and some FaceTime sessions, I was able to work by sending tracks back and forth over the Internet.”

A film for this historic moment in a nation still struggling to rectify its racist legacy, ‘Black Boys’ illuminates and celebrates the full humanity of Black men and boys in America. It is a love story exploring the body, mind, voice, and heart through intimate, intergenerational conversations and stories.

At the intersection of education, criminal justice and sports, ‘Black Boys’ reveals the emotional landscape of racism—of how it feels to walk through the world seen as something to be feared. Deeply moving and profoundly beautiful, ‘Black Boys’ serves as a rare glimpse into the emotional landscape of Black men and boys, illuminating their full humanity, vulnerability and resilience.

More info on the film can be found via Variety HERE.

In October of last year Harper released the new album Winter Is For Lovers, a record that is in many ways a culmination of Harper’s entire musical life. The intimate and ambitious solo recording is his first-ever entirely instrumental project, comprised of 15 original compositions that seamlessly flow together, imagined as a symphony for guitar.

Watch just Ben and his Monteleone lap steel guitar perform Winter Is For Lovers in its entirety at The Folk Music Centre, the famous music shop that his grandparents opened in the late 1950s in Claremont, CA, HERE.

The music heard on Winter Is For Lovers is deeply ingrained in Harper’s DNA and leads directly back to aforementioned Folk Music Centre. The shop and community centre has hosted music legends of all stripes, many of which Ben met while working there. Some of the album’s many musical inspirations were visitors, including John Fahey, the godfather of the American Primitive movement, slide guitar master Taj Mahal, who Ben would later study with, plus the likes of Leonard Cohen, Jackson Browne and more.

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WATCH: AVENGED SEVENFOLD, AND MORE, IN NOFX'S NEW VIDEO FOR THEIR FIRST SINGLE, "LINEWLEUM" SINGLE ALBUM OUT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26  VIA FAT WRECK CHORDS
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NOFX ANNOUNCE NEW FULL-LENGTH, SINGLE ALBUM

by the partae January 13, 2021
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WATCH: AVENGED SEVENFOLD, AND MORE, IN NOFX’S NEW VIDEO FOR THEIR FIRST SINGLE, “LINEWLEUM”

SINGLE ALBUM OUT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26
VIA FAT WRECK CHORDS

Fat Wreck Chords and longstanding California punk band NOFX are excited to announce Single Album, the band’s 14th full-length album, due out on Friday, February 26. Boasting 12 new tracks and recorded at Motor Studios in San Francisco with Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore (Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Teenage Bottlerocket), Single Album is their most personal album to date.

Check out the new video for the lead single “Linewleum,” and get the nitty gritty from the fat one himself:

“I have no idea why “Linoleum” is THE NOFX song that is covered by so many bands while other NOFX songs get hardly any attention. “Linoleum” wasn’t a single, it had no video, it got no radio play, and most importantly, it didn’t even have a chorus!!! All popular songs have choruses! WTF! So, One night I stayed up till 4:00 am checking out all the different versions on YouTube. Watching hundreds of bands from over 28 countries (mostly Indonesia) doing “Linoleum” was a humbling experience for me. So I decided to write a song that was a shout out to all those people that learned those four chords and remembered the non-rhyming lyrics. Then I asked the biggest of all the bands (Avenged Sevenfold) to play some leads on the song. Then M Shadows suggested we do a video together. Then I figured I should put all of the bands in the video. Well, I couldn’t fit all the bands, but I picked a bunch of cool ones! A song about not playing a song that’s not a hit song with a video about other bands covering the song! This is why I love punk rock writing punk songs. Rules out the door!”

Watch the music video for “Linewleum” on YouTube HERE
and stream the track on all platforms HERE

Nearly 40 years in, what else is there to say about NOFX?

And aside from the occasional negative headline, how can one of the pioneers of SoCal punk—a style hardly known for experimentation—surprise anyone these days?

The answers lie on Single Album (Fat Wreck Chords, Feb. 26), NOFX’s 14th full-length studio album. There’s the nearly six-minute post-hardcore opener (“The Big Drag”). The meta sendoff for the band’s best-known song (“Linewleum”). The reggae-inflected song about a mass shooting (“Fish in a Gun Barrel”). Even a piano ballad (“Your Last Resort”).

It is, as frontman and bassist Fat Mike repeatedly describes, “a dark album.” That wasn’t the original intent. By early 2020, NOFX—which includes guitarist El Hefe, guitarist Eric Melvin, and drummer Smelly—had written and recorded enough songs for a planned double album to be released that fall. Like so much about 2020, those plans changed.

“When you write a double album, you write differently,” Mike says. “I was writing really different songs, and some fun songs, but you have to make a double album interesting enough to listen to the whole way. I wanted to make a perfect double album, and I didn’t accomplish that. So I decided to just make a single album, hence the title.”

Recorded at Motor Studios in San Francisco with Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore (Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Teenage Bottlerocket), Single Album pares down the roughly 23 songs NOFX tracked. “I just kept adding songs,” Mike says. “I was maybe a little out of my mind.”

How so? “I was pretty high on drugs that year,” he adds. While fans may wonder what else is new, Single Albumcasts the frontman’s habits in a surprisingly harsh light. While “Grieve Soto” eulogises beloved Adolescents founder Steve Soto, it takes a meta turn when Eric Melvin warns Mike to be “cautious, more respectful, less obnoxious.”“Birmingham” has what people in recovery call “a moment of clarity,” when he realised he was an addict.

“That was a clarity moment in my life when I was by myself, and the sun’s coming up, and I’m scraping cocaine off the floor, like, ‘Eww, gross. I shouldn’t be doing this,’” Mike says. “So what did I do? I ordered more.” After being hospitalised with a bleeding ulcer—a terrifying experience that caused him to vomit blood—Mike entered rehab in fall 2020. He promptly wrote another new album while there and has been sober since.

Unsurprisingly, Single Album represents his most personal work to date. Heartbreak permeates “I Love You More Than I Hate Me” and “Your Last Resort.” “Fuck Euphemism” dives into Mike’s sexuality for a “pronoun bar fight.” “Doors and Fours” is a grim look into the early ’80s LA punk scene, when dozens of people—many of them Mike’s friends—overdosed on a prescription drug combo. “The Big Drag” is a personal vow to make the most of life, even when it undeniably sucks. “It’s one of my favourite NOFX songs ever. I don’t get sick of listening to that song,” Mike says of “The Big Drag.” “No measure is the same length. Every time a new chord change happens, there’s a different rhythm to the guitar. The bass never stays on one note. You’re not sure when the chords are going to change because they always change at a different point.”

In other words, it’s unpredictable—just like NOFX. Turns out there is a lot to say about them, even after all this time.

Fat Wreck Chords will release Single Album on Feb. 26, 2021.

Pre-order Single Album HERE (limited coloured vinyl)

NOFX – SINGLE ALBUM OUT FRIDAY FEB 26

Single Album track-listing

1. The Big Drag
2. I Love You More Than I Hate Me
3. Fuck Euphemism
4. Fish in a Gun Barrel
5. Birmingham
6. Linewleum
7. My Bro Cancervive Cancer
8. Grieve Soto
9. Doors and Fours
10. Your Last Resort

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TEENAGE KICKS AT BURLEIGH BAZAAR ANNOUNCE STACKED LINEUP FOR MINI-FEST ON THE GOLD COAST
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TEENAGE KICKS AT BURLEIGH BAZAAR ANNOUNCE STACKED LINEUP FOR MINI-FEST ON THE GOLD COAST

by the partae January 13, 2021
written by the partae

Gold Coast –  Get on this!  The team behind Best Night Ever have pulled a bunch of rad bands together for a mid-summer Sunday Session mini-fest to present Teenage Kicks at Burleigh Bazaar on Sunday 7 February.

Spending 2020 slow-cooking a flavoursome psych-rock stew, Brisbane’s’ Nice Biscuit, return to the Goldy with their new single ‘Fem Chem’, and a new EP titled “Create Simulate” due to satisfy your hungry ears in early 2021.
Electrifying and cinematic, expect a colourful sonic and visual show featuring out of this world costumes and a genre-bending repertoire of songs from this DIY psych-garage collective.

Joining them on the drive down the M1 from Brisvegas, Concrete Surfers are a Brisbane band to the core and create a unique blend of garage-rock and pop. Their distinctive sound and energetic live performance have created a fast-moving trajectory for the group of four and 2020 saw the release of the song ‘Never Understood’ – a track that was produced by Fletcher Matthews (Dear Seattle, Sweater Curse, CLEWS, Fritz).

Hailing from the nation’s capital to make their first-ever Gold Coast appearance Teen Jesus & the Jean Teasers are a band of four nineteen year old gals with a penchant for plaid and a knack for crafting gritty, nostalgic grunge pop.
Their 2019 breakout single, the alt-rock infused ‘I Like That You Like That’, showcased a darker and more mature evolution of sound for the four-piece, and was followed up by  ‘See You In A Bit (I Still Care)’ – a tenacious and honest ode to love-hate relationships. With a whole lot of love for both each other and their audiences, and a whole lot more in store, Teen Jesus & the Jean Teasers are a name you need to know.

Since Teenage Joans first burst onto the stage only one year ago, they have left every room they play full of brand new and soon-to-be long-time fans. This year the triumphant indie/pop-punk two-piece took home the crown as triple j Unearthed High winners of 2020 and aren’t planning on slowing down anytime soon. Cahli and Tahlia have a lot to say and they are going to say it, you are going to listen, and nobody is going to stand in their way.

Coming in hot from Jervis Bay, NSW, Debbies are a two-piece rock band with a sound that combines those summery slacker vibes with upbeat hard-hitting rock melodies. The band have fast become one of the most buzzed-about new names in Australian rock music after being named one of the five triple j Unearthed High finalists for 2019.

Looking for all-female, all punk rock, all the time? You can’t go past the 5 piece powerhouse of Being Jane Lane! Dropping catchy punk rock tunes with attitude, if you haven’t yet jumped on the Being Jane Lane bandwagon, now is a damn good time to do so.

To join the other ladies on stage, will also be Gold Coast local Lily Papas. The singer-songwriter has been known with her introspective indie pop, noting musical influencers from Florence & The Machine, Lana Del Rey, London Grammar and David Bowie.

Tickets are now on sale via Oztix and is a 16+ event.

TEENAGE KICKS at Burleigh Bazaar

SUN 7 FEB 2021
AGES 16 + | TICKETS AT OZTIX

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FUTURE ISLANDS Release 'For Sure (Dan Deacon Remix)' Perform 'Plastic Beach' on Late Night with Seth Meyers New album As Long As You Are is out now
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FUTURE ISLANDS Release ‘For Sure (Dan Deacon Remix)’ Perform ‘Plastic Beach’ on Late Night with Seth Meyers New album As Long As You Are is out now

by the partae January 13, 2021
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Praise for As Long As You Are

“Melding melodic punch with brooding gloom, Future Islands’ role as new wave torch bearers is assured on a sixth album gilded with emotional and sonic depth, symptomatic of their rising status as seasoned songsmiths.” – The Line Of Best Fit, 9/10

Album Of The Week – AU Review, ★★★★

“Intensely moving.” – The Observer, ★★★★

“A work of incredible density, and yet, it feels so light. A remarkable dichotomy.” – Scenestr

“Mellow, magnetic album is among their best work.” – Evening Standard (Album of the Week, ★★★★)

“A marvellously-produced album that jumps out of the speakers, brimming with confidence and dripping with arena-sized existential anthems.” – Loud And Quiet, 8/10

“Sumptuous.” – Uncut, 8/10

“Existential bangers from Baltimore’s most eccentric band.” – NME, ★★★★

“This album feels like the next step in their story, with more deeply felt New Romantic intensity than ever.” – Rolling Stone

Today, Future Islands release ‘For Sure (Dan Deacon Remix)’, an expansive 9-minute remix from the fellow Baltimorean artist where he incorporates stirring strings, piano and an electronic crescendo to the original track.

Dan Deacon says, “Like most people, the last year has made me realise how important my friends are to me, and how much I miss being with them. When the guys released ‘For Sure’, it really brought me back to memories of when we lived together and I could hear them practicing in the basement. I kept listening to it over and over and wanted to hear it “more,” if that makes sense. I wanted to hear the individual parts, and I wanted to hang out with them and interact with them. When I got the stems I didn’t really have a plan for the remix other than I wanted to hear Sam’s voice with piano and strings, and it just started growing from there in an organic way. It was a comforting project that brought me close to people I love and missed very much. One of my favourite things about being a musician are the friendships and bonds that are made through it. It’s hard to imagine my life, let alone my music, without having met these bozos.”

Last night, Future Islands brought their renowned incendiary live performance to the screen when they performed their latest single ‘Plastic Beach’ on Late Night With Seth Meyers. Watch it HERE. In 2020, the band performed lead single ‘For Sure’ on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and Ellen.

As Long As You Are, Future Islands sixth studio album, looks to the past as well as the future, confronting old ghosts and embracing a new hope. It is an album about trust, full of honesty, redemption and “letting go”, allowing old wounds to heal and bringing painful chapters to a close. The album features singles ‘Born In A War’, ‘Moonlight’, ‘Thrill’ and ‘For Sure’. Signalling a new era for Future Islands, touring drummer Mike Lowry officially joins as a fully-fledged member and songwriter bolstering the founding trio of William Cashion, Samuel T. Herring and Gerrit Welmers. Together, the four-piece took on official production duties for the first time, co-producing As Long As You Are with engineer Steve Wright at his Wrightway Studios in Baltimore. Given time to allow the songs to slowly come to life, these 11 new songs of post wave synth-pop are as euphoric and uninhibitedly joyful as anything the band has done in their 14-year career.

As Long As You Are is now available digitally, on CD, standard black vinyl, petrol blue vinyl (4AD and indie stores only), fluorescent orange vinyl (band store only) and cassette (4AD Store, band store and US indies only). To listen and order, head to futureislands.ffm.to/aslongasyouare.

Future Islands – ‘For Sure (Dan Deacon Remix)’
Listen / Save: https://futureislands.ffm.to/forsuredandeaconremix

Future Islands – As Long As You Are 

1. Glada
2. For Sure
3. Born In A War
4. I Knew You
5. City’s Face
6. Waking
7. The Painter
8. Plastic Beach
9. Moonlight
10. Thrill
11. Hit The Coast

Future Islands – As Long As You Are is out now
via 4AD / Remote Control Records.
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PIKNIC ÉLECTRONIK X CARL & ERIC'S MOBILE DISCO 2nd SHOW!!
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PIKNIC ÉLECTRONIK X CARL & ERIC’S MOBILE DISCO 2nd SHOW!!

by the partae January 13, 2021
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Carl & Eric’s Mobile Disco X Piknic Électronik 2019, Melbourne 

Hardware Group and Stable Music kicked off their first Piknic Électronik event last Sunday! After a spectacular start to their seventh season in Melbourne over the weekend, with its first socially distanced Outdoor event, the crew are gearing up for the next show.  This upcoming summer, Piknic Électronik will host multiple events at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, as part of the ‘Live at the Bowl’ Summer series. Events will run through until the close of the season in early April 2021.

Carl & Eric’s Mobile Disco X Piknic Électronik Show on: Sunday 24th January is Sold Out!

A second show has been added on: Monday 25th January – see below for tickets!

Carl Cox & Eric Powell bring their unique Disco themed party to the bowl again!

With more dates being announced in the new year, you can expect some big surprises.  Stay tuned!!

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Show 2.5: Carl & Eric’s Mobile Disco – Monday 25th January – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne

 

Buy Tickets Now: bit.ly/PiknicS07

Starting from $40+BF.

Watch Promo Video of the last ‘Mobile Disco’ HERE!!

Check out ‘The Bowl’s’ NEW layout HERE!!

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About Piknic Électronik:

Hardware Presents and Stable Music, team up to present the local edition of Piknic Électronik to an ever-growing Melbourne fan base, within the grounds of the iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl.  A quintessential Melbourne music location, which is easily accessible by public transportation, a short distance from the CBD and surrounded by greenery with ample space for ALL to enjoy a great Summer’s day.

Born in Montreal, Canada, over 17 years ago, the very unique concept of Piknic Électronik has travelled the world.  Now a major cultural and festive summer event in Montreal, Piknic Électronik has had successful editions in Barcelona, Lisbon, Melbourne, Santiago, Austin and Dubai.  Its innovative and popular formula has evolved into a friendly international expansion that has made the event and its name, a source of local pride in each city where it has set its roots and grown.

Piknic Électronik is a fun filled day party, where everyone can experience the best in electronic music in an open-air park environment, featuring delicious local food offerings and its renowned welcoming atmosphere… happening every Sunday for three months! A vision that Melbournians have wholeheartedly embraced over the past few seasons.

About Hardware Group:

Hardware, has been synonymous with the electronic music scene in Australia for over 30 years. An innovative force when the company was established by Richie McNeill in 1990.  The company’s ethos is simple; deliver memorable music events and tours for people who love dance music.  Hardware launched several new events in Australia that focus on delivering artists from a number of genres to music enthusiasts across the country including: Festival X, Tell No Tales, Babylon Festival, PURE and of course Piknic Électronik. Events with musical and creative passion.

Artist Press Kits & Event Artwork: Carl & Eric’s Mobile Disco – CLICK HERE!!

For more info, go to:

Website: piknicelectronik.com.au

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Following the recent release of his new album Sensationalized, Sydney-based artist Wade Jackson shares the accompanying video to his lead single 'Nightlife'. The visuals come ahead of Jackson's album launch at Sydney's Moshpit this Thursday 14 January, with special guests and Broke Stone Records' label mates Lewis Goldmark & Magnetic Heads. The album launch will also be live streamed on Thursday 14 January at 8PM AEDT via Zenn. Live stream passes are on sale now here. Jackson began predominantly worked in music theatre and writing screen plays. Given things weren’t going so well he decided to use his musical chops to write his debut album Goodbye Rain, Hello Sunshine in 2012 which he later recorded with producer Liam Judson (Belles Will Ring, Cloud Control to Major Tom, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Dream). Touring Australia widely, he took a break to write Whiskey Alpha Delta Echo in the fall of 2013, again co-producing with Judson. The album was picked up on a licensing deal from a Spanish label generating a European tour. After returning from Europe, with wind in his sails and sales he started work on the follow-up, Crown & Cathedral which unfortunately was disliked immensely by his Spanish fan base citing “there’s too much synthesiser”, a mistake that Jackson did not learn from and continued to use on the follow up album, The Ghost Searches Beside Me. The LP was recorded and mixed by Jackson with his new set of skills he was forced to learn after going broke from investing all of his money into a music documentary he made with friend and well known Australian band manager and industry stalwart, Greg Carey. Waiting - The Van Duren Story was screened around the world and well received. Now, Broken Stone Records are thrilled to have released Jackson's fifth album titled Sensationalized.  As Jackson details of the album "Sensationalized was written and recorded during the Covid-19 lockdown in Sydney. The theme is based around a fictional complete city breakdown, exaggerated reality. An almost apocalyptic, dystopian city with different scenarios played out by different characters in a diary/self reflection style. This was also reflected in the music I was listening to: Joe Walsh - Barnstorm, Joni Mitchell - Hejira, Lewis Baloue - L’amour, Peter Koppes - Manchild or Myth. All these records for me have a real reclusive feel and felt comforting whilst alone during lockdown." Lewis Goldmark is the new project from Belles Will Ring frontman, Liam Judson. This time we have chilly guitars, glowing synths, along with Judsons' unique melodicism all coming together to form dystopian lullabies. Magnetic Heads is the multi-member project of JD Miller. Once upon a time a collection of jangling 12 string pop ballads, now songs about game theory and coming of age, the loss of youth and the power of community delivered with a straight face and a brutalist cold wave aesthetic. Listen / Buy / Download Wade Jackson - Sensationalized: https://wadejackson.lnk.to/sensationalized UPCOMING SHOWS Wade Jackson 'Sensationalized' Album Launch + Live Stream with special guests Lewis Goldmark & Magnetic Heads Thursday 14th January at 8PM AEDT Moshpit, Erskineville - SOLD OUT Live stream passes on sale now here.
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WADE JACKSON Shares video for ‘Nightlife’ Sensationalized album launch this Thursday 14 Jan in Sydney With special guests Liam Goldmark + Magnetic Heads

by the partae January 12, 2021
written by the partae

Following the recent release of his new album Sensationalized, Sydney-based artist Wade Jackson shares the accompanying video to his lead single ‘Nightlife’. The visuals come ahead of Jackson’s album launch at Sydney’s Moshpit this Thursday 14 January, with special guests and Broke Stone Records’ label mates Lewis Goldmark & Magnetic Heads. The album launch will also be live streamed on Thursday 14 January at 8PM AEDT via Zenn. Live stream passes are on sale now here.

Jackson began predominantly worked in music theatre and writing screen plays. Given things weren’t going so well he decided to use his musical chops to write his debut album Goodbye Rain, Hello Sunshine in 2012 which he later recorded with producer Liam Judson (Belles Will Ring, Cloud Control to Major Tom, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Dream). Touring Australia widely, he took a break to write Whiskey Alpha Delta Echo in the fall of 2013, again co-producing with Judson. The album was picked up on a licensing deal from a Spanish label generating a European tour.

After returning from Europe, with wind in his sails and sales he started work on the follow-up, Crown & Cathedral which unfortunately was disliked immensely by his Spanish fan base citing “there’s too much synthesiser”, a mistake that Jackson did not learn from and continued to use on the follow up album, The Ghost Searches Beside Me. The LP was recorded and mixed by Jackson with his new set of skills he was forced to learn after going broke from investing all of his money into a music documentary he made with friend and well known Australian band manager and industry stalwart, Greg Carey. Waiting – The Van Duren Story was screened around the world and well received.

Now, Broken Stone Records are thrilled to have released Jackson’s fifth album titled Sensationalized.

As Jackson details of the album “Sensationalized was written and recorded during the Covid-19 lockdown in Sydney. The theme is based around a fictional complete city breakdown, exaggerated reality. An almost apocalyptic, dystopian city with different scenarios played out by different characters in a diary/self reflection style.

This was also reflected in the music I was listening to: Joe Walsh – Barnstorm, Joni Mitchell – Hejira, Lewis Baloue – L’amour, Peter Koppes – Manchild or Myth. All these records for me have a real reclusive feel and felt comforting whilst alone during lockdown.”

Lewis Goldmark is the new project from Belles Will Ring frontman, Liam Judson. This time we have chilly guitars, glowing synths, along with Judsons’ unique melodicism all coming together to form dystopian lullabies.

Magnetic Heads is the multi-member project of JD Miller. Once upon a time a collection of jangling 12 string pop ballads, now songs about game theory and coming of age, the loss of youth and the power of community delivered with a straight face and a brutalist cold wave aesthetic.

Listen / Buy / Download Wade Jackson – Sensationalized: https://wadejackson.lnk.to/sensationalized

UPCOMING SHOWS

Wade Jackson ‘Sensationalized’ Album Launch + Live Stream
with special guests Lewis Goldmark & Magnetic Heads
Thursday 14th January at 8PM AEDT
Moshpit, Erskineville – SOLD OUT
Live stream passes on sale now here.

 

 

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SLEAFORD MODS Share new single & video 'Nudge It (ft. Amy Taylor from Amyl and the Sniffers)' Announce 'SMtv' Spare Ribs Special TV show New album Spare Ribs out this Friday!
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SLEAFORD MODS Share new single & video ‘Nudge It (ft. Amy Taylor from Amyl and the Sniffers)’ Announce ‘SMtv’ Spare Ribs Special TV show New album Spare Ribs out this Friday!

by the partae January 12, 2021
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Photo credit: Alasdair McLellan
Praise for Sleaford Mods

“Catchy melodies juxtaposed with crass and expletive-laden lyrics… It’s a tireless takedown of privileged politicians living in luxury as the country falls further into poverty, and sums up what Sleaford Mods do.” – Loud & Quiet

“An urgent, precise takedown of Britain’s ugly sub-conscious… their sharpness and humour are as strong as ever.” – CLASH

“…his richly detailed, brutally succinct lyrics are like weapons of mass verbal destruction.” – Sunday Times Culture

“Nudge It is grubby, dangerous, and perfectly pissed off” – Guardian Guide

Following their latest singles ‘Shortcummings’ and ‘Mork n Mindy ft. Billy Nomates’, today Nottingham-based duo Sleaford Mods release new single & video ‘Nudge It (ft Amy Taylor from Amyl and the Sniffers)’. The single comes ahead of the release of their highly-anticipated sixth studio album Spare Ribs out this Friday 15 January via Rough Trade / Remote Control Records.

Of the new single, the band’s Jason Williamson says “Imagine you’ve got limited options, unsure how you’re getting by that week, looking out the window of the damp flat you don’t want to live in, and seeing a bunch of posers having a photo shoot because ‘cool architecture bro, we feel your pain’. 

Reduced circumstance isn’t a pantomime. If you haven’t lived within its confines don’t use it to enamour your ideas. It confuses the platform for those that truly live it and more often than not buries creative breakthroughs because the arena is polluted by the view of their world through someone else’s privileged lens. So beware the eager networkers, don’t settle for the 20p pay-out, nudge it, pop the posers. And don’t apologise for the fucker either.”

‘Nudge It’ partners Williamson’s trademark lyrical wit with the energetic and unmistakeable vocals of Amy Taylor from Australian punk-rock band Amyl and the Sniffers. The polemical Williamson and dexterous producer Andrew Fearn kick against the pricks with unrivalled bite, railing against hypocrisy, inequality and apathy with their inimitable, scabrous sense of humour.  New album Spare Ribs finds the duo charged with ire at the UK Government’s sense of entitlement, epitomised by its devil-may-care approach to the coronavirus crisis.

Sleaford Mods have created a one-hour ‘SMtv’ Spare Ribs Special TV show. The programme features interviews with the band and album collaborators Billy Nomates and Amy Taylor, alongside live footage from their unforgettable 100 Club livestream plus cameos from special guests including John Thomson, Robbie Williams, Iggy Pop and more. ‘SMtv’ will be broadcast at 7AM AEDT on Sunday 17th January on the band’s YouTube channel.

Pre-order / Pre-save Sleaford Mods – Spare Ribs: https://sleafordmods.ffm.to/spareribs

Sleaford Mods – Spare Ribs is out January 15, 2021
via Rough Trade / Remote Control

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THABO LAUNCHES 'HOME AGAIN' RECORDS The label launch comes as a natural progression born from the beloved underground party series 'Home Again' as a vision of creating the perfect house party. The feel good inaugural EP is from label boss Thabo himself and includes an incredibly uplifting remix from man of the moment Subjoi. Artists lined up to release on the imprint in 2021 include Thalo Santana, DJOKO, Sandilé & Szafran.  Vinyl & Digital Release: 19th February 2021 STREAM / PRE ORDER ‘HOME AGAIN 01’ EP HERE Berlin house mainstay Thabo launches his new label Home Again with a dynamic four-track EP. A natural extension of Thabo’s creative vision, the label comes four years after the start of the Home Again event series – a concept embodying his ‘ideal’ house party. With previous bookings including Borrowed Identity, Sweely, Sally C, Meggy, Eli Escobar and Adryiano, all of whom played alongside Thabo at venues Watergate, Prince Charles and IPSE, the Home Again events quickly became a meeting point for Berlin’s house heads and music enthusiasts. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic putting the party on hold, it has allowed Thabo to pause and re-examine the event’s primary sound, further developing the concept to kick off a record label. Designed as a collective of like-minded artists, the label’s roster includes Home Again party regulars Thalo Santana, Sandilé, Meggy and Szafran, alongside the label boss himself. In addition, Home Again will be dedicated to club-ready music, ranging from house to breakbeat and beyond, with a focus on exploring the sounds of Berlin’s burgeoning house scene. “I started Home Again as my version of the perfect house party. My favourite artists in my favourite clubs and all my favourite people around. I think this is the reason this project is so special to me and I wanted to make it more then (just) a party, especially in these times in which we cannot promote events. When you take the setting and people away, what remains is the music. The idea to start a label existed for quite some time, but actually this challenging pandemic gave us the time to sit down and start what has been in our heads for so long” --THABO Channeling original Berlin house scene vibes, Home Again’s inaugural release is a dynamic take on sunny house, reminiscent of the carefree pre-pandemic dance marathons. The release features three originals from Thabo and a remix from Australian house stalwart Subjoi. All four tracks remain true to the Home Again aesthetic, offering a slice of the Berlin house music hedonism that gives us much needed optimism and ethereal bliss in these strange times. HOME AGAIN 01 - TRACKLIST 01. Rude Child 02. Rude Child (Subjoi Remix) 03. Friday 14th 04. Dull
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Berlin party series HOME AGAIN launch record label

by the partae January 12, 2021
written by the partae

THABO LAUNCHES ‘HOME AGAIN’ RECORDS

The label launch comes as a natural progression born from the beloved underground party series ‘Home Again’ as a vision of creating the perfect house party.

The feel good inaugural EP is from label boss Thabo himself and includes an incredibly uplifting remix from man of the moment Subjoi.

Artists lined up to release on the imprint in 2021 include Thalo Santana, DJOKO, Sandilé & Szafran. 

Vinyl & Digital Release: 19th February 2021
STREAM / PRE ORDER ‘HOME AGAIN 01’ EP HERE

Berlin house mainstay Thabo launches his new label Home Again with a dynamic four-track EP. A natural extension of Thabo’s creative vision, the label comes four years after the start of the Home Again event series – a concept embodying his ‘ideal’ house party.

With previous bookings including Borrowed Identity, Sweely, Sally C, Meggy, Eli Escobar and Adryiano, all of whom played alongside Thabo at venues Watergate, Prince Charles and IPSE, the Home Again events quickly became a meeting point for Berlin’s house heads and music enthusiasts.

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic putting the party on hold, it has allowed Thabo to pause and re-examine the event’s primary sound, further developing the concept to kick off a record label. Designed as a collective of like-minded artists, the label’s roster includes Home Again party regulars Thalo Santana, Sandilé, Meggy and Szafran, alongside the label boss himself.

In addition, Home Again will be dedicated to club-ready music, ranging from house to breakbeat and beyond, with a focus on exploring the sounds of Berlin’s burgeoning house scene.

“I started Home Again as my version of the perfect house party. My favourite artists in my favourite clubs and all my favourite people around. I think this is the reason this project is so special to me and I wanted to make it more then (just) a party, especially in these times in which we cannot promote events. When you take the setting and people away, what remains is the music. The idea to start a label existed for quite some time, but actually this challenging pandemic gave us the time to sit down and start what has been in our heads for so long” –THABO

Channeling original Berlin house scene vibes, Home Again’s inaugural release is a dynamic take on sunny house, reminiscent of the carefree pre-pandemic dance marathons.

The release features three originals from Thabo and a remix from Australian house stalwart Subjoi. All four tracks remain true to the Home Again aesthetic, offering a slice of the Berlin house music hedonism that gives us much needed optimism and ethereal bliss in these strange times.

HOME AGAIN 01 – TRACKLIST
01. Rude Child
02. Rude Child (Subjoi Remix)
03. Friday 14th
04. Dull

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THE GLOW saw praise from the likes of The Sun (UK), Dork, Q Magazine (4 stars), Clash (8/10), NME AU, Rolling Stone AU and Consequence of Sound, plus appearances across national TV shows and daily newspapers. The album transcends genre pigeon-holing, with singles being added across Triple M, HIT Network, triple j, BBC Radio and Radio X. Following a sold out 24 date ‘Unplugged and Intimate’ tour in Sydney and Brisbane last year (plus a performance at the AFL Grand Final and a televised New Year’s Eve special from Sydney Harbour), DMA’S are set to make a long-awaited full band return to touring in 2021 with a headline UK tour, which includes a huge 10,000 capacity gig at London’s Alexandra Palace, followed by their largest Australian headline tour to date in Sep/Oct. Tickets for all shows on sale now from dmasdmas.com 'Lay Down (Live at Brixton)' DMA'S Single out now through I OH YOU Available to buy/stream here Live at Brixton DMA'S Album out Friday 5 March through I OH YOU Available to pre-order here NOTE* Colour shown is an artist’s impression, actual vinyl colour is a bespoke colour made specifically for this release and may vary from the image shown. DMA'S Live at Brixton - LP 1: A1. Feels Like 37 A2. Dawning A3. Too Soon A4. Hello Girlfriend B1. Silver B2. Time & Money B3. The Glow B4. The End DMA'S Live at Brixton - LP 2: C1. Step Up The Morphine C2. Delete C3. Life Is A Game of Changing C4. In The Air C5. Tape Deck Sick D1. Play It Out D2. Timeless D3. Lay Down D4. Your Low DMA’S AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR DATES SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2020 Friday 24 September Thebarton Theatre | Adelaide, SA All Ages ticketmaster.com.au | Ph 136 100 Sunday 26 September Fremantle Arts Centre | Fremantle, WA 18+ oztix.com.au | Ph 1300 762 545 Saturday 2 October The Fortitude Music Hall | Brisbane, QLD All Ages ticketmaster.com.au | Ph 136 100 Friday 8 October Margaret Court Arena | Melbourne, VIC All Ages ticketek.com.au | Ph 132 849 Saturday 9 October Hordern Pavilion | Sydney, NSW All Ages ticketek.com.au | Ph 132 849 DMA'S Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Spotify
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DMA’S ANNOUNCE LIVE AT BRIXTON ALBUM FOR FRIDAY 5 MARCH + RECORD WILL BE RELEASED DIGITALLY & ON LIMITED EDITION DOUBLE VINYL + FIRST TRACK ‘LAY DOWN (LIVE AT BRIXTON)’ OUT NOW

by the partae January 12, 2021
written by the partae

I OH YOU are psyched to share ‘Lay Down (Live at Brixton)’ today, along with announcing DMA’S forthcoming Live at Brixton album. Following huge fan demand, the live album will be officially released on Friday 5 March, the one-year anniversary of their headline show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton which saw the band play to a sold-out crowd of 5,000.

Along with being released digitally, the album will come as a very limited vinyl pressing, a double ‘Smoked-Pink’ LP set in a gatefold full of images from their now infamous London show. Inspired by a flare that was set off during the show, the ‘Smoked-Pink’ vinyl is one for the avid collectors amongst us and expected to sell fast.

March 6th, 2020. A sold-out audience fills the O2 Academy Brixton’s cavernous space from wall-to-wall. The lights go down, the crowd erupts into a chant and DMA’S tear into their opening song ‘Feels Like 37’ accompanied by 5000 voices passionately singing along. The band are playing the biggest headline show of their career to date half a planet away from home, yet have conjured the atmosphere of an intimate homecoming celebration.

What follows is a show that will live long in the memories of the band and their fans alike. From early favourites ‘In The Air’ and ‘Lay Down’ to new material such as ‘Silver’ and ‘Life Is A Game Of Changing’ from their hugely successful 5 x ARIA nominated album THE GLOW (#2 in Australia and #4 in the UK), the band, in full live mode, inspire a rapturous reception.

Today’s release of ‘Lay Down (Live at Brixton)’ (a fan favourite from the band’s debut album Hills End), along with the exhilarating live footage from the notorious evening, provides a sneak peak of what to expect, with a powerful, high energy performance boosted by a sizzling atmosphere and a blissful reminder of the power and wonder of a sold-out live show.

THE GLOW saw praise from the likes of The Sun (UK), Dork, Q Magazine (4 stars), Clash (8/10), NME AU, Rolling Stone AU and Consequence of Sound, plus appearances across national TV shows and daily newspapers. The album transcends genre pigeon-holing, with singles being added across Triple M, HIT Network, triple j, BBC Radio and Radio X.

Following a sold out 24 date ‘Unplugged and Intimate’ tour in Sydney and Brisbane last year (plus a performance at the AFL Grand Final and a televised New Year’s Eve special from Sydney Harbour), DMA’S are set to make a long-awaited full band return to touring in 2021 with a headline UK tour, which includes a huge 10,000 capacity gig at London’s Alexandra Palace, followed by their largest Australian headline tour to date in Sep/Oct. Tickets for all shows on sale now from dmasdmas.com

‘Lay Down (Live at Brixton)’
DMA’S

Single out now through I OH YOU
Available to buy/stream hereLive at Brixton
DMA’S
Album out Friday 5 March
through I OH YOU
Available to pre-order here

NOTE* Colour shown is an artist’s impression, actual vinyl colour is a bespoke colour made specifically for this release and may vary from the image shown.

DMA’S Live at Brixton – LP 1:
A1. Feels Like 37
A2. Dawning
A3. Too Soon
A4. Hello Girlfriend

B1. Silver
B2. Time & Money
B3. The Glow
B4. The End

DMA’S Live at Brixton – LP 2:
C1. Step Up The Morphine
C2. Delete
C3. Life Is A Game of Changing
C4. In The Air
C5. Tape Deck Sick

D1. Play It Out
D2. Timeless
D3. Lay Down
D4. Your Low

DMA’S
AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR DATES
SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2020
Friday 24 September
Thebarton Theatre | Adelaide, SA

All Ages
ticketmaster.com.au | Ph 136 100Sunday 26 September
Fremantle Arts Centre | Fremantle, WA
18+
oztix.com.au | Ph 1300 762 545

Saturday 2 October
The Fortitude Music Hall | Brisbane, QLD
All Ages
ticketmaster.com.au | Ph 136 100

Friday 8 October
Margaret Court Arena | Melbourne, VIC
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph 132 849

Saturday 9 October
Hordern Pavilion | Sydney, NSW
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph 132 849

DMA’S

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12 January 2021: Triennial EXTRA, the NGV’s free late-night festival, returns in 2021 featuring a program stacked with live performances, DJs, dance, food, pop-up bars and after-hours access to the NGV Triennial exhibition, launching Friday 15 January and running nightly until 14 February. Over 31 nights local artists, musicians and dancers will perform throughout the Gallery responding to artworks in the NGV Triennial exhibition. Meanwhile in NGV’s Grollo Equiset Garden the Triennial Summer Stage will feature nightly guest DJ sets, presented in partnership with Melbourne Music Week. Award-winning Melbourne chef Adam D’Sylva will transform the NGV’s Garden Restaurant and new outdoor dining space into a pop-up restaurant exclusively for Triennial EXTRA. Open for lunch and dinner daily, the restaurant presents an exciting and accessible menu of shared plates, inspired by D’Sylva’s popular modern Indian eatery Tonka. Tony Ellwood AM, Director, NGV, said “Triennial EXTRA will champion the best of Melbourne’s art, music and dining during a time when Melburnians are looking to reconnect with our city’s creative talents. Newly commissioned works by local performers responding to the NGV Triennial will present the exhibition in a new light throughout the late-night season.” Highlights from the Triennial EXTRA program include: AS SHE FLOATS BY SCOTTY SO – Tue-Sun, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm - Exhibiting NGV Triennial artist Scotty So appears across the Ground Level of NGV International silently lip syncing a Chinese Opera inspired by the myth of the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e. Dressed in a holographic Tang dynasty style Hanfu robe with hair and makeup styled after the traditional images of the moon goddess, So performs as an offering to the spirits of the space. SCARLETT NIGHT BY SCOTTY SO –Tue-Sun, 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Scarlett So Hung So, artist Scotty So’s drag persona, takes visitors on a journey through time in Adam Nathaniel Furman and Sibling Architecture’s NGV Triennial installation Boudoir Babylon 2020, paying homage to Japanese actress and singer Yoshiko Yamaguchi, 60s songstress Rebecca Pan, Greek diva Maria Callas and Australia’s queen of pop Kylie Minogue. OPENING WEEKEND DJS – 15, 16 & 17 Jan, 6.00 pm – 9.00 pm - Setting the scene on the Forecourt and in the Garden, local DJs performing during EXTRA’s opening weekend include emerging talent Millú; local nightlife mainstay Andee Frost; disco, funk and electronic specialist Edd Fisher; and multifaceted classical house DJ and curator Merve. JEFF KOONS ON ICE BY HAMISH MCINTOSH – Mon, Wed & Fri, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm & 7.00 pm - 8.00 pm - Emerging choreographer Hamish McIntosh presents a response to Jeff Koons’s 1998 sculpture titled Pink Panther. Paired with Koons’ mirror-polished, stainless steel NGV Triennial sculpture Venus 2016-20, McIntosh reframes the US artist’s creative genius through the durational embrace of two young female dancers. LUCENT BY NAREE VACHANANDA – Mon, Wed & Fri, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm - Naree Vachananda explores the classic Japanese Noh theatre in a choreographed performance titled Lucent. The presentation draws upon connections between Noh theatre and Cerith Wyn Evans’s NGV Triennial light work C=O=D=A 2020 with dancers creating an arc of movement with their bodies to interpret the complex forms of Wyn Evans’ white neon sculpture. SPOTLIGHT ON SHADOWS BY SHINJITA ROY – Mon, Wed & Fri, 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm & 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Choreographed by Shinjita Roy, Spotlight on Shadows combines Kathak, one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance, and the Salon et lumière 2020 installation, a digital recreation of the NGV’s British and European 19th century art Salon Hang. The presentation features dancers negotiating the space between light and shadows. Along with the Tonka pop-up restaurant, NGV diners have the opportunity to sample a limited-edition pastry exclusively created for NGV’s Tea Room by iconic Melbourne patisserie Lune Croissanterie in celebration of the NGV Triennial and capturing the organic nature of Makiko Ryujin and Michael Gittings’ NGV Triennial work Saṃsāra 2020. All night guests can enjoy unique dining offerings in the Garden, Forecourt café and Tea Room which will host a Yering Station Wine Bar with a food menu designed to pair with the Yering Station wines. A wide range of drink experiences will be on offer during the festival including Asahi brew and Yering Station wines in the Garden and a pop-up Asahi Bar in the Great Hall. Students from the Victoria College of the Arts have responded to artworks within the exhibition to create a series of moving performances, with thanks to Research Partner of the Triennial, The University of Melbourne. Major Partner, Clemenger BBDO supports Triennial EXTRA in a partnership that invites all the people of Melbourne to help it celebrate its 75th anniversary. Clemenger BBDO champions Triennial EXTRA and NGV Triennial in its belief that creativity is always the answer. The NGV also sincerely thanks Neville and Diana Bertalli for their generous support of Triennial EXTRA. Triennial EXTRA runs 15 January – 14 February 2021 and NGV Triennial runs until 18 April 2021 at NGV International, St Kilda Road, Melbourne. Free entry, booking required. Further information is available via the NGV website.
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NGV’s late-night Triennial EXTRA festival returns 15 January featuring music, art, performance and dining 15 January – 14 February, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm | NGV International | Free, bookings required

by the partae January 12, 2021
written by the partae

12 January 2021: Triennial EXTRA, the NGV’s free late-night festival, returns in 2021 featuring a program stacked with live performances, DJs, dance, food, pop-up bars and after-hours access to the NGV Triennial exhibition, launching Friday 15 January and running nightly until 14 February.

Over 31 nights local artists, musicians and dancers will perform throughout the Gallery responding to artworks in the NGV Triennial exhibition. Meanwhile in NGV’s Grollo Equiset Garden the Triennial Summer Stage will feature nightly guest DJ sets, presented in partnership with Melbourne Music Week.

Award-winning Melbourne chef Adam D’Sylva will transform the NGV’s Garden Restaurant and new outdoor dining space into a pop-up restaurant exclusively for Triennial EXTRA. Open for lunch and dinner daily, the restaurant presents an exciting and accessible menu of shared plates, inspired by D’Sylva’s popular modern Indian eatery Tonka.

Tony Ellwood AM, Director, NGV, said “Triennial EXTRA will champion the best of Melbourne’s art, music and dining during a time when Melburnians are looking to reconnect with our city’s creative talents. Newly commissioned works by local performers responding to the NGV Triennial will present the exhibition in a new light throughout the late-night season.”

 

Highlights from the Triennial EXTRA program include:

  • AS SHE FLOATS BY SCOTTY SO – Tue-Sun, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Exhibiting NGV Triennial artist Scotty So appears across the Ground Level of NGV International silently lip syncing a Chinese Opera inspired by the myth of the Chinese moon goddess Chang’e. Dressed in a holographic Tang dynasty style Hanfu robe with hair and makeup styled after the traditional images of the moon goddess, So performs as an offering to the spirits of the space.
  • SCARLETT NIGHT BY SCOTTY SO –Tue-Sun, 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Scarlett So Hung So, artist Scotty So’s drag persona, takes visitors on a journey through time in Adam Nathaniel Furman and Sibling Architecture’s NGV Triennial installation Boudoir Babylon 2020, paying homage to Japanese actress and singer Yoshiko Yamaguchi, 60s songstress Rebecca Pan, Greek diva Maria Callas and Australia’s queen of pop Kylie Minogue.
  • OPENING WEEKEND DJS – 15, 16 & 17 Jan, 6.00 pm – 9.00 pm – Setting the scene on the Forecourt and in the Garden, local DJs performing during EXTRA’s opening weekend include emerging talent Millú; local nightlife mainstay Andee Frost; disco, funk and electronic specialist Edd Fisher; and multifaceted classical house DJ and curator Merve.
  • JEFF KOONS ON ICE BY HAMISH MCINTOSH – Mon, Wed & Fri, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm & 7.00 pm – 8.00 pm – Emerging choreographer Hamish McIntosh presents a response to Jeff Koons’s 1998 sculpture titled Pink Panther. Paired with Koons’ mirror-polished, stainless steel NGV Triennial sculpture Venus 2016-20, McIntosh reframes the US artist’s creative genius through the durational embrace of two young female dancers.
  • LUCENT BY NAREE VACHANANDA – Mon, Wed & Fri, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Naree Vachananda explores the classic Japanese Noh theatre in a choreographed performance titled Lucent. The presentation draws upon connections between Noh theatre and Cerith Wyn Evans’s NGV Triennial light work C=O=D=A 2020 with dancers creating an arc of movement with their bodies to interpret the complex forms of Wyn Evans’ white neon sculpture.
  • SPOTLIGHT ON SHADOWS BY SHINJITA ROY – Mon, Wed & Fri, 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm & 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Choreographed by Shinjita Roy, Spotlight on Shadows combines Kathak, one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance, and the Salon et lumière 2020 installation, a digital recreation of the NGV’s British and European 19th century art Salon Hang. The presentation features dancers negotiating the space between light and shadows.

Along with the Tonka pop-up restaurant, NGV diners have the opportunity to sample a limited-edition pastry exclusively created for NGV’s Tea Room by iconic Melbourne patisserie Lune Croissanterie in celebration of the NGV Triennial and capturing the organic nature of Makiko Ryujin and Michael Gittings’ NGV Triennial work Saṃsāra 2020.

All night guests can enjoy unique dining offerings in the Garden, Forecourt café and Tea Room which will host a Yering Station Wine Bar with a food menu designed to pair with the Yering Station wines. A wide range of drink experiences will be on offer during the festival including Asahi brew and Yering Station wines in the Garden and a pop-up Asahi Bar in the Great Hall.

Students from the Victoria College of the Arts have responded to artworks within the exhibition to create a series of moving performances, with thanks to Research Partner of the Triennial, The University of Melbourne.

Major Partner, Clemenger BBDO supports Triennial EXTRA in a partnership that invites all the people of Melbourne to help it celebrate its 75th anniversary. Clemenger BBDO champions Triennial EXTRA and NGV Triennial in its belief that creativity is always the answer. The NGV also sincerely thanks Neville and Diana Bertalli for their generous support of Triennial EXTRA.

Triennial EXTRA runs 15 January – 14 February 2021 and NGV Triennial runs until 18 April 2021 at NGV International, St Kilda Road, Melbourne. Free entry, booking required. Further information is available via the NGV website.

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LEROY’S DEBUT SOLO TOUR ON SALE NOW!!!
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LEROY’S DEBUT SOLO TOUR ON SALE NOW!!! In less than 2 weeks Leroy will be hitting the road for his first ever tour with his brand new alt-western solo project!

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WIDOWSPEAK Announce new EP Honeychurch Share Dire Straits’ cover ‘Romeo and Juliet’

by the partae January 11, 2021
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2SER Feature Album“Widowspeak fuses lightness and darkness like few others.” – NPR

“Romances, lives, cities, worlds — Widowspeak’s songs contemplate their erosion with a dazed acceptance and music that keeps opening up new spaces.” – New York Times 

“Every Widowspeak record is exceptionally intimate.” – AV Club

“Widowspeak take bits and pieces of rock, folk, and country history to make a pop Americana sound that feels antique.” – Pitchfork 

“Optimistic-feeling swirl of twangy, textured guitars and dreamy-as-hell vocals” – The FADER

“Rich and atmospheric…speaking to the restlessness of human existence”  – KEXP

“Widowspeak take the best parts of folk and shoegaze and twist them together” – Stereogum

Fresh off the release of their critically-acclaimed fifth album Plum, Widowspeak welcome the new year with Honeychurch, a brand new digital EP out Friday 22 January. Along with the announcement, the duo share a rich, expansive version of Dire Straits’ ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ It’s no secret that Widowspeak’s covers are unmatched. With Molly Hamilton’s serenely sweet vocals and Robert Earl Thomas’ atmospheric guitar they’ve transformed Neil Young’s ‘Harvest Moon,‘ Third Eye Blind’s ‘How’s It Going Be,‘ Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Game‘ and now ‘Romeo and Juliet’ into signature Widowspeak ballads. Listen to ‘Romeo and Juliet’ here.

Widowspeak on ‘Romeo and Juliet’ – “It’s one of our mutual favorites, from the very first notes it just takes you to that place.  There are also so many different associations wrapped up in the song for me: remembering the first times hearing it, putting it on mix cds, the teen movie soundtracks, even the Indigo Girls cover. And we’re obsessed with the music video.  Sometimes you just want to sing something that feels like a friend, ya know? We recorded the cover in an afternoon, and don’t have much of a soundproofed situation, so you can kind of hear the sounds of the neighborhood in the background”

Like the 17th-century tile on its cover, Honeychurch is a repurposed artifact. Its title, a nod to E.M. Forster’s A Room With A View, was originally a working title for Plum – an album noted and praised by Pitchfork for its “glowing synths and lyrics about labor and death” and Stereogum for the “gentle, beautiful and light as air sounds despite the weight of emotion it carries” – it felt in line with the album’s thematic considerations of class, relationships, and generational ties, but was ultimately set aside. Recorded at their apartment in Brooklyn and mixed and mastered by Jamie Harley (The Jesus and Mary Chain, Mogwai), Widowspeak’s new collection delivers homespun intimations with polished precision. The questions posed on Plum still reverberate, and Honeychurch leaves space for us to hear them better.

Plum’s reflections on work and worth grew more pertinent by the day, singer Molly Hamilton and guitarist Robert Earl Thomas felt there was more to explore.They began with what was already there, toying around with a new take on Plum single ‘Money.’ The resulting track is a pared-down, introspective version, with a foreboding synth tone that asks us to spend more time with its prompt: “will you get back what you put in?” Hamilton and Thomas also recorded a playful, Nancy Sinatra-esque take on R.E.M.’s ‘The One I Love.’ Revisiting a discarded Plum demo about blood ties gave rise to the slow-burning ‘Sanguine,’ while EP closer ‘Honeychurch’ is an ambient epilogue that leaves space for deeper reflection.

Widowspeak – ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Purchase / Stream: https://widowspeak.ffm.to/romeoandjuliet.opr

Widowspeak – Honeychurch
1. Money (Hymn)
2. The One I Love
3. Sanguine
4. Romeo and Juliet
5. Honeychurch

Widowspeak – Honeychurch is out Friday 22 January via Captured Tracks / Remote Control

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