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“One of punk’s new emerging stars.” – Backyard Opera
“Wonderful songwriting that is both aggressive and tender.” – Tone Deaf
“They’ve transformed and blossomed into something remarkably special.” – Pilerats
Tickets on sale from www.slywithers.comThursday, May 14, Altar Bar – Hobart
Friday, May 15, Barwon Club – Geelong
Saturday, May 16, Howler – Melbourne
Thursday, May 21, Solbar – Maroochydore
Friday, May 22, Vinnie’s Dive Bar – Gold Coast
Saturday, May 23, The Brightside – Brisbane
Thursday, May 28, Newcastle Hotel – Newcastle
Friday, May 29, Crowbar – Sydney
Saturday, May 30, UC Hub – Canberra
Thursday, Jun 4, Jive – Adelaide
Friday, Jun 5, The Rosemount – Perth
Saturday, Jun 6, The River – Margaret River
Hot from releasing their booming latest single, ‘Explode Into View,’ Perth outfit Sly Withers have released a brand-new video for the track featuring behind-the-scenes studio footage of them recording the mighty new song.
‘Explode Into View’ has been heralded for taking the high bar the Perth four-piece set for themselves in 2019 and shattering it with an emotional blast, thanks to the stadium-sized production of the new cut. The new video, made with regular collaborator Tim Elphick (director of their previous videos for ‘Sad Guy’ and ‘Good Days, Bad Days’), captures footage from the studio sessions for the recording of the new single, highlighting how the band continue to approach making records the same as they always have – a bunch of mates loving to make music together – despite their exponentially growing audience and reputation.
Sly Withers’ career momentum only seemed to gather speed throughout the last 12 months, following the release of their breakout EP, Gravis, and particularly its killer single ‘Lately’ feat. Carla Geneve, their first release on stalwart indie label Dew Process. Sold out national tours, festival appearances and supports slots with rock and pop power houses alike – from Slowly Slowly to Amy Shark and Tones & I – has seen them capitalise on their high profile with the announcement they’ll appear on the bill at Splendour In The Grass for the first time this July.
Despite all that success, nothing for Sly Withers has changed on an elemental level. The same four members – Jono Mata (guitar / vox), Sam Blitvich (guitar / vox), Joel Neubecker (drums) and Shea Moriarty (bass) – using the same producer as Gravis (Matthew Templeman at his studio in Mount Hawthorn), they now have pulsating self-belief that can only be built on the back of hard work and a brotherhood forged in the trenches. The result is a towering new sound that is much, much greater than the sum of its parts, yet reflects the depth of the emotional core of the band and the love they share for the music they make together.
Speaking about ‘Explode Into View,’ Mata says, “”When I wrote this song I was on the brink of an exciting new relationship which, by no fault of either party, never came to fruition. Some things just aren’t meant to be, and sometimes irrational thinking gets the better of us. The song is about moving on with the feeling that things will never be as good as we imagined, that we seek closure we’ll never get, and how weeks, months and years down the track, a chance run-in or out of the blue text can send us spiralling out of logical thinking and right back to where we started. ‘Explode Into View’ is about finding moments of clarity in times of confusion.”
Shows for their national Explode Into View tour continue to sell at a rapid pace, and tickets are on sale now on sale from www.slywithers.com – get yours before you miss out.
![Dot Dash Recordings and Remote Control Records are pleased to announce a new EP from Western Australia's Methyl Ethel. Hurts To Laugh will be released Friday 10th April via Dot Dash / Remote Control. Overnight triple j's Good Nights premiered the EP's lead single 'Majestic AF'. Listen via methylethel.lnk.to/hurtstolaugh. To celebrate the new single and EP Methyl Ethel will be supporting Peter, Bjorn & John on their American tour dates throughout March and April. On return to Australia, Methyl Ethel will tour in solo mode at intimate venues in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Full tour dates and ticket links below. Hurts To Laugh marks the ongoing output of Methyl Ethel producer and multi-instrumentalist Jake Webb’s restless mind. Time and again he’s proven that while there’s no distinction between music and art, psychologically speaking there is a difference between feeling and emotion. One is a conscious response to a set of circumstances, the other is the unconscious conditions of our very being that only occasionally surfaces through feelings. Hurts To Laugh excavates this ambiguous site, implied by its very title. You can laugh so hard it hurts - pure joy. Or laugh despite the pain - despair. These paradoxes run throughout the EP, as well as everything that came before. 'Majestic AF' stumbles into its bubbling oscillator and analogue polyrhythms, while a kick-free drumbeat marches right into an atonal synth melody supporting Webb’s equally idiosyncratic falsetto. Hurts To Laugh was recorded at the same time as 2019's Triage and both releases feature cover art by Sydney-based artist Loribelle Spriovski. Triage was Webb's third and final album in a trilogy of obliquely expressed relationship drama, starting with 2015’s Oh Inhuman Spectacle which features certified ARIA Gold single 'Twilight Driving'. 2017's Everything Is Forgotten birthed the sensational single 'Ubu' which is now certified ARIA Platinum. Methyl Ethel is a project that’s the brainchild of a single mind—writer, performer and producer Webb—while also being a live band of five members. It makes music that draws from myriad influences and a history of new wave and indie rock, while sounding like its own thing entirely. Both familiar and alien, intimate and aloof, you never quite know what you’re in for, but the trip is bound to be enchanting. Pre-order / pre-save Methyl Ethel - Hurts To Laugh via methylethel.lnk.to/hurtstolaugh Methyl Ethel - Solo - Tour Dates [Australia] Wed 15 April - The Outpost, Brisbane Thur 16 April - The Night Cat, Melbourne Fri 17 April - Mary’s Underground, Sydney Sun 19 April - Goodwill Club, Perth Tickets on sale Friday 28 February via methylethel.com Methyl Ethel - Solo - Supporting Peter, Bjorn & John [USA] Mon 23 March - Teregram Ballroom, Los Angeles CA Tues 24 March - La Santa, Santa Ana CA Wed 25 March - New Parish, Oakland CA Fri 27 March - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland OR Sat 28 March - Crocodile, Seattle WA Tues 31 March - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City UT Wed 1 April - Bluebird, Denver CO Fri 3 April - Amsterdam, St. Paul MN Sat 4 April - Empty Bottle, Chicago IL Sun 5 April - Loving Touch, Ferndale MI Tues 7 April - Johnny Brendas, Philadelphia PA Wed 8 April - Union Stage, Washington DC Fri 10 April - Webster Hall, New York City NY Sat 11 April - Brighton Music Hall, Boston MA All tickets via methylethel.com Methyl Ethel - Hurts To Laugh 1. Majestic AF 2. Honest 3. Charm Offensive 4. What Memory Found 5. The Quicker Methyl Ethel - Hurts To Laugh is out Friday 10th April via Dot Dash / Remote Control!](https://thepartae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/METHYL-ETHEL-1170x767.jpg "METHYL ETHEL")
![Photo credit: The Sauce / Tyler Bell “An electrifying bout of rock revival” – Ones To Watch "The bigger the stage, the better Ocean Alley get" – triple j After less than a week on sale, Ocean Alley are thrilled to announce the Sydney and Brisbane legs of their upcoming Australian tour have sold out, with second shows added and on sale now. The surf-rockers have expanded the tour to a total of seven shows across five cities, adding an all-ages show to Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Saturday 23 May, and a hometown encore performance at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Saturday 6 June. Perth outfits Psychedelic Porn Crumpets and Dulcie will both continue their support run across these dates. All shows are selling fast, tickets on sale now from oceanalley.com.au. These shows mark Ocean Alley’s first national headline tour since 2018, when they last toured off the back of their then newly-released, critically acclaimed second album Chiaroscuro. In the two years since, the band have been writing and recording new music between international tours and festival appearances, releasing singles ‘Stained Glass’, ‘Infinity’ and most recently ‘Tombstone’ in that time. Launching into the new decade, Ocean Alley are fresh off the national Laneway Festival run and a stint in New Zealand over the New Year period, however 2019 ended with 30 sold out performances around the world after playing their biggest international shows to date. The band gave a career-defining, Saturday night main stage performance at Splendour In The Grass and were widely-praised for electric and commanding sets at Bluesfest, One Night Stand, Land of Plenty, Spilt Milk and the sold out, inaugural A Day For The Beaches – a community event they curated on the Northern Beaches to raise money for local charities. To round out their breakthrough year, smash hit single and #1 Hottest 100 of 2018 'Confidence' saw the band receive their first ARIA nomination for Song of the Year, and stand-out moments from that 12 month journey are chronicled in the new 'Tombstone’ video. Hailing from Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Ocean Alley have solidified their position as one of Australia’s most exciting and increasingly booming exports. Having surpassed 200 million catalogue streams, as well as achieving the impressive feat of attaining more than 1.5 million monthly Spotify listeners, Ocean Alley continue to captivate audiences worldwide with their infectious blend of psychedelic surf-rock, selling out a slew of shows at home and abroad, plus performing festivals including Falls Festival (AU), Reading & Leeds Festival (UK), BottleRock (US), Sziget (HU) and Bay Dreams (NZ). OCEAN ALLEY AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2020 with Psychedelic Porn Crumpets & Dulcie Tickets on sale now from oceanalley.com.au Friday 1 May – Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth SELLING FAST Friday 8 May – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide SELLING FAST Friday 15 May – Melbourne Arena, Melbourne SELLING FAST Friday 22 May – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane SOLD OUT Saturday 23 May – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane NEW SHOW ADDED Friday 5 June – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney SOLD OUT Saturday 6 June – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney NEW SHOW ADDED Presented by triple j, Lonely Lands Agency & UNIFIED Music Group OCEAN ALLEY – ‘Tombstone' [Single] OUT NOW Available to stream and purchase here.](https://thepartae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Follow-Ocean-Alley.jpg "Follow Ocean Alley")
