A.SWAYZE & THE GHOSTS RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘MESS OF ME’ & VIDEO + ANNOUNCE US, UK & EU TOUR DATES + RESIDENCIES IN MELB & HOBART

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A.Swayze & the Ghosts have unleashed ‘Mess of Me’, a rollicking punk anthem that’s as fun and bold as their theatrical live shows. The track received its world premiere by Matt Wilkinson on Beats 1 and is accompanied by a groundhog-day inspired video, directed by Nick Green. In further exciting news, A.Swayze & the Ghosts will embark on their first North American tour across April-May, including Shaky Knees festival as well as headline shows across the East & West Coast. Following the US, the band have announced a UK/EU run of shows, returning home in May for a three-night residency at the Old Bar (Melb), a three-night residency at The Grand Poobah (Hobart) and Big Pineapple (QLD).  Parallel to the sass and irresistible swagger of the track is a deep dive into the attitudes and habits we develop from childhood. Described in the words of frontman Andrew Swayze: “This song discusses inheritance. Not the conventional heirloom, but the type of negative trait you may learn as a child voyeur of your surroundings. Hendrik brought the song to us with the chorus "you're always trying to make a mess of me". Since I don't have any saboteur but myself, I changed his lyrics and wrote the rest around the new chorus.” The Hobart natives have amassed a fierce live following thanks to their raw, bold and at times, wild shows – heightened by the notably charismatic and enigmatic lead singer, Andrew Swayze.  Over the last 18 months A.Swayze & the Ghosts have performed at Falls Festival, Splendour in the Grass, The Great Escape, BIGSOUND (in many ‘best of’ lists across STACK, triple j, Double J, The Music), A Festival Called Panama and Boogie Festival. As well as shows alongside Shame, Total Control, Nude Party, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, West Thebarton, Jet, The Vines, Batpiss & The Stems to name a few. A.SWAYZE & THE GHOSTS North American Tour Sun Apr 26- Washington, DC - DC9 Mon Apr 27- Allston, MA - Great Scott Wed Apr 29- Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right Thurs Apr 30 -  Philadelphia, PA - Milkboy Sat May 02 - Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Music Festival Tues May 05 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo Wed May 06 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill UK & Europe Sat May 09 - Hamburg Germany, Molotow  Sun May 10 - Cologne Germany, MTC  Mon May 11 - Paris France, Le Pop Up  Tue May 12 - Lille France, Aeronef  Sat May 16 - Birmingham UK, The Sunflower Lounge Sun May 17 - Leeds UK, Golden Sounds Festival Tue May 19  - Glasgow UK, Broadcast   Wed May 20  - Manchester UK, Gullivers Thu May 21 - London UK, Pinups Australia Wed May 27 – Melbourne, Old Bar Thur May 28 – Melbourne, Old Bar Fri May 28 – Melbourne, Old Bar  Wed June 3 – Hobart, The Grand Poobah (Kissing Room) Thur June 4 - Hobart, The Grand Poobah (Kissing Room) Fri June 5 - Hobart, The Grand Poobah (Kissing Room) Sat May 30 – The Big Music Pineapple Festival For all ticket information, head to www.aswayzeandtheghosts.com LISTEN TO ‘MESS OF ME’ HERE facebook.com/A.SwayzeandtheGhosts Twitter @ASwayzeTas  | Instagram @aswayzeandtheghosts 

A.Swayze & the Ghosts have unleashed ‘Mess of Me’, a rollicking punk anthem that’s as fun and bold as their theatrical live shows. The track received its world premiere by Matt Wilkinson on Beats 1 and is accompanied by a groundhog-day inspired video, directed by Nick Green.

In further exciting news, A.Swayze & the Ghosts will embark on their first North American tour across April-May, including Shaky Knees festival as well as headline shows across the East & West Coast. Following the US, the band have announced a UK/EU run of shows, returning home in May for a three-night residency at the Old Bar (Melb), a three-night residency at The Grand Poobah (Hobart) and Big Pineapple (QLD). 

 

 

Parallel to the sass and irresistible swagger of the track is a deep dive into the attitudes and habits we develop from childhood. Described in the words of frontman Andrew Swayze:

“This song discusses inheritance. Not the conventional heirloom, but the type of negative trait you may learn as a child voyeur of your surroundings. Hendrik brought the song to us with the chorus “you’re always trying to make a mess of me”. Since I don’t have any saboteur but myself, I changed his lyrics and wrote the rest around the new chorus.”

The Hobart natives have amassed a fierce live following thanks to their raw, bold and at times, wild shows – heightened by the notably charismatic and enigmatic lead singer, Andrew Swayze. 

Over the last 18 months A.Swayze & the Ghosts have performed at Falls Festival, Splendour in the Grass, The Great Escape, BIGSOUND (in many ‘best of’ lists across STACK, triple j, Double J, The Music), A Festival Called Panama and Boogie Festival. As well as shows alongside Shame, Total Control, Nude Party, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, West Thebarton, Jet, The Vines, Batpiss & The Stems to name a few.

 

A.SWAYZE & THE GHOSTS

North American Tour

Sun Apr 26- Washington, DC – DC9

Mon Apr 27- Allston, MA – Great Scott

Wed Apr 29- Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right

Thurs Apr 30 –  Philadelphia, PA – Milkboy

Sat May 02 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Music Festival

Tues May 05 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo

Wed May 06 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill

UK & Europe

Sat May 09 – Hamburg Germany, Molotow 

Sun May 10 – Cologne Germany, MTC 

Mon May 11 – Paris France, Le Pop Up 

Tue May 12 – Lille France, Aeronef 

Sat May 16 – Birmingham UK, The Sunflower Lounge

Sun May 17 – Leeds UK, Golden Sounds Festival

Tue May 19  – Glasgow UK, Broadcast  

Wed May 20  – Manchester UK, Gullivers

Thu May 21 – London UK, Pinups

Australia

Wed May 27 – Melbourne, Old Bar

Thur May 28 – Melbourne, Old Bar

Fri May 28 – Melbourne, Old Bar 

Wed June 3 – Hobart, The Grand Poobah (Kissing Room)

Thur June 4 – Hobart, The Grand Poobah (Kissing Room)

Fri June 5 – Hobart, The Grand Poobah (Kissing Room)

Sat May 30 – The Big Music Pineapple Festival

For all ticket information, head to www.aswayzeandtheghosts.com

LISTEN TO ‘MESS OF ME’ HERE

facebook.com/A.SwayzeandtheGhosts

Twitter @ASwayzeTas  | Instagram @aswayzeandtheghosts 

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