CHET FAKER SELLS OUT MELBOURNE SHOW & ANNOUNCES 2ND!

Posted on March 29, 2012 by RCR

Melbourne electronica artist Chet Faker has sold out his Thinking in Textures Melbourne launch at the Toff in Town on Saturday 21 April in a matter of days. Don’t fret if you didn’t get tickets – a second Melbourne launch has been announced for The Toff in Town on Sunday 22 April. Tickets are available now from www.moshtix.com.au.

CHET FAKER
Thinking in Textures EP launch tour

Saturday 21 April – The Toff in Town, Melbourne
With special guests I’ll’s | SOLD OUT

Sunday 22 April – The Toff in Town, Melbourne
With special guests I’ll’s | Just announced
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au

Friday 27 April – Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane
With special guests Outerwaves and Motion Picture Actress
Tickets from www.oztix.com.au

Saturday 28 April – GoodGod, Sydney
With special guest Flume
Tickets from www.moshtix.com

All tickets $12 + BF pre-sale or $15 on the door (if available)

Chet Faker - Thinking In Textures is out now
via Opulent/Remote Control

NED COLLETTE & WIREWALKER TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM | FREE MP3

Posted on March 28, 2012 by RCR

Ned Collette and Wirewalker return with their much anticipated second album 2, set for release on Friday 11 May 2012 via Dot Dash / Remote Control.

It’s been the over two years since Melbourne musician Ned Collette relocated to Berlin. Written mostly during Collette’s first year in the German capital, 2 explores themes of distance and restarting, taking up arms against the neighbours, fantasies of death and decline after the party, butterflies, salad, altering cities and forgotten home. The album also features an instrumental tribute to late Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño.

Most of the album was recorded between Collette in Berlin and Joe Talia in Melbourne, with Talia spending six weeks in Berlin over May and June in 2011 to further expand on their recordings. Collette came to Melbourne in October 2011 and finalised the mixes of nine songs, many of which have codas courtesy of Talia.

While this is the second Wirewalker record, the title 2 also refers to the fact that the album is essentially a collaboration between Collette and Talia, with regular Wirewalker member Ben Bourke taking time off to be with his young family in Melbourne.

Ned Collette & Wirewalker are kindly offering a free download of ‘Happy Heart’, the first track taken from 2.

LISTEN & DOWNLOAD TO ‘HAPPY HEART’

2 Track-listing:

1. Il Futuro Fantastico
2. Stampy
3. The Hedonist
4. How To Change A City
5. The Decision
6. Long You Lie
7. Happy Heart
8. For Roberto
9. What Lights Have You Seen

ALABAMA SHAKES TAKE SXSW BY STORM

Posted on March 26, 2012 by RCR

Alabama Shakes have taken the world by storm with their recent performances at SXSW in Austin, Texas.

Performing to sold out crowds and receiving standing ovations over multiple nights, Alabama Shakes have made their mark as a major new rock and roll band, with everyone from the Los Angeles Times to Rolling Stone USA praising their talents.

Boys & Girls, the hypnotic, show-stopping debut album from Alabama Shakes, will be released on 6 April 2012 via Rough Trade / Remote Control.

Listen to Alabama Shakes perform live from SXSW:

“It’s not hard to recognize greatness like this” StarTribune

“Howard is a performer who instantly demands the spotlight. She stomps, she howls, she hollers and she grooves, tackling vintage soul and blues with the rock ‘n’ roll ferocity of Jack White.” Los Angeles Times

“Billed as one of this year’s must-see acts at SXSW, the group delivered on their hype” Rolling Stone USA

“To say that the Alabama Shakes live up to the hyperbolically positive advance buzz is an understatement—they aren’t just the best band at SxSW, they might be the best, most authentic new American band of the 21st Century.” Hyper Vocal

“Brittany Howard might be the most exciting young indie-soul singer in the game … Best New Artist. You heard it here first.” Oakland Tribune

“Armed with a bright new batch of songs from the forthcoming Boys & Girls — not to mention booming, shout-along standbys like ‘Hold On’ — lead singer Brittany Howard seemed to feed off a crowd 2,000 strong and packed to the exits. Commanding the spotlight with a generous set worthy of a headliner, Alabama Shakes ought to get used to playing for this many people in years to come.” NPR

“Their raucous live shows are already the stuff of legend … the future is theirs for the taking” NME

THE MAPLE TRAIL ALBUM LAUNCH TOUR

Posted on March 22, 2012 by RCR

The Maple Trail, the solo project of Sydney-based musician Aidan Roberts, will launch his stunning new album Cable Mount Warning in Sydney and Melbourne.

Catch The Maple Trail at The Gasometer in Melbourne on Tuesday 24 April (Anzac Day Eve), and at The Vanguard in Sydney on Thursday 3 May.

With Cable Mount Warning, out now on Broken Stone Records, The Maple Trail charges forth in a calamitous chorus of layered, epic, bright and summery folk songs. Roberts describes the albums sound as similar to “Bryter Layter (Nick Drake) and Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield)”. The Maple Trail will take you down a dark winding path and then throw you into the light.

His third solo album, Cable Mount Warning is a change of scenery and method. The album is an exercise in writing over 18 months, spanning across New Zealand, at home in the Blue Mountains, and recorded amongst the clutter and kipple of his new urban home studio in Stanmore, Sydney. Roberts focused almost exclusively on recording acoustic instruments, and the album was mixed with Liam Judson, long time collaborator and co-songwriter in Belles Will Ring. The result is the most concise and buoyant exhibition of The Maple Trail’s sound to date.

The Maple Trail Cable Mount Warning Launch Tour

MELBOURNE
Tuesday 24 April (Anzac Day Eve)
The Gasometer, Melbourne
with special guests to be announced

SYDNEY
Tuesday 3 May
The Vanguard, Sydney
with special guests to be announced

The Maple Trail – Cable Mount Warning is out now via Broken Stone Records

THE BLACK SEEDS NATIONAL TOUR!

Posted on March 22, 2012 by RCR

The Black Seeds are pleased to announce their 2012 Australian Dust And Dirt release tour.
With their highly anticipated new studio album set for release on 13 April through Remote Control Records, the New Zealand reggae-soul heavyweights will perform eight shows across Australia in June, including Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Byron Bay.

Renowned globally for their epic live shows, and on the back of their performance at the 2011 Splendour In the Grass Festival, the tour will see the band unleashing tracks from the new album on Australian audiences for the first time.

THE BLACK SEEDS – DUST AND DIRT RELEASE TOUR

THURSDAY 7TH JUNE @ THE NORTHERN HOTEL, NSW
www.thenorthern.com.au, www.thenorthern.oztix.com.au
FRIDAY 8TH JUNE @ THE HI-FI, BRISBANE, QLD
www.thehifi.com.au, www.oztix.com.au
SATURDAY 9TH JUNE @ SOUTHPORT RSL, SOUTHPORT, QLD
www.southportrsl.com.au Tickets from the venue 07 5552 4200
SUNDAY 10TH JUNE @ SNOWY MOUNTAINS OF MUSIC, NSW
www.snowymountainsofmusic.com.au
WEDNESDAY 13TH JUNE @ THE GOV, ADELAIDE, SA
www.thegov.com.au, www.venuetix.com.au
THURSDAY 14TH JUNE @ THE BAKERY, PERTH, WA
www.nowbaking.com.au
FRIDAY 15TH JUNE @ THE CORNER HOTEL, MELBOURNE, VIC
www.cornerhotel.com Tickets from The Corner box office (03) 9427 9198
SATURDAY 16TH JUNE @ THE METRO, SYDNEY, NSW
www.metrotheatre.com.au, www.ticketek.com.au

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

VIDEO: THE BIG PINK ‘GIVE IT UP’

Posted on March 21, 2012 by RCR

Today VEVO premiered the new video for the latest track from The Big Pink’s recently released album, Future This. ‘Give It Up’ offers a fitting snapshot of that record, both anthemic and strangely personal, and as such continues The Big Pink’s series of memorable singles. Directed by Rob Hawkins.

[info via 4AD]

The Big Pink - Future This is out now
via 4AD/Remote Control

VIDEO: JOKER ‘LOST’

Posted on March 21, 2012 by RCR

VEVO have recently premiered the video for Joker’s latest single, ‘Lost’. Directed by Johnny Mourgue and featuring a show stealing performance from Buggsy, the video is a gritty take on street life and gang culture, with the moral message of Buggsy’s lyrics put centre stage.

[info via 4AD]

The Vision, Joker
Joker – The Vision is out now via 4AD / Remote Control

EFTERKLANG TO PREMIERE NEW ALBUM AT VIVID FESTIVAL!

Posted on March 14, 2012 by RCR

Together for more than a decade, Efterklang have constantly pushed the boundaries of pop experimentalism over the course of three critically acclaimed albums. This desire to experiment has informed their approach to performing live, garnering the band plaudits for playing in diverse settings – whether alongside the Danish National Chamber Orchestra or Britten Sinfonia (‘Performing Parades’ tour), or in the company of family members on a remote Danish island (Vincent Moon’s ‘An Island’ documentary).

It comes as no surprise then, that Efterklang would look to present new material in a unique setting and on a grand scale. On May 26th 2012, Efterklang will make their debut performance at the prestigious Sydney Opera House with the Sydney Symphony, as part of Sydney Vivid Festival 2012. The Vivid Live event will be a worldwide premiere of the music from the Danes’ forthcoming album Piramida, due for release later this year.

Working towards their Australian debut, Efterklang have engaged classical arrangers Missy Mazzoli (Kronos Quartet, Victoire), Karsten Fundal (Under Byen, Oh Land) and Daniel Bjarnason (Sigur Rós, Múm) to help their new songwriting fully integrate with the Sydney Symphony orchestra, conducted by Matthew Coorey.

For this special concert, the Danish trio will be performing as a six-piece, augmented by Peter Broderick (piano), Katinka Fogh Vindelev (choir) and Toby Dammit (drums). Efterklang feel Sydney Opera House is the perfect place to mark a new beginning, on the grounds that fellow Dane Jørn Utzon designed nearly sixty years ago.

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