Mistletone

Mistletone could not be prouder to present the return of the supreme Kurt Vile & the Violators, touring brand new album Bottle It In with special guests RVG. Tickets on sale now!

KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS TOUR DATES:

• SYDNEY: Monday 15 April @ Enmore Theatre with RVG. Tickets on sale here.
• WOLLONGONG: Tuesday 16 April @ Unibar with RVG. Tickets on sale here.
• CANBERRA: Wednesday 17 April @ ANU with RVG. Tickets on sale here.
• BYRON BAY: 18-21 April @ Bluesfest. Tickets on sale now.
• MELBOURNE: Monday 22 April @ The Forum with RVG. Tickets on sale here.
• ADELAIDE: Saturday 27 April @ The Gov with RVG. Tickets on sale here.
• PERTH: Sunday 28 April @ Rosemount Hotel with RVG. Tickets on sale here.

Weeks of speculation come to an end today as details of the new Kurt Vile album can finally be confirmed: One of the most critically and commercially acclaimed artists of the last decade will release Bottle It In on Friday 12 October via Matador Records / Remote Control.

A sprawling new jammer titled ‘Bassackwards’ follows previously released Bottle It In single, ‘Loading Zones’, an ode to the parking challenges in Vile’s native Philadelphia, described alternately as “Vile at his comforting, shaggy best” (The Guardian), and an “ambiguous rumination on small town life” (MOJO). The epic, loping ‘Bassackwards’ is the album’s beating heart and Vile’s most compelling evocation of how he sees the world: “I was on the ground circa Planet Earth, but out of sorts,” he sings over a gently psychedelic bed of backmasked guitars. “But I snapped back, baby, just in time to jot it down.”

Using past albums as points of departure, Bottle It In heads off in new directions, pushing at the edges of the map into unexplored territory: Here be monster jams. These songs show an artist who is still evolving and growing: a songwriter who, like his hero John Prine, can make you laugh and break your heart, often in the same line, as well as a vocalist who essentially rewrites those songs whenever he sings them in his wise, laconic jive-talkin’ drawl. He revels in the minutiae of the music—not simply incorporating new instruments but emphasizing how they interact with his guitar and voice, how the glockenspiel evokes cirrocumulus clouds on “Hysteria,” how Kim Gordon’s “acoustic guitar distortion” (her term) engulfs everything at the end of “Mutinies,” how the banjo curls around his guitar lines and backing vocals from Lucius to lend a high-lonesome aura to “Come Again.”

CONNAN MOCKASIN TOUR DATES

• BRISBANE – Wednesday March 20 @ The Tivoli. Pre-sale: Tue 11 Dec 10:00am  – Thu 13 Dec  7:00am QLD TIME, here. Presented by Jet Black Cat Music.
• MELBOURNE – Thursday March 21 @ Melbourne Recital Centre. Pre-sale: Tue 11 Dec 11am AEST – Thu 13 Dec 7am, here.
• SYDNEY – Friday March 22 @ The Enmore. Pre-sale:  Tue 11 Dec 11am AEST – Thu 13 Dec 7am AEST, here.

Mistletone proudly presents Connan Mockasin bringing the premiere screening of Bostyn ‘n Dobsyn plus Jassbusters live in concert.

Witness the world’s first absurdist drama as Connan Mockasin premieres his film Bostyn ‘n Dobsyn, featuring material from his new concept album Jassbusters, the follow up to 2013’s critically acclaimed album Caramel.

Three fully seated shows on Australia’s east coast will see Connan unveil Jassbusters to the world, an idiosyncratic band of high school music teachers fronted by Mr. Bostyn – the ageing guitarist who plays the starring role in the accompanying film. Connan and his band will round off the night with a live performance.

Connan Mockasin released his first album Forever Dolphin Love in 2010, and has gone on to build a devoted worldwide fan base. He has toured with Radiohead, and has collaborated with the likes of Charlotte Gainsbourg, James Blake and MGMT.

PRAISE FOR JASSBUSTERS:

• “Career-best” – Uncut (album of the month) 8/10 stars
•  “Sublime” – Mojo (4/5 stars)
• ”It reaffirms Mockasin’s status as the maddest biscuit in the box” – Q Magazine (4/5 stars)
• “If 2013’s Caramel was a B-, then Jassbusters deserves a big fat red marker pen A” – The Quietus

Jassbusters out now on Mexican Summer via Rocket — http://mexsum.com/Jassbusters

More about Bostyn ‘n Dobsyn and Jassbusters below:

Bostyn ’n Dobsyn

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn is a five-part melodrama film created by Connan Mockasin.

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn is about a fictional music teacher, Bostyn, and his student, Dobsyn.

– Mockasin plays Bostyn, while Dobsyn is played by Mockasin’s childhood next door neighbour Blake Pryor.

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn was filmed inside a disused hair salon in Los Angeles, July 2016.

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn took 20 years to develop, and 10 days to film.

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn features Gabriel Diggs from Celebrity Family Feud.

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn is Connan Mockasin’s first publicly released film.

Jassbusters

– Jassbusters is the third record by Connan Mockasin.

– Jassbusters is the concept of a record made by a band of music teachers, fronted by Bostyn.

– Jassbusters was recorded live in Paris at Studios Ferber, August 2016.

– Jassbusters was recorded less than one month after the filming of Bostyn ’n Dobsyn.

– It was then recorded live again and filmed for the end scenes of Bostyn ’n Dobsyn.

– Jassbusters took one week to record.

– Jassbusters is the first record by Connan Mockasin that was recorded with a band.

– Jassbusters is designed to be listened to after watching Bostyn ’n Dobsyn.

CONNAN MOCKASIN TOUR DATES

• BRISBANE – Wednesday March 20 @ The Tivoli. Pre-sale: Tue 11 Dec 10:00am  – Thu 13 Dec  7:00am QLD TIME, here. Presented by Jet Black Cat Music.
• MELBOURNE – Thursday March 21 @ Melbourne Recital Centre. Pre-sale: Tue 11 Dec 11am AEST – Thu 13 Dec 7am, here.
• SYDNEY – Friday March 22 @ The Enmore. Pre-sale:  Tue 11 Dec 11am AEST – Thu 13 Dec 7am AEST, here.

Mistletone proudly presents Connan Mockasin bringing the premiere screening of Bostyn ‘n Dobsyn plus Jassbusters live in concert.

Witness the world’s first absurdist drama as Connan Mockasin premieres his film Bostyn ‘n Dobsyn, featuring material from his new concept album Jassbusters, the follow up to 2013’s critically acclaimed album Caramel.

Three fully seated shows on Australia’s east coast will see Connan unveil Jassbusters to the world, an idiosyncratic band of high school music teachers fronted by Mr. Bostyn – the ageing guitarist who plays the starring role in the accompanying film. Connan and his band will round off the night with a live performance.

Connan Mockasin released his first album Forever Dolphin Love in 2010, and has gone on to build a devoted worldwide fan base. He has toured with Radiohead, and has collaborated with the likes of Charlotte Gainsbourg, James Blake and MGMT.

PRAISE FOR JASSBUSTERS:

• “Career-best” – Uncut (album of the month) 8/10 stars
•  “Sublime” – Mojo (4/5 stars)
• ”It reaffirms Mockasin’s status as the maddest biscuit in the box” – Q Magazine (4/5 stars)
• “If 2013’s Caramel was a B-, then Jassbusters deserves a big fat red marker pen A” – The Quietus

Jassbusters out now on Mexican Summer via Rocket — http://mexsum.com/Jassbusters

More about Bostyn ‘n Dobsyn and Jassbusters below:

Bostyn ’n Dobsyn

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn is a five-part melodrama film created by Connan Mockasin.

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn is about a fictional music teacher, Bostyn, and his student, Dobsyn.

– Mockasin plays Bostyn, while Dobsyn is played by Mockasin’s childhood next door neighbour Blake Pryor.

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn was filmed inside a disused hair salon in Los Angeles, July 2016.

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn took 20 years to develop, and 10 days to film.

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn features Gabriel Diggs from Celebrity Family Feud.

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn is Connan Mockasin’s first publicly released film.

Jassbusters

– Jassbusters is the third record by Connan Mockasin.

– Jassbusters is the concept of a record made by a band of music teachers, fronted by Bostyn.

– Jassbusters was recorded live in Paris at Studios Ferber, August 2016.

– Jassbusters was recorded less than one month after the filming of Bostyn ’n Dobsyn.

– It was then recorded live again and filmed for the end scenes of Bostyn ’n Dobsyn.

– Jassbusters took one week to record.

– Jassbusters is the first record by Connan Mockasin that was recorded with a band.

– Jassbusters is designed to be listened to after watching Bostyn ’n Dobsyn.

CONNAN MOCKASIN TOUR DATES

• BRISBANE – Wednesday March 20 @ The Tivoli. Pre-sale: Tue 11 Dec 10:00am  – Thu 13 Dec  7:00am QLD TIME, here. Presented by Jet Black Cat Music.
• MELBOURNE – Thursday March 21 @ Melbourne Recital Centre. Pre-sale: Tue 11 Dec 11am AEST – Thu 13 Dec 7am, here.
• SYDNEY – Friday March 22 @ The Enmore. Pre-sale:  Tue 11 Dec 11am AEST – Thu 13 Dec 7am AEST, here.

Mistletone proudly presents Connan Mockasin bringing the premiere screening of Bostyn ‘n Dobsyn plus Jassbusters live in concert.

Witness the world’s first absurdist drama as Connan Mockasin premieres his film Bostyn ‘n Dobsyn, featuring material from his new concept album Jassbusters, the follow up to 2013’s critically acclaimed album Caramel.

Three fully seated shows on Australia’s east coast will see Connan unveil Jassbusters to the world, an idiosyncratic band of high school music teachers fronted by Mr. Bostyn – the ageing guitarist who plays the starring role in the accompanying film. Connan and his band will round off the night with a live performance.

Connan Mockasin released his first album Forever Dolphin Love in 2010, and has gone on to build a devoted worldwide fan base. He has toured with Radiohead, and has collaborated with the likes of Charlotte Gainsbourg, James Blake and MGMT.

PRAISE FOR JASSBUSTERS:

• “Career-best” – Uncut (album of the month) 8/10 stars
•  “Sublime” – Mojo (4/5 stars)
• ”It reaffirms Mockasin’s status as the maddest biscuit in the box” – Q Magazine (4/5 stars)
• “If 2013’s Caramel was a B-, then Jassbusters deserves a big fat red marker pen A” – The Quietus

Jassbusters out now on Mexican Summer via Rocket — http://mexsum.com/Jassbusters

More about Bostyn ‘n Dobsyn and Jassbusters below:

Bostyn ’n Dobsyn

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn is a five-part melodrama film created by Connan Mockasin.

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn is about a fictional music teacher, Bostyn, and his student, Dobsyn.

– Mockasin plays Bostyn, while Dobsyn is played by Mockasin’s childhood next door neighbour Blake Pryor.

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn was filmed inside a disused hair salon in Los Angeles, July 2016.

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn took 20 years to develop, and 10 days to film.

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn features Gabriel Diggs from Celebrity Family Feud.

– Bostyn ’n Dobsyn is Connan Mockasin’s first publicly released film.

Jassbusters

– Jassbusters is the third record by Connan Mockasin.

– Jassbusters is the concept of a record made by a band of music teachers, fronted by Bostyn.

– Jassbusters was recorded live in Paris at Studios Ferber, August 2016.

– Jassbusters was recorded less than one month after the filming of Bostyn ’n Dobsyn.

– It was then recorded live again and filmed for the end scenes of Bostyn ’n Dobsyn.

– Jassbusters took one week to record.

– Jassbusters is the first record by Connan Mockasin that was recorded with a band.

– Jassbusters is designed to be listened to after watching Bostyn ’n Dobsyn.

Mistletone very proudly presents Beach House‘s Australian tour 2019.

BEACH HOUSE TOUR DATES:

• PERTH: Thu February 28 @ Perth Festival. Tickets & info here.
• MEREDITH: Sat March 9 @ Golden Plains Festival. Tickets & info here.
• watch this space for more…

To quote Aunty Meredith’s Golden Plains announcement;

“Time and Place.

Saturday night, just on dark, GP Thirteen, as an expectant Sup’ swells in eucalyptic, festooned anticipation.

It was late at night
You held on tight
From an empty seat
A flash of light

Perfect Time and Place. And Space.

Beach House have entered the pantheon of great dream pop acts. More recently, that dream has woken into epic soundscapes: cinematic, shoegazey, loud and dramatic. They’ve represented a high water mark for so many music-lovers for a long time now (77 songs to be exact) and recent albums, 7 and Depression Cherry, have lifted us higher still.

Fall… back… in… to… place

Perfect.”

•  “Beach House are special, maybe even one of a kind – undeniably, consistently brilliant” – Noisey
• “A radical blast of psychedelic pop bliss” – Rolling Stone

Beach House (Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally, with drummer James Barone) bring their overwhelming, cinematic live show back to Australia next summer.

Beach House last toured Australia in 2016, with a Sydney Opera House show described by The Music as “testament to the band’s enduring commitment to creating unforgettable sonic experiences”. At once intimate and cosmic, Beach House explode onto the stage with glorious finesse and grandeur, bringing their adored songbook to kaleidoscopic life.

Beach House released 7 (their 7th full-length record) on Mistletone (Australia) and Sub Pop (worldwide). They have been a band for over 13 years and have written and released a total of 77 songs together. Mail order 7 and other Beach House goodies here.

The creation of 7 involved rebirth and rejuvenation; Scally and Legrand used to limit themselves to what they thought they could perform live, but this time that limitation was ignored. Unlike the last four albums, 7 didn’t have a producer in the traditional sense. Spacemen 3’s Sonic Boom (Peter Kember) became a significant force on this record by shedding conventions and helping to keep the songs alive and fresh. The band’s trusted live drummer from 2016 to the present, James Barone, played on the entire record, helping to keep rhythm at the centre of a lot of these songs.

In the band’s own words, “we are interested by the human mind’s (and nature’s) tendency to create forces equal and opposite to those present. Thematically, this record often deals with the beauty that arises in dealing with darkness; the empathy and love that grows from collective trauma; the place one reaches when they accept rather than deny. The twisted double edge of glamour, with its perils and perfect moments, was an endless source.

The number 7 does represent some interesting connections in numerology. 1 and 7 have always shared a common look, so 7 feels like the perfect step in the sequence to act as a restart. Most early religions also had a fascination with 7 as being the highest level of spirituality, as in ‘Seventh Heaven.’ At our best creative moments, we felt we were channeling some kind of heavy truth, and we sincerely hope the listeners will feel that.”

Mistletone very proudly presents Beach House‘s Australian tour 2019.

BEACH HOUSE TOUR DATES:

• BRISBANE: Tue February 26 @ The Triffid. Presales start Oct 23 from 12pm, here.
• PERTH: Thu February 28 @ Perth Festival. Tickets on sale here.
• SYDNEY: Mon March 4 @ Enmore Theatre. Presales start Oct 23 from 12pm, here.
• ADELAIDE: Wed March 6 @ RCC Fringe, University of Adelaide. Tickets on sale Fri Oct 26 from 9am, here.
• MELBOURNE: Fri March 8 @ Forum Melbourne. Presales start Oct 23 from 12pm, here.
• MEREDITH: Sat March 9 @ Golden Plains Festival. Tickets & info here.

To quote Aunty Meredith’s Golden Plains announcement;

“Time and Place.

Saturday night, just on dark, GP Thirteen, as an expectant Sup’ swells in eucalyptic, festooned anticipation.

It was late at night
You held on tight
From an empty seat
A flash of light

Perfect Time and Place. And Space.

Beach House have entered the pantheon of great dream pop acts. More recently, that dream has woken into epic soundscapes: cinematic, shoegazey, loud and dramatic. They’ve represented a high water mark for so many music-lovers for a long time now (77 songs to be exact) and recent albums, 7 and Depression Cherry, have lifted us higher still.

Fall… back… in… to… place

Perfect.”

•  “Beach House are special, maybe even one of a kind – undeniably, consistently brilliant” – Noisey
• “A radical blast of psychedelic pop bliss” – Rolling Stone

Beach House (Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally, with drummer James Barone) bring their overwhelming, cinematic live show back to Australia next summer.

Beach House last toured Australia in 2016, with a Sydney Opera House show described by The Music as “testament to the band’s enduring commitment to creating unforgettable sonic experiences”. At once intimate and cosmic, Beach House explode onto the stage with glorious finesse and grandeur, bringing their adored songbook to kaleidoscopic life.

Beach House released 7 (their 7th full-length record) on Mistletone (Australia) and Sub Pop (worldwide). They have been a band for over 13 years and have written and released a total of 77 songs together. Mail order 7 and other Beach House goodies here.

The creation of 7 involved rebirth and rejuvenation; Scally and Legrand used to limit themselves to what they thought they could perform live, but this time that limitation was ignored. Unlike the last four albums, 7 didn’t have a producer in the traditional sense. Spacemen 3’s Sonic Boom (Peter Kember) became a significant force on this record by shedding conventions and helping to keep the songs alive and fresh. The band’s trusted live drummer from 2016 to the present, James Barone, played on the entire record, helping to keep rhythm at the centre of a lot of these songs.

In the band’s own words, “we are interested by the human mind’s (and nature’s) tendency to create forces equal and opposite to those present. Thematically, this record often deals with the beauty that arises in dealing with darkness; the empathy and love that grows from collective trauma; the place one reaches when they accept rather than deny. The twisted double edge of glamour, with its perils and perfect moments, was an endless source.

The number 7 does represent some interesting connections in numerology. 1 and 7 have always shared a common look, so 7 feels like the perfect step in the sequence to act as a restart. Most early religions also had a fascination with 7 as being the highest level of spirituality, as in ‘Seventh Heaven.’ At our best creative moments, we felt we were channeling some kind of heavy truth, and we sincerely hope the listeners will feel that.”

photo: Shawn Brackbill

Sydney

Mistletone very proudly presents Beach House‘s Australian tour 2019.

BEACH HOUSE TOUR DATES:

• BRISBANE: Tue February 26 @ The Triffid. Presales start Oct 23 from 12pm, here.
• PERTH: Thu February 28 @ Perth Festival. Tickets on sale here.
• SYDNEY: Mon March 4 @ Enmore Theatre. Presales start Oct 23 from 12pm, here.
• ADELAIDE: Wed March 6 @ RCC Fringe, University of Adelaide. Tickets on sale Fri Oct 26 from 9am, here.
• MELBOURNE: Fri March 8 @ Forum Melbourne. Presales start Oct 23 from 12pm, here.
• MEREDITH: Sat March 9 @ Golden Plains Festival. Tickets & info here.

To quote Aunty Meredith’s Golden Plains announcement;

“Time and Place.

Saturday night, just on dark, GP Thirteen, as an expectant Sup’ swells in eucalyptic, festooned anticipation.

It was late at night
You held on tight
From an empty seat
A flash of light

Perfect Time and Place. And Space.

Beach House have entered the pantheon of great dream pop acts. More recently, that dream has woken into epic soundscapes: cinematic, shoegazey, loud and dramatic. They’ve represented a high water mark for so many music-lovers for a long time now (77 songs to be exact) and recent albums, 7 and Depression Cherry, have lifted us higher still.

Fall… back… in… to… place

Perfect.”

•  “Beach House are special, maybe even one of a kind – undeniably, consistently brilliant” – Noisey
• “A radical blast of psychedelic pop bliss” – Rolling Stone

Beach House (Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally, with drummer James Barone) bring their overwhelming, cinematic live show back to Australia next summer.

Beach House last toured Australia in 2016, with a Sydney Opera House show described by The Music as “testament to the band’s enduring commitment to creating unforgettable sonic experiences”. At once intimate and cosmic, Beach House explode onto the stage with glorious finesse and grandeur, bringing their adored songbook to kaleidoscopic life.

Beach House released 7 (their 7th full-length record) on Mistletone (Australia) and Sub Pop (worldwide). They have been a band for over 13 years and have written and released a total of 77 songs together. Mail order 7 and other Beach House goodies here.

The creation of 7 involved rebirth and rejuvenation; Scally and Legrand used to limit themselves to what they thought they could perform live, but this time that limitation was ignored. Unlike the last four albums, 7 didn’t have a producer in the traditional sense. Spacemen 3’s Sonic Boom (Peter Kember) became a significant force on this record by shedding conventions and helping to keep the songs alive and fresh. The band’s trusted live drummer from 2016 to the present, James Barone, played on the entire record, helping to keep rhythm at the centre of a lot of these songs.

In the band’s own words, “we are interested by the human mind’s (and nature’s) tendency to create forces equal and opposite to those present. Thematically, this record often deals with the beauty that arises in dealing with darkness; the empathy and love that grows from collective trauma; the place one reaches when they accept rather than deny. The twisted double edge of glamour, with its perils and perfect moments, was an endless source.

The number 7 does represent some interesting connections in numerology. 1 and 7 have always shared a common look, so 7 feels like the perfect step in the sequence to act as a restart. Most early religions also had a fascination with 7 as being the highest level of spirituality, as in ‘Seventh Heaven.’ At our best creative moments, we felt we were channeling some kind of heavy truth, and we sincerely hope the listeners will feel that.”

photo: Shawn Brackbill

Mistletone very proudly presents Beach House‘s Australian tour 2019.

BEACH HOUSE TOUR DATES:

• PERTH: Thu February 28 @ Perth Festival. Tickets & info here.
• MEREDITH: Sat March 9 @ Golden Plains Festival. Tickets & info here.
• watch this space for more…

To quote Aunty Meredith’s Golden Plains announcement;

“Time and Place.

Saturday night, just on dark, GP Thirteen, as an expectant Sup’ swells in eucalyptic, festooned anticipation.

It was late at night
You held on tight
From an empty seat
A flash of light

Perfect Time and Place. And Space.

Beach House have entered the pantheon of great dream pop acts. More recently, that dream has woken into epic soundscapes: cinematic, shoegazey, loud and dramatic. They’ve represented a high water mark for so many music-lovers for a long time now (77 songs to be exact) and recent albums, 7 and Depression Cherry, have lifted us higher still.

Fall… back… in… to… place

Perfect.”

•  “Beach House are special, maybe even one of a kind – undeniably, consistently brilliant” – Noisey
• “A radical blast of psychedelic pop bliss” – Rolling Stone

Beach House (Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally, with drummer James Barone) bring their overwhelming, cinematic live show back to Australia next summer.

Beach House last toured Australia in 2016, with a Sydney Opera House show described by The Music as “testament to the band’s enduring commitment to creating unforgettable sonic experiences”. At once intimate and cosmic, Beach House explode onto the stage with glorious finesse and grandeur, bringing their adored songbook to kaleidoscopic life.

Beach House released 7 (their 7th full-length record) on Mistletone (Australia) and Sub Pop (worldwide). They have been a band for over 13 years and have written and released a total of 77 songs together. Mail order 7 and other Beach House goodies here.

The creation of 7 involved rebirth and rejuvenation; Scally and Legrand used to limit themselves to what they thought they could perform live, but this time that limitation was ignored. Unlike the last four albums, 7 didn’t have a producer in the traditional sense. Spacemen 3’s Sonic Boom (Peter Kember) became a significant force on this record by shedding conventions and helping to keep the songs alive and fresh. The band’s trusted live drummer from 2016 to the present, James Barone, played on the entire record, helping to keep rhythm at the centre of a lot of these songs.

In the band’s own words, “we are interested by the human mind’s (and nature’s) tendency to create forces equal and opposite to those present. Thematically, this record often deals with the beauty that arises in dealing with darkness; the empathy and love that grows from collective trauma; the place one reaches when they accept rather than deny. The twisted double edge of glamour, with its perils and perfect moments, was an endless source.

The number 7 does represent some interesting connections in numerology. 1 and 7 have always shared a common look, so 7 feels like the perfect step in the sequence to act as a restart. Most early religions also had a fascination with 7 as being the highest level of spirituality, as in ‘Seventh Heaven.’ At our best creative moments, we felt we were channeling some kind of heavy truth, and we sincerely hope the listeners will feel that.”

Mistletone very proudly presents Beach House‘s Australian tour 2019.

BEACH HOUSE TOUR DATES:

• BRISBANE: Tue February 26 @ The Triffid. Presales start Oct 23 from 12pm, here.
• PERTH: Thu February 28 @ Perth Festival. Tickets on sale here.
• SYDNEY: Mon March 4 @ Enmore Theatre. Presales start Oct 23 from 12pm, here.
• ADELAIDE: Wed March 6 @ RCC Fringe, University of Adelaide. Tickets on sale Fri Oct 26 from 9am, here.
• MELBOURNE: Fri March 8 @ Forum Melbourne. Presales start Oct 23 from 12pm, here.
• MEREDITH: Sat March 9 @ Golden Plains Festival. Tickets & info here.

To quote Aunty Meredith’s Golden Plains announcement;

“Time and Place.

Saturday night, just on dark, GP Thirteen, as an expectant Sup’ swells in eucalyptic, festooned anticipation.

It was late at night
You held on tight
From an empty seat
A flash of light

Perfect Time and Place. And Space.

Beach House have entered the pantheon of great dream pop acts. More recently, that dream has woken into epic soundscapes: cinematic, shoegazey, loud and dramatic. They’ve represented a high water mark for so many music-lovers for a long time now (77 songs to be exact) and recent albums, 7 and Depression Cherry, have lifted us higher still.

Fall… back… in… to… place

Perfect.”

•  “Beach House are special, maybe even one of a kind – undeniably, consistently brilliant” – Noisey
• “A radical blast of psychedelic pop bliss” – Rolling Stone

Beach House (Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally, with drummer James Barone) bring their overwhelming, cinematic live show back to Australia next summer.

Beach House last toured Australia in 2016, with a Sydney Opera House show described by The Music as “testament to the band’s enduring commitment to creating unforgettable sonic experiences”. At once intimate and cosmic, Beach House explode onto the stage with glorious finesse and grandeur, bringing their adored songbook to kaleidoscopic life.

Beach House released 7 (their 7th full-length record) on Mistletone (Australia) and Sub Pop (worldwide). They have been a band for over 13 years and have written and released a total of 77 songs together. Mail order 7 and other Beach House goodies here.

The creation of 7 involved rebirth and rejuvenation; Scally and Legrand used to limit themselves to what they thought they could perform live, but this time that limitation was ignored. Unlike the last four albums, 7 didn’t have a producer in the traditional sense. Spacemen 3’s Sonic Boom (Peter Kember) became a significant force on this record by shedding conventions and helping to keep the songs alive and fresh. The band’s trusted live drummer from 2016 to the present, James Barone, played on the entire record, helping to keep rhythm at the centre of a lot of these songs.

In the band’s own words, “we are interested by the human mind’s (and nature’s) tendency to create forces equal and opposite to those present. Thematically, this record often deals with the beauty that arises in dealing with darkness; the empathy and love that grows from collective trauma; the place one reaches when they accept rather than deny. The twisted double edge of glamour, with its perils and perfect moments, was an endless source.

The number 7 does represent some interesting connections in numerology. 1 and 7 have always shared a common look, so 7 feels like the perfect step in the sequence to act as a restart. Most early religions also had a fascination with 7 as being the highest level of spirituality, as in ‘Seventh Heaven.’ At our best creative moments, we felt we were channeling some kind of heavy truth, and we sincerely hope the listeners will feel that.”

photo: Shawn Brackbill

PARQUET COURTS TOUR DATES:

• AUCKLAND: Monday, 28th January @ Albert Park. Tickets: Official Website
• BRISBANE: Saturday, 2nd February @ Brisbane Showgrounds. Tickets: Official Website
• SYDNEY: Sunday, 3rd February @ SCA and Callan Park. Tickets: Official Website
  ADELAIDE: Friday, 8th February @ Hart’s Mill, Port Adelaide. Tickets: Official Website
• MELBOURNE: Saturday, 9th February @ Footscray Park. Tickets: Official Website
• FREMANTLE: Sunday, 10th February @ Esplanade Reserve and West End. Tickets: Official Website

Mistletone is rapt to present the return of Parquet Courts to Laneway Festival 2019. Watch this space for more!