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JULIA HOLTER SYDNEY SHOW: The Standard, Wednesday February 12 with special guests Ducktails + Caitlin Park. Tickets on sale now from Moshtix. Presented by FBi.

Mistletone proudly presents Julia Holter, one of the most singular artists to emerge from the groundswell of independent music in America. A Los Angeles composer who melds avant-pop and the art-song tradition, Julia Holter’s music is ambitious, yet intimate, described by Pitchfork as “bedroom pop made by somebody with pin-ups of Heidegger, Virginia Woolf and Laurie Anderson papering the walls”. Julia’s lush new album for Domino, Loud City Song, is one of the most universally critically acclaimed records this year. Julia Holter first toured Australia as a trio for Laneway Festival 2013 and now returns as a five piece, her extraordinary vocals and keyboards accompanied by cello, violin, sax and drums.

Very special guest for Julia’s return Australian tour is Ducktails, aka Brooklyn-based Matthew Mondanile, in exquisite solo performance mode. Ducktails traffics in the spaced-out pop songs one might discover in out-of-the-way thrift stores or deep in bins of 1970s private-press records—a casually sophisticated, genre-eluding pop ambience that contrasts with, yet echoes, the music Matt plays in the indie group Real Estate.

Opener Caitlin Park takes folk and electro-acoustics to new heights with her abstract composition, sampling and film nostalgia. Her debut album MILK ANNUAL is a sprawling, intricate and heart-warming foray into the soundscapes of old films, audio books, spoken word, and minimalistic musical arrangement. Featuring performances by Holly Throsby, Aidan Roberts and a song co-written by Peter Broderick, MILK ANNUAL is inspired by the likes of Steve Reich, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, CocoRosie and The Sleeping States. CP is currently writing her sophomore album, boasting even more sampling, a bigger sound and more filmic-esque adventure.