BOY & BEAR ‘LIMIT OF LOVE’ DEBUTS AT #1 ON ARIA ALBUM CHART
As Boy & Bear prepare for their live shows in Europe and the USA, the much loved Australian band are celebrating their second #1 ARIA Album with ‘LIMIT OF LOVE’ skyrocketing to the top of the ARIA ALBUM CHART this week.
Surprising their fans last week with an impromptu mini-gig in Sydney’s CBD, Boy & Bear performed new songs off the album showing why Limit Of Love has been receiving great praise around the country. Their acoustic set also included classic songs from their double-platinum Moonfire album and the #1 ARIA Album Harlequin Dream leaving the crowd with a taste of what’s to come on their National ‘Limit Of Love’ tour early 2016.
“The imminent third record from rock quintet Boy & Bear will bolster their ranks” Kathy McCabe News Limited
“Folk-pop ensemble stay fresh with album number three” Rolling Stone Magazine Australia
“Loaded with tasteful yet sumptuous melodies” Simon Collins, The West Australian
“Their strongest yet, blending all their preceding strengths into a record brimming with character” The Brag
“Their power as a live outfit translate into their music-making process with their most refined effort to date” The Music
“Another successful album in Australia” Craig Mathieson, SMH/THE AGE
“This album captures a band at the height of their powers, both as live performers and collective composers this time around “ Speaker TV
“Boy & Bear capture the essence of Australia in music that is earnest and authentic, which rarely fails to evoke emotion” Howl & Echoes
“A stripped back record that cuts to the heart of what has brought them critical and commercial acclaim” Beat Magazine
Written together as a full band and recorded live to tape with Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs), the five- time ARIA winners recorded their third studio album Limit Of Love in the inspirational surroundings of Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studio.
Their first single released from the album, Walk the Wire was instantly added to Triple J (reaching #1 Most Played) and continues to be supported by the National Broadcaster as well as the Triple M Network. In addition, the hilarious and somewhat out-of-character official video has become a band favourite.
Limit of Love is a recording that is less about fine-tuning everything to the nth-degree, and more about capturing a band at the height of their powers in an honest, organic way. It’s an approach most modern bands would be too scared to try, but for Boy & Bear, that leap of faith has proven to be a very successful masterstroke.
BOY & BEAR – LIMIT OF LOVE TOUR
Art of Sleeping and Montaigne.
presented by triple j
On Sale Now from www.boyandbear.com
FRI 22 JAN | ODEON THEATRE, HOBART TAS
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets
SAT 23 JAN | FESTIVAL HALL, MELBOURNE VIC
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100 | All Ticketmaster Outlets
FRI 29 JAN | THEBARTON THEATRE, ADELAIDE SA
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100 | All Ticketmaster Outlets
SAT 30 JAN | RED HILL AUDITORIUM, PERTH WA
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets
FRI 12 FEB | HORDERN PAVILION, SYDNEY NSW
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au | 132 849 | All Ticketek Outlets
SAT 13 FEB | RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE QLD
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100 | All Ticketmaster Outlets
BOY & BEAR’S THIRD STUDIO ALBUM ‘LIMIT OF LOVE’ IS OUT TODAY! NATIONAL ‘LIMIT OF LOVE’ TOUR IS ON SALE NOW
“The imminent third record from rock quintet Boy & Bear will bolster their ranks” Kathy McCabe News Limited
“Folk-pop ensemble stay fresh with album number three” Rolling Stone Magazine Australia
“Loaded with tasteful yet sumptuous melodies” Simon Collins, The West Australian
“Their strongest yet, blending all their preceding strengths into a record brimming with character” The Brag
“Their power as a live outfit translate into their music-making process with their most refined effort to date” The Music
“Another successful album in Australia” Craig Mathieson, SMH/THE AGE
“This album captures a band at the height of their powers, both as live performers and collective composers this time around “ Speaker TV
“Boy & Bear capture the essence of Australia in music that is earnest and authentic, which rarely fails to evoke emotion” Howl & Echoes
“A stripped back record that cuts to the heart of what has brought them critical and commercial acclaim” Beat Magazine
Written together as a full band and recorded live to tape with Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs), Boy & Bears third studio album Limit Of Love is out today. Recorded in the inspirational surroundings of Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studio, Limit Of Love has already been met with great praise across the country.
The first single released from the album, Walk the Wire, fuelled by a gritty guitar and synth groove was instantly added to Triple J (reaching #1 Most Played) and the Triple M Network. Driving the success of the song at radio and online has been the hilarious and somewhat out-of-character video for Walk The Wire, directed by award winners Darcy Prendergast and Josh Thomas from the Oh Yeah Wow, (Goyte, The Paper Kites, Hermitude).
A live video of first and current single Walk the Wire was recently filmed and recorded at Sydney’s Studio 301 giving fans a sneak peek of the outstanding and reputable live performance of the Sydney 5-piece.
Anyone who has seen five-time ARIA winners Boy & Bear perform will attest to their power as a live outfit. With three full-length albums and hundreds of hours of gigs under their belt, the Sydney band will also be taking their live show to Europe and the USA next month with the Australian National ‘Limit Of Love’ Album Tour to follow early 2016.
BOY & BEAR – LIMIT OF LOVE TOUR
Art of Sleeping and Montaigne.
presented by triple j
On Sale Now from www.boyandbear.com
FRI 22 JAN | ODEON THEATRE, HOBART TAS
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets
SAT 23 JAN | FESTIVAL HALL, MELBOURNE VIC
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100 | All Ticketmaster Outlets
FRI 29 JAN | THEBARTON THEATRE, ADELAIDE SA
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100 | All Ticketmaster Outlets
SAT 30 JAN | RED HILL AUDITORIUM, PERTH WA
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets
FRI 12 FEB | HORDERN PAVILION, SYDNEY NSW
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au | 132 849 | All Ticketek Outlets
SAT 13 FEB | RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE QLD
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100 | All Ticketmaster Outlets
GARRETT KATO RELEASES NEW ALBUM ‘THAT LOW AND LONESOME SOUND’ ALONGSIDE 27 DATE TOUR WITH PETE MURRAY
Canadian born, Byron Bay local Garrett Kato has today released his anticipated new record, That Low and Lonesome Sound, alongside the announcement of a 27 date tour opening for Pete Murray on his extensive regional, Yours Acoustically tour through October, November and December. Kato will also be hitting the road this month to play a run of album launch shows kick starting tonight at Brunswick Hotel in Brunswick Heads, Black Bear Lodge Brisbane on the 17th, The Vanguard Sydney on the 23rd and 303 Melbourne on September 26.
New single Headlights is an anthemic, toe-tapping folk rock, anti-love song. “I’ve always loved the idea of anti love songs and having a large group of people sing along to something other than ‘I love you babe,’” says Kato.
Recorded between Kato’s home studio and 301 Studios in Byron Bay, alongside Anthony Lycenko, That Low and Lonesome Sound was two years in the making with Kato recording most songs multiple times, explaining, “I just kept adjusting them and tending to them like my garden.” The result is a dynamic album full of texture and warmth. Kato’s smooth, dreamy melodies and exquisite harmonies create a feeling of nostalgia, weaving a rich tapestry of storytelling folk gems.
Written about Kato’s relocation from Canada to Australia, “the record focuses on the journey and personal battles of letting go of a past life,” he explains, “some songs have themes which stretch further into my past, but the majority are about my new life and love in Australia… it’s basically a personal diary of manhood and letting go.”
Pumped to tour the new record, Kato will be playing his first run of September shows with his full band and will then jump straight on the road solo to open for his local Byron mate Pete Murray. ”Playing solo with just my guitar is my most comfortable mode, I love breaking hearts if I can.”
GARRETT KATO THAT LOW AND LONESOME SOUND EAST COAST TOUR
FRIDAY 11 SEP | BRUNSWICK HOTEL, BRUNSWICK HEADS | 18+ | Tickets
THURSDAY 17 SEP | BLACK BEAR LODGE, BRISBANE QLD | 18+| Tickets
WEDNESDAY 23 SEP | THE VANGUARD, SYDNEY | 18+| Tickets
SATURDAY 26 SEP | 303, MELBOURNE | 18+| Tickets
GARRETT KATO NATIONAL TOUR DATES WITH PETE MURRAY
THURSDAY 1 OCT | MT ISA CIVIC CENTRE, MT ISA | 18+ | Tickets
FRIDAY 2 OCT | TANKS ARTS CENTRE, CAIRNS, QLD | 18+ | Tickets
SATURDAY 3 OCT | JUPITERS CASINO, TOWNSVILLE, QLD | 18+ | Tickets
SUNDAY 4 OCT | MAGNUMS HOTEL, AIRLIE BEACH, QLD | 18+ | Tickets
FRIDAY 09 OCT | RACEHORSE HOTEL, IPSWICH, QLD | 18+ | Tickets
SATURDAY 10 OCT | THE TRIFFID, BRISBANE, QLD | 18+ | Tickets
SUNDAY 11 OCT | TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, QLD | 18+ | Tickets
WEDNESDAY 14 OCT | CAPITAL THEATER, BENDIGO, VIC | 18+ | Tickets
THURSDAY 15 OCT | REGENT MULTIPLEX, BALLARAT, VIC | 18+ | Tickets
FRIDAY 16 OCT | TORQUAY HOTEL, TORQUAY, VIC | 18+ | Tickets
SATURDAY 17 OCT | THE TRAK, MELBOURNE, VIC | 18+ | Tickets
SATURDAY 24 OCT | HER MAJESTY’S THEATER, ADELAIDE | 18+ | Tickets
WEDNESDAY 11 NOV | SPIRIT BAR, TRARALGON, VIC | 18+ | Tickets
THURSDAY 12 NOV | HALLAM HOTEL, HALLAM, VIC | 18+ | Tickets
FRIDAY 13 NOV | THE WREST POINT, HOBART, TAS | 18+ | Tickets
SATURDAY 14 NOV | LAUNCESTON COUNTRY CLUB, LAUNCESTON, TAS | 18+ | Tickets
THURSDAY 19 NOV | DEPOT ON BEAUMONT, NEWCASTLE, NSW | 18+ | Tickets
FRIDAY 20 NOV | WAVES, WOLLONGONG, NSW | 18+ | Tickets
SATURDAY 21 NOV | THE BASEMENT, SYDNEY, NSW | 18+ | Tickets
SUNDAY 22 NOV | THE BASEMENT, SYDNEY, NSW | 18+ | Tickets
THURSDAY 26 NOV | MONA VALE HOTEL, MONA VALE, NSW | 18+ | Tickets
FRIDAY 27 NOV | ENTRANCE LEAGUES CLUB, BATEAU BAY, NSW | 18+ | Tickets
FRIDAY 28 NOV | PLAYHOUSE CANBERRA THEATER, CANBERRA, NSW | 18+ | Tickets
SATURDAY 29 NOV | NEW ALBURY HOTEL , ALBURY, NSW | 18+ | Tickets
THURSDAY 03 DEC | HARVEY ROAD TAVERN, GLADSTONE, QLD | 18+ | Tickets
FRIDAY 04 DEC | VILLA NOOSA, NOOSAVILLE, QLD | 18+ | Tickets
SATURDAY 05 DEC | REDLAND BAY TAVERN, RELAND BAY, QLD | 18+ | Tickets