ANNOUNCES APRIL 2022 EVENTS FOR ROCHFORD WINES YARRA VALLEY AND ROCHE ESTATE HUNTER VALLEY
Iconic mainstay festival Sunset Sounds has announced it’ll be delighting audiences and celebrating Australian singer songwriters at Rochford Wines Yarra Valley and Roche Estate Hunter Valley in April 2022. Set to take over the exquisite wineries on April 9 and 23 next year, the festival features an impressive haul of some of the country’s most prized singer songwriters, including; Xavier Rudd, Pete Murray, The Whitlams, Josh Pyke, Tex Perkins & The Fat Rubber Band, The Beautiful Girls, Busby Marou, Ash Grunwald, Kyle Lionhart, Charlie Collins, Little Green and Amber Rose.
Tickets go on sale at 9am local time on Thursday 2 December, with a 48 hour Sunset Sounds presale live at 9am local time on Tuesday 30 November.
Excited to be headlining, Xavier Rudd says, “I’m stoked to join the lineup for Sunset Sounds festival and to share some new music on stage. It’s an exciting time for people, a time to reset, a time for gratitude, a time to remember how lucky we are that we can celebrate life, love, music etc so freely in this magical country that we get to call home.”
“This is a cracking line up, I can’t wait to share the stage with these artists again,” says Pete Murray.
“This is a show that must go on! There’s been reshuffling and rescheduling, but I’m so excited to be a part of this event, and can’t wait to play for you all!” adds Josh Pyke.
“The searing sizzle of the cicada is a sunset sound. So is the soothing seductive sombre of the songs and smiles of some of the south’s songmen and women,” enthuses Tex Perkins, “Sunset Sounds summons us all!”
Excited about the return of the live scene, Empire’s Marc Christowski says, “After almost two years of no activity, we are super excited to bring this world class line-up including Xavier Rudd, Pete Murray and The Whitlams to the stunning wineries in the Hunter & Yarra Valley.”
After an unprecedented write off for live music in 2020, don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the return of live music with some of Australia’s most beloved live acts at some of the country’s finest outdoor music venues.
Tickets go on sale at 9am local time on Thursday 2 December
Sunset Sounds will be held with a commitment to a COVID Safe environment. Festival organisers will work closely with and comply with all requirements of the public health authorities. If the show is required to be postponed, a postponement date will be announced and punters will be eligible for a full refund if they are unable to make the new date.
SUNSET SOUNDS | SAT 9 APRIL | ROCHFORD WINES, YARRA VALLEY| VIC | 18+
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au | 1300 364 001 | All Ticketek Outlets
SUNSET SOUNDS | SAT 23 APRIL | ROCHE ESTATE, HUNTER VALLEY | NSW | 18+
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au | 1300 364 001 | All Ticketek Outlets
BOO SEEKA ANNOUNCES HYPNOTIC NEW SINGLE ‘DREAM’
Aussie festival fave Boo Seeka has just dropped another perfect, sun-soaked new track, Dream, a song for escapists, for daydreamers, for those hoping, wishing for a different world, out today, December 2. Dream is a stunning return to Boo Seeka’s electro-pop roots, and follows the versatile artist’s most recent single, the affecting, melancholy, acoustic track Tripwire. Both singles are set to appear on the new Boo Seeka LP, scheduled for release in 2022. Boo Seeka will be hitting the road to play Byron Bay Beach Hotel, Queens Wharf Hotel Newcastle and Beyond The City in Melbourne through December, and will be jumping on the For The Love lineup that’ll take in Gold Coast, Wollongong, Melbourne and Perth in Feb and March 2022.
Dream sparkles, glistens; it demonstrates such a nuanced and impressive knowledge of pop songwriting paired with classic electronic production – Boo Seeka quite literally has it all. His soft, assured vocals offer hook after hook atop a sharp, shining bed of metallic beats. It’s easy to imagine this track going off at a summer festival, crowd heaving, moving in sync towards the drop. Speaking on the conception of the track, Boo reflects on some of his influences: “Given that the world is now stranger than it probably ever has been, indulging in the obscurities of life has been super important for my writing process. A world created by my imagination whilst sleeping is what inspired Dream, and was something that felt very easy to write down on paper. Also, I don’t usually listen to a lot of music when I’m creating, but for this song it was different. Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap was playing when I first started putting pen to paper, and I found myself putting the song on repeat while I wrote the whole track. This was the start of everything for this track.”
There certainly is a clear nod to Imogen Heap and her iconic production in Dream, but it also evokes the likes of James Blake, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Glass Animals, even fans of Tame Impala will find something to like in this beauty. It’s the kind of chill, hooky electro pop that feels universally appealing – irresistible, impossible not to tap your feet along to. It’s just another example of Boo Seeka’s uncanny ability to capture emotion – whether it’s an acoustic, guitar-driven song or a pumping electro hit, he hits the nail on the head every time. Reflecting on his own versatility, Boo says, “I love the fact that people can recognise a previous Boo Seeka track as soon as it’s being spun. However, I think the development of my songwriting has been exploring different ideas, different emotions that are created with different sounds. The diversity in the production of the record that is coming in 2022 is something we are really proud of, and can’t wait to share it.”
Lucky fans will be able to hear Dream live at Boo Seeka’s December shows in NSW, as Boo gives audiences a taste of what to expect from the tour: “Typical of a Boo show, there is a whole lot of energy on stage, and we just hope that we can provide the best time possible for people that pay their hard-earned money to be there. SHOWS ARE BACK!!! LET’S GO!!!”
Dream is out now on Disrupt Music Group.
RÜFÜS DU SOL COLLECT ARIA AWARDS FOR BEST GROUP AND BEST DANCE RELEASE NOMINATED FOR GRAMMY FOR BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORDING
The extraordinary year marches on for RÜFÜS DU SOL who lastnight took home the ARIA awards for Best Group and Best Dance Release, with a performance of their song Alive (from their sold out Banc of California stadium show) broadcast as part of the awards ceremony. The Aussie electronic trio also this week picked up a Grammy nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Recording for Alive, their third Grammy nomination in the last two years.
“We’re truly humbled to take out two ARIA’s amongst such great company in both categories – it means so much to us to be recognised at this level,” enthuses the band, “It’s such an exciting time for Australian music right now and to be a part of that community that’s translating overseas, it really means a lot to us. We can’t wait to come back home next year to play live for everyone.”
“And we’re incredibly grateful to be nominated for a Grammy Award for Alive. We wanted to lead with this song as our first new piece of music after the pandemic, as it felt like the right mix of melancholy and hopefulness that spoke to the shared experience of the past couple of years for us. We still get the same feeling when we play it live and see the crowd reactions. We’re eternally thankful for everyone who’s been a part of our journey thus far, particularly our co-producer Jason Evigan and mixing wizard Cassian for their role in this song.”
The ARIA wins and Grammy nomination cap off what has been an unprecedented year for RÜFÜS DU SOL – dropping their anticipated fourth studio album Surrender which debuted at the top of the ARIA charts last month, announcing their biggest home tour yet with Sydney and Melbourne shows selling out before tickets even had the chance to go on sale to the general public, performing On My Knees on Jimmy Kimmell Live!, headlining some of America’s biggest festivals Governors Ball (NYC), Austin City Limits, III Points Miami and Outside Lands San Francisco, and finishing up their extensive North American tour (which included 3 shows at LA’s Banc of California Stadium, performing to 70,000) last weekend.
Tickets to the Australian national tour are on sale now and are moving fast with the band selling out their Sydney and Melbourne shows, and announcing second shows in these markets. This tour will provide the only opportunity for fans to witness the phenomenon that is RÜFÜS DU SOL live in Australia in 2022 and will kick off at Brisbane Showgrounds on November 26, before taking in Sydney’s The Domain on December 2 and 3, Adelaide’s Ellis Park/Tampawardli on December 10 and Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse on December 15 and 16, before finishing up at Perth’s Langley Park on December 17. Tickets are on sale now via Moshtix.
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Surrender is out now on Rose Avenue and Reprise / Warner Records STREAM / PURCHASE SURRENDER
NATIONAL SURRENDER TOUR
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SAT 26 NOV | BRISBANE SHOWGROUNDS, BRISBANE, QLD | 18+
FRI 2 DEC | THE DOMAIN, SYDNEY, NSW | 18+ [SOLD OUT]
SAT 3 DEC | THE DOMAIN, SYDNEY, NSW | 18+ **NEW SHOW ADDED
SAT 10 DEC | ELLIS PARK / TAMPAWARDLI, ADELAIDE, SA | 18+
THU 15 DEC | FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE, MELBOURNE, VIC | 18+ [ SOLD OUT]
FRI 16 DEC | FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE, MELBOURNE, VIC | 18+ **NEW SHOW ADDED
SAT 17 DEC | LANGLEY PARK, PERTH, WA | 18+