AT SUNSET ANNOUNCE NATIONAL KISS ME HEADLINE TOUR FOR MARCH
Having just finished up a run of shows around the country supporting international heartthrobs R5 and The Vamps, Australia’s hottest new pop rock trio, At Sunset have today announced their own national headline tour to promote their new single, Kiss Me. Set to kick off at Fowlers Live in their hometown of Adelaide on March 12, the tour will then hit Melbourne’s Rubix Warehouse on March 13, Sydney’s The Lair on March 19, Brisbane’s Old Museum on March 20 and will finish up in Perth at HQ on April 2.
Having already picked up a stack of national radio additions across Australia, new single Kiss Me showcases the band’s impressive knack for writing incredibly catchy, guitar-driven pop rock smashes. Lead singer Harrison explains, “Kiss Me is about falling quickly and easily in love with someone to the point that all you want to do is spend every minute of every day having fun with them!”
With well over one million fans on facebook, 250,000 plus followers on twitter and having amassed over five million views on youtube, there’s no wonder everyone is talking about this anthemic pop-rockin’ trio from Adelaide.
Currently on tour in the Philippines, At Sunset are excited to return home to jump straight back on the road to play for fans. “It feels amazing to finally be doing our own headline tour. We’ve been writing and rehearsing for a while now, so we are so ready to get out and perform all of our new tracks to the fans… everyone can expect loud guitars, thumping bass, catchy tunes and a few jokes…. Andrew thinks he’s funny,” laughs Harrison.
2015 was a big year for the band, having been announced as Nova Australia’s Fresh New Discovery, which scored them mentoring by Ed Sheeran, as well as label support to release their debut single. Later in the year, thanks to the incredible support from their fans in the voting-based competition, they were recognised as the first ever winners of MTV Brand New Australia. And with their new single and national headline tour dates just around the corner, 2016 is set to be an even bigger year!
At Sunset are brothers, Harrison and Andrew Kantarias, and their good friend, Tom Jay Williams.
Kiss Me is available now
AT SUNSET NATIONAL KISS ME TOUR DATES – PRESENTED BY MTV MUSIC
SAT 12 MARCH | FOWLERS LIVE, ADELAIDE SA | ALL AGES
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SUN 13 MARCH | RUBIX WAREHOUSE, MELBOURNE VIC | ALL AGES
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SAT 19TH MARCH | THE LAIR, SYDNEY NSW | ALL AGES
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SUN 20TH MARCH | OLD MUSEUM, BRISBANE QLD | ALL AGES
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SAT 2ND APRIL | HQ, PERTH WA | ALL AGES
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MELBOURNE MUSIC BANK WINNER, JADE ALICE ANNOUNCES DEBUT SINGLE, KICK DRUM
Winner of Bank of Melbourne’s Melbourne Music Bank 2015, Jade Alice, today announced the release of her debut single, Kick Drum. The single will be launched at a gig at Shebeen on February 18 and comes to life with a beautiful performance-based video clip.
Bank of Melbourne’s flagship competition to uncover Victoria’s musical talent was an overwhelming success in its second year, attracting hundreds of submissions. Four finalists were voted by the public from twelve semi-finalists, with Jade Alice crowned the winner at a spectacular finale on the stage at Arts Centre Melbourne’s State Theatre. The artists were judged by an expert panel featuring campaign ambassador Ella Hooper, Bank of Melbourne Head of Brand and Marketing Jac Phillips, Beat Magazine Editor Cara Williams, PBS Homebrew host Maddy Mac, 123 Agency Director Damo Costin, Varrasso PR Director Frank Varrasso and Manager Chris Robinson.
Offering insight into the quirky, fun and incredibly catchy song, Jade Alice explains, “The melody for the song ‘Kick Drum’ actually came to me in a dream! The song is about a feeling of uncontrollable happiness; a feeling I hope resonates with others when they listen to it. The greatest reward for me as a musician is evoking the same emotion in people that I feel when I’m writing the song.”
The video for Kick Drum is a performance-based clip featuring a number of lush sets and narrative animations.
Studying music and music performance in year 12, Jade Alice has moved into Interactive Composition at the Victorian College of the Arts. She counts artists Kimbra, Joni Mitchell and Broods among her influences.
THUR 18 FEB | SHEBEEN, MELBOURNE |
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SHELLEY SEGAL ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE, BACKGROUND NOISES ALONGSIDE NATIONAL TOUR
Having just returned from a huge 40-date tour in the US, spirited Melbourne singer songwriter, Shelley Segal has announced the release of her new single, Background Noises. The flirtatious storyteller will hit the road for a string of national dates kicking off in Perth on November 18, moving through Adelaide, on to Victoria to play Dromana, Bennetts Lane and Paynesville, Brisbane, Albury, back to Adelaide and then home to Melbourne to complete the tour at Shelley’s regular Collins Square residency on December 18.
Lifted from her Strange Feeling EP (released May 2015), Background Noises is a blissfully lush and layered song, full of strings, keys and horns. Background Noises shows a more vulnerable and delicate side to the prolific and often opinionated singer songwriter. Written after the divorce of close friends and trying to imagine the situation from their perspective, Shelley explains, “The chorus seems to mean something different to me each time I sing it. Sometimes a shock, a deep loss, a painful reminder, an acceptance, a coming to terms with, a finality, a longing, an assertiveness, a future, a determinedness. As such a change would at different times of reflection. It’s not just a love or relationship lost but a physical place – a space and time that was all encompassing and is now gone.”
Shot and directed by Vince Lamberti (Bus Stop: Best Short Film 2011 Fist Full of Films Festival), the video clip is a visual expression of the song. “It’s documenting the loss of the spaces that vanish with drastic change and the accompanying pain and sadness,” explains Shelley. “It also touches on the positives of the growth and gains that can come after loss.”
An engaged and passionate touring artist, Shelley is eager to be back in Australia and share her recent experiences on stage with her local fans. “I’m excited to be back in Aus and to share what I’ve built: A space to reflect on the everyday, to see the layers of meaning behind each experience and how they shape us and our world,” she enthuses.
Strange Feeling (2015) fits seamlessly in to Shelley’s impressive back catalogue of releases, from her internationally inspired pop album, An Easy Escape (2013) through to her folk-pop protest record, An Atheist Album (2012) and collaborative Jazz album with Adam Levy (Norah Jones, Tracy Chapman), Little March (2013). Shelley also wrote and recorded award-winning track, Chemistry, with DJ Carl Cox, which spent two weeks at #1 on the dance charts in 2011.