TELSTRA ROAD TO DISCOVERY WINNER, LOREN KATE ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE, EP AND NATIONAL TOUR
Off the back of her impressive Telstra Road to Discovery win last year, Loren Kate presents her new single, When You Leave (out September 7) and EP, Til The Night Meets The Sun, set for release on October 9. Loren will be celebrating with a recording trip and a few gigs in Nashville in September, before returning home for a national tour kicking off at The Wheatsheaf Hotel in Thebarton on October 9, swinging through Melbourne, Bunbury, Fremantle, Maldon, Adelaide, Bellingen and finishing up at the Mullum Music Fest in Mullumbimby on Nov 21 and 22.
First single, When You Leave is an exquisitely heartfelt folk country tune with a warm Australiana feel. Written for Loren’s ex-partner who passed away two years ago, the generous and beautifully intimate storytelling invites us in to Loren’s life and in just four minutes portrays a genuine sense of the pain and loss, and the depth of friendship and love shared between the two. “He was a dear friend and a big teacher in my life,” says Loren. “On the way to the hospital to say my last goodbye, this song started writing itself. I was trying to find the words to say, but what can you say to someone who’s about to pass away? I just wanted him to feel my love, and take it with him.”
Explaining the interesting way in which the video clip came about, Loren says, “I happen to live in this amazing ‘Arts Eco Village’ in South Australia. The village has so many talented people including photographer and film maker, Emily McAllen who filmed the clip. The animation was put together by a good friend called Kevin Chan, he lives 3 doors up. I love working at grassroots level with people just starting out, people with a huge passion for artistic expression. Both Kevin and Emily really understand me and can feel what I’m trying to achieve, so it was easy to bounce ideas and create the clip.”
A gorgeously emotive EP, rich with storytelling folk tunes, Til Night Meets The Sun was written over two years and tells intimate tales of Loren’s childhood, the relationship between her mother and father, losing an ex-partner “and the anxiety and strength that came with turning thirty,” Loren explains. “I wasn’t planning to make a new record, I was actually planning to have a baby of the human variety, and then I won the Telstra Road to discovery and decided to do both!” The EP was recorded between The Music Cellar and Studio Goonga (Glen Hannah’s home studio) and produced by Glen Hannah (Felicity Urquhart, Chasing Bailey, Kim Cheshire), mixed and mastered by Jeff McCormack (Kasey Chambers, Shane Nicholson).
After winning Telstra Road to Discovery last year, Loren beams, “The moment they announced my name I felt this sense of relief, like all of the sudden there were more possibilities and opportunities. Sometimes as an independent musician I feel like I’m carrying huge rocks up massive mountains. Winning the Telstra Road to Discovery meant I had a team of people, a year of mentoring and the funding to move those rocks more efficiently.”
Tickets to the national tour are on sale now
LOREN KATE NATIONAL TOUR DATES
SAT 10 OCT | THE WHEATSHEAF HOTEL, THEBARTON, SA | 18+
WED 14 OCT | THE TOFF IN TOWN, MELBOURNE, VIC | 18+
FRI 23 OCT | RED MILL STORE, BUNBURY, WA | ALL AGES |
Tickets available from gregnavarro@westnet.com.au
SAT 24 OCT | HOUSE CONCERT, FREMANTLE, WA | ALL AGES | PRIVATE CONCERT
SUN 25 OCT | KIDOGO ARTHOUSE, FREMANTLE, WA | ALL AGES
Tickets available from https://events.ticketbooth.com.au/event/LorenKateTilNightMeets
SAT 31 OCT – SUN 1 NOV | MALDON FOLK FESTIVAL, VIC | ALL AGES
Tickets available from http://www.maldonfolkfestival.com/tickets.htm
SAT 7 NOV | VEGAN FESTIVAL, ADELAIDE, SA | ALL AGES | FREE
SUN 8 NOV | THE CHEESE FACTORY STUDIO GALLERY, MEADOWS, SA | ALL AGES
Tickets available from info@cheesefactory.com.au Phone: 08 83883725
THUR 19 NOV | NO.5, BELLINGEN, NSW | ALL AGES
SAT 21 NOV- SUN 22 NOV | MULLUM MUSIC FEST, MULLUMBIMBY, NSW | ALL AGES
Tickets available from http://www.mullummusicfestival.com
RÜFÜS ANNOUNCE WORLD TOUR + DROP VIDEO FOR ‘YOU WERE RIGHT’
Sydney trio RÜFÜS have today announced a world You Were Right tour, set to hit the road for some huge dates across Australia and North America later this year. The first leg kicks off in Brisbane on October 16 and rolls around the country for the remainder of the month, while November will see the boys enter DU SOL mode, as they hit Vancouver, LA, San Francisco, and New York over two glorious weeks.
Just in case that wasn’t enough excitement for you, RÜFÜS have just dropped the official video for You Were Right and it’s a masterpiece that takes the viewer on a blissful, weightless journey. “We worked with long time collaborator Katzki, who also happens to be my brother and has done every one of our videos,” explains keys player Jon George. “The video is about a feeling. It’s the anticipation of a single moment and waiting for that moment of euphoria.”
Pumped to hit the road, Jon humbly explains, “We started the band just wanting to be able to play shows to our friends at parties, so to now be able to announce a tour that takes us all around Australia and to the other side of the Pacific to some of the most amazing cities in North America is amazing. We’ve been working so hard trying to put together an album of songs that we would want to hear, we’re very close to finished with the album and looking forward to get out there on a big stage playing these new songs to people for the first time. The reaction to You Were Right has been great, we’re excited to share the rest of the record with people.”
Album title and release date coming soon.
Tickets to the You Were Right tour go on sale on Friday
TIM WHEATLEY ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE, ALBUM AND AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Melbourne indie alt folk troubadour, Tim Wheatley has today announced the release of his new single, Valerie (out August 6) and debut solo album, Cast of Yesterday, set for release on August 28. Wheatley will be celebrating with a string of dates kick starting at The Midnight Special in Newtown on August 13, moving through to The Vanguard (Syd) August 14, Central Park (Syd) August 16, The Lansdowne Hotel (Syd) August 16, Café Del Mar (Syd) August 20, Illawarra Brewery (Wollongong) August 21, Howlin’ Wolf (Wollongong) August 22, The Soda Factory (Syd) August 23, Gympie Music Muster (Gympie) August 27 & 28, The Triffid (Bris) August 29, The Grace Darling (Melb) for the official album launch on August 30, Café Del Mar (Syd) September 2 and finishing up at The Metro (Syd) on September 4.
Inspired to write lead single Valerie after reading the novel Delinquent Angel about Melbourne Poet, Shelton Lea, Wheatley explains, “It began with an insight into the fractured relationship between Shelton and his adopted mother Valerie – the matriarch of the Darryl Lea chocolate family.” Tasteful use of acoustic and slide guitar sets an overwhelming feeling of nostalgia, but it is Wheatley’s understated lyrics and smooth Australian-tinged vocals that so beautifully tell this sad tale.
The video clip for Valerie was filmed and produced in Hollywood by Tahyna Tozzi-MacManus and Rachel Taylor of Go Forth Content (a collective of emerging Australian directors and producers living and working in LA) and stars Jessica McNamee (Packed To The Rafters, Sirens, The Vow). “The story of Valerie takes place in 1960s Melbourne, but was actually filmed in a studio in Los Angeles, so I sought the help of a few Aussie friends over here in LA who were able to help get the story across in a beautifully shot clip that was brought to fruition by Tahyna in a tiny Hollywood casting studio,” says Wheatley. “We all agreed that our good friend Jessica would be perfect for the role of Valerie and placed a fair bit of pressure on her to deliver the story, which I think she did beautifully. We wanted something clean and simple, but with a sense of nostalgia.”
Cast of Yesterday was recorded at Sing Sing studios in Melbourne, produced by Paul McKercher (You Am I, Sarah Blasko, Pete Murray) and mixed by Niko Bolas (Neil Young, Johnny Cash) at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. Poetically titled, Cast of Yesterday, the album was written about a range of people from Wheatley’s past – friends, heroes and villains and is a dynamic collection of songs that is sure to surprise and delight. With an alt-folk, indie Australiana and at times country feel, Cast Of Yesterday is packed with memorable melodies and a signature smooth vocal, all the while showcasing Wheatley’s impressive songwriting ability. “I’ve been carrying this album around with me in pieces for so long now, that to hear the mastered version was a huge weight off my shoulders. It’s also the excitement of coming home and touring that comes along with the release that I can’t wait for,” beams Wheatley.
Tickets to the national tour are on sale now
TIM WHEATLEY AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES
THUR 13 AUG | THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, NEWTOWN | SYDNEY
FRI 14 AUG | THE VANGUARD| SYDNEY
SUN 16 AUG | CENTRAL PARK, BROADWAY | SYDNEY
SUN 16 AUG | THE LANSDOWNE HOTEL, BROADWAY | SYDNEY
THUR 20 AUG | CAFÉ DEL MAR | SYDNEY
FRI 21 AUG | ILLAWARA BREWERY | WOLLONGONG
SAT 22 AUG | HOWLIN’ WOLF | WOLLONGONG
SUN 23 AUG | THE SODA FACTORY | SYDNEY
THUR 27 + FRI 28 AUG | GYMPIE MUSIC MUSTER | GYMPIE
SAT 29 AUG | THE TRIFFID | BRISBANE
SUN 30 AUG | THE GRACE DARLING | MELBOURNE
WED 2 SEP | CAFÉ DEL MAR | SYDNEY
FRI 4 SEP | THE METRO | SYDNEY