RÜFÜS DROP NEW SINGLE & VIDEO ‘LIKE AN ANIMAL’ AND ANNOUNCE ALBUM #2 TITLE ‘BLOOM’
Just weeks out from kicking off their first tour on home soil in over a year, RÜFÜS bring us Like An Animal, the second single from their forthcoming sophomore album set to be titled Bloom. The single is everything you wanted to hear from the Sydney trio, who continue to impress as they pioneer their own clever blend of melodic pop-euphoria.
The official video accompanying the release is a collaboration between director Katzki and visual artist Jack Vanzet. It is the band’s most immersive video yet, a psychedelic journey of three friends to an instinct-driven paradise.
Iconically RÜFÜS, Like An Animal has hooks for days and we dare you not to sign along as they bring their live show back to AUS. You can catch RÜFÜS playing a number of shows around the country this October where they’ll be joined by Sweat It Out mainstay Cassian, and breakout duo YUMA X, before they venture abroad for their North American Tour (full list of dates below).
Like An Animal is the second bite of the forthcoming RÜFÜS LP, Bloom, and while we can’t tell you too much about the album just yet (release date // tracklist TBA), we sat lead singer Tyrone Lindqvist down to fill you in a little more. ”We just put all the cliches about second albums out of our minds and tried to write something that we would want to listen to right now,” he says. “The title came pretty easily, even before we finished the album we knew we wanted to call it Bloom. It fitted where we were at with the music, and also where we were at creatively.”
Like An Animal will be available via Sweat It Out Music on September 25
Further details on album #2, Bloom coming soon
Tickets to the You Were Right tour are on sale now
‘YOU WERE RIGHT’ WORLD TOUR
Presented by Sweat it Out, Team Leisurely, Select Music and Creative Artists Agency
AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES
15 Oct | The Tivoli Brisbane, QLD | NEW SHOW ADDED!
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au/Rufus-tickets/artist/1275482
16 Oct | The Tivoli Brisbane, QLD | SOLD OUT
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au/Rufus-tickets/artist/1275482
17 Oct | Freo Arts Centre Fremantle WA | SOLD OUT
Tickets available from http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?eventId=54830
18 Oct | HQ Adelaide, SA |
Tickets available from http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?eventId=54833
21 Oct | The Forum, Melbourne, VIC | NEW SHOW ADDED!
Tickets available from http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/Rufus-tickets/artist/1275482
22 Oct | The Forum, Melbourne, VIC | NEW SHOW ADDED! SOLD OUT
Tickets available from http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/Rufus-tickets/artist/1275482
23 Oct | The Forum, Melbourne, VIC | SOLD OUT
Tickets available from http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/Rufus-tickets/artist/1275482
24 Oct | Wollongong Uni Hall, W’gong NSW | SOLD OUT
Tickets available from http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?eventId=54839
28 Oct | Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW | NEW SHOW ADDED!
Tickets available from http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=RUFUS15
29 Oct | ANU, Canberra ACT |
Tickets available from http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=RUFUS15
30 Oct | Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW | SOLD OUT
Tickets available from http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=RUFUS15
31 Oct | This That Festival, Newcastle NSW |
Tickets available from http://www.thisthat.com.au/
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
5 Nov | Venue, Vancouver, BC |
Tickets available from http://bplive.electrostub.com/event.cfm?id=152424&cart
6 Nov | Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA|
Tickets available from http://axs.com/events/278882/rufus-du-sol-tickets
7 Nov | Mezzanine, San Francisco CA|
Tickets available from http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C004F0ABD954989
11 Nov | Music Hall of Williamsburg, New York, NY|
Tickets available from http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00004F04DF71A694
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
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