TASMANIAN FOLK ARTIST, HÉLOISE TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE, THIS IS HOME ALONGSIDE LAUNCH SHOW AT THE WORKERS CLUB
After taking home the major prize in Bank of Melbourne’s Victorian music initiative, Melbourne Music Bank 2014, eclectic folk songstress, Héloise is set to release her winning single, This Is Home on April 17. Héloise will be launching her single at The Workers Club on Thursday April 30, supported by Julz Evans and Amber Isles.
This Is Home was inspired by Héloise’s journey as a musician leaving her hometown of Tasmania to move her life to the big city of Melbourne. Her organic and unfettered folk sound, alongside her unique, quirky vocals complement the lyrics that express the feeling of being a stranger in a new city. “I absolutely love the creative culture in Melbourne and have been so inspired by this place I now call home,” she explains.
The video for This Is Home was shot and directed by acclaimed filmmaker and photographer, Wilk (Sarah Blasko, Ella Hooper, Spender). Set on a picturesque old V-line train in regional Victoria, the video takes the viewer on a journey that sees Héloise and a mysterious, handsome man inadvertently play a game of hide and seek through the train’s carriages. “It was so great to work with Wilk on this clip,” says Héloise, “he really managed to capture the playful, cheery nature of the song and put it in to visual form.”
Off the back of her spot on the Falls Festival (VIC) line up and her winning performance at the Melbourne Music Bank finale (Melbourne Recital Centre), Héloise is keen to jump back on stage and show everyone what she’s been up to over the past few months. “Through each performance, I like to take my audience on a quirky journey of imaginings,” she says. “I want them to meet creatures and characters, experience the elements and feel as if they’ve travelled through my cerebrum and caught a glimpse of someplace somewhere else.”
Héloise is set to release her debut EP later this year.
Tickets to The Workers Club show on April 30 are available now
HÉLOISE SINGLE LAUNCH
THUR 30 APR | THE WORKERS CLUB MELBOURNE VIC | 18+ | DOORS 9PM
Tickets available from www.theworkersclub.com.au
ANDREW SWIFT ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE & TOUR
Melbourne tunesmith, Andrew Swift has announced the release of his new single, Sound The Alarm (out this week) alongside a host of shows across Melbourne and Adelaide throughout February and March.
A timeless, heartfelt ballad, Sound The Alarm is as stripped back and raw as Swift gets. “My songs have always been of a personal storytelling nature, but ‘Sound The Alarm’ is about as honest and personal as it’s been so far,” explains Swift. “It was written during the hardest break up I’ve had to go through, but rather than write a heartbroken, ‘woe is me’ type of break up song, what came out was a reflection of the night that that we met.”
Filmed by Tom Crotty alongside Umesh & Szabo Productions, the clip for Sound The Alarm showcases Swift’s adept ballroom dancing skills in an abstract memoir.
Swift has hit the ground running in 2015 already having performed at this year’s Tamworth Country Music Festival and now releasing his new single and tour. 2014 saw Swift embark on an east coast tour with Brisbane’s Marcus Blacke, a Sunday residency at Footscray’s ‘Reverence Hotel’ and performances at the ‘House of Blues’ in San Diego, Anaheim and Hollywood, before hitting the home studio of Antiskeptic’s Andrew Kitchen to produce the stripped back follow up single to his 2013 EP, Up With The Anchor.
TOUR DATES
SUN 8 FEB | REVERENCE HOTEL, FOOTSCRAY VIC
SAT 21 FEB | BERWICK SHOW (AA), BERWICK, VIC
SAT 21 FEB | REVERENCE HOTEL, FOOTSCRAY, VIC
SUN 22 FEB | BONNIE DOON MUSIC FESTIVAL, BONNIE DOON, VIC
THU 26 FEB | THE RETREAT, BRUNSWICK VIC
THU 19 MAR | THE RETREAT, BRUNSWICK VIC
FRI 20 MAR | CROWN + ANCHOR, ADELAIDE, SA
TIMOTHY NELSON & THE INFIDELS WIN x5 WA MUSIC AWARDS
Timothy Nelson & The Infidels stole the show at Capitol (Perth) on Friday night at the 2014 WA Music Awards (WAMi’s), taking home an impressive 5 of the 7 awards they were nominated for including Best Album, Best Pop Act, Best Male Vocalist (Timothy Nelson), Best Guitarist (Luke Dux) and Best Keys/Synth artist (Timothy Nelson).
Thrilled with the win, Nelson says, “We’re so stoked to win these awards… WAM have been supportive of our band for such a long time, as well as many others. They’re an integral part of the Perth music scene, they make it feel like one big family.”
Currently on tour to promote their new single, All The People and new album TERROR TERROR, HIDE IT HIDE IT, Timothy Nelson & The Infidels are set to play Old Bar (MEL) on November 14, Brighton Up Bar (SYD) on November 19, Revolver (MEL) on November 20, Connections Nightclub (PER) on November 21 and The Odd Fellow (Fremantle) on December 6.
Tickets to all show dates are available now.
TIMOTHY NELSON & THE INFIDELS TOUR DATES
FRI 14 NOV | TIMOTHY NELSON SOLO SHOW | OLD BAR, MELBOURNE VIC | 18+
WED 19 NOV | BRIGHTON UP BAR, SYDNEY NSW | 18+
THUR 20 NOV | REVOLVER, MELBOURNE VIC | 18+
FRI 21 NOV | LICKMYPALOOZA (PRIDE FEST) @ CONNECTIONS NIGHTCLUB, PERTH WA | 18+
SAT 6 DEC | TIMOTHY NELSON & THE INFIDELS (SUPPORTS TBC) | ODD FELLOW, FREMANTLE WA |18+
FRI 9 JAN | TIMOTHY NELSON & THE INFIDELS | SETTLERS TAVERN MARGARET RIVER WA | 18+
SAT 10 JAN | TIMOTHY NELSON & THE INFIDELS | ALBANY FESTIVAL WA | AA
FRI 16 JAN | TIMOTHY NELSON SOLO | WESLEY ANN VIC | 18+
SAT 17 JAN | TIMOTHY NELSON SOLO | THE BUTTERFLY CLUB VIC | 18+
SUN 18 JAN | TIMOTHY NELSON SOLO | THE RETREAT VIC | 18+
THURS 22 JAN | TIMOTHY NELSON SOLO | THE DRUKEN POET VIC | 18+
FRI 23 JAN | TIMOTHY NELSON SOLO | EXIT STRATEGY VIC | AA
SAT 24 JAN | TIMOTHY NELSON SOLO | THE BUTTERFLY CLUB VIC | 18+
TUE 27 JAN | TIMOTHY NELSON SOLO | PUBLIC BAR | 18+
THURS 29 JAN | TIMOTHY NELSON SOLO | FAROUK’S OLIVE VIC |18+
SAT 31 JAN | TIMOTHY NELSON SOLO | THE BUTTERFLY CLUB VIC | 18+