MAISON HALL SHARE NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO MONTREUX ALONGSIDE EAST COAST SHOWS
Indie Aus rockers Maison Hall have today shared their new rambler Montreux, a love letter to the connection between the left and the right sides of the brain. The duo, made up of Ben Byron and Joe Kneipp, have also announced a colourful, eccentric video to accompany the track. This is Maison Hall’s first release since their 2017 debut album It Was Never About Me, and will be celebrated with an east coast tour playing Black Bear Lodge Brisbane on February 3, The Retreat Hotel Melbourne on February 11 and Gang Gang Café Canberra on February 13.
Contemplative and upbeat, Montreux is classic indie rock evocative of The Kooks and Catfish and the Bottlemen, with sparks of innovation unique to Maison Hall throughout. Guitars thrash amongst steady, driving drums; lead vocalist Joe Kneipp’s voice feels right at home amongst the chaos, commanding attention with thoughtful lyrics and strong melodic hooks. Speaking on the inspiration behind the anticipated return single for the duo, Joe reflects, “Montreux is celebratory. Not just because we’re still doing this, but because we’re still doing this despite our ‘real-life’ obligations, the distance between us, the total absence of pecuniary success, etc. We are so divorced from any external validations – the simple fact is, I love making music, and I love making music with Ben. And we’re gonna keep fucking doing it!”
The video clip for Montreux is as considered as it is amusing – a never-ending, ever-cycling job interview is consistently interrupted by a vigorous visual artist, determined to be acknowledged by the two men in their meeting. It’s a clever commentary on the push and pull of a working artist’s time and headspace, caught between creation and survival in capitalist society, as Joe sums up the video, “The concept of the clip is pretty on the nose – the juxtaposition between the left and right brain, the creative and the pragmatist, the poetic and the prosaic. If you’re a musician, or any creative for that matter, who’s not lucky enough to make all their money from creative endeavours, you’ll understand these tensions. I workshopped it with Ben and then James Cooney, who stars in the clip as the ‘right-brain’ and is part of our live lineup.”
After almost six years since their last live show together – during which time the two members of the group have been exploring other musical projects – Maison Hall are thrilled to return to the stage to celebrate the launch of Montreux in Brisbane and Melbourne and Canberra. Despite both moving through several different cities since the guys met and formed Maison Hall back in college in Brisbane, the band are stronger and sharper in their songwriting than ever before, as demonstrated in the tight brilliance of Montreux.
Maison Hall is Ben Byron (Drums, Backing Vocals) and Joe Kneipp (Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboard)
Montreux is out today.
THUR 3 FEB | BLACK BEAR LODGE, BRISBANE QLD | 18+
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FRI 11 FEB | THE RETREAT HOTEL, MELBOURNE VIC | 18+
Tickets available from https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/maison-hall-tickets-242537585447 | All Eventbrite Outlets
SUN 13 FEB | GANG GANG CAFE, CANBERRA ACT | 18+
Tickets available from Oztix | All Oztix Outlets
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
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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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+