HANSAA ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE PRIMAVERA WITH SOSO AND A.CHAL
Following his massively successful debut single Need To Know featuring vocals from heavyweight Oliver Tank, Aussie born, LA-raised Hansaa is back with an elusive new single Primavera, produced alongside LA duo soso (30 Seconds To Mars, Anna Lunoe) and featuring the irresistible vocals of Peruvian, LA-based RnB star A.CHAL, out October 13.
2017 has been Hansaa’s year. The man behind it all, Vinay Matta, is on a roll; his debut single Need To Know has had over 100,000 streams on Spotify in the past two months – and all the right ears are listening.
Primavera occupies the space between hip hop, RnB and electronic music; Drake-like vocal melodies are spun effortlessly by A.CHAL atop a smokey arrangement, propelled by clever bass lines that bounce throughout and seamlessly cool production. Piano samples add a soft, organic element to the track, and maybe the piano is a surprising addition – but fans of Hansaa will know by now to expect the unexpected, particularly after the jaw-dropping guitar solo that tore through Need To Know. Vinay is pretty stoked with the new track, as he explains the meaning behind it, “Primavera translates to Springtime. In a nutshell, the song is about trying to rekindle the memories of a past relationship, yet coming to the conclusion that unfortunately, no flame is going to spark.”
Hansaa has a proven ear for the extraordinary, with this feature from vocalist A.CHAL further demonstrating his skill at curating the perfect track. Vinay is a huge fan of A.CHAL’s work, as he reflects on the first time he heard the artist’s work, “I was hanging out with a girl I used to date in freshman year, and she was showing me A.CHAL’s debut album Gazi – and it caught my ear straight away. soso and myself ended up emailing his management the instrumental and he was vibing…A.CHAL is an artist that intertwines the hypnotic and the mysterious elements of songwriting, and takes you into a dream-sequence of a person reflecting on their past in a corrupt city.”
With an impressive haul of killer tunes sitting pretty in their back pocket, Hansaa and soso have recently been in the studio, teaming up with US indie rock buzz band Foreign Air. Splitting his time between Australia and adopted homeland Los Angeles, Vinay enthuses, “I’ve been spending a lot of time in Sydney with my dad and my sister, and in the studio. I’m just ready to release more dope music.”
Primavera is out October 13.
GRINSPOON ANNOUNCE ‘BEST NIGHT EVER!’
Post-grunge Aussie rockers Grinspoon have announced their very own not-quite New Years bash, Best Night Ever!, set to shake up Nightquarter on the Gold Coast on December 30. The legendary Grinners will be joined by fellow rock royalty British India and local up and comers Eliza & The Delusionals and Voiid.
Off the back of their hugely successful and fully sold-out 31 date national tour to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of their debut album Guide To Better Living, Grinspoon just can’t get enough of the stage and are thrilled to announce one more show for the year.
Presented by NightQuarter and New World Artists, Best Night Ever! is putting every effort into living up to its namesake for the fans. To make their night as seamless as possible, punters only need to present their tickets to receive free public transport on SE QLD Translink network on show day. The lineup is not to be missed; alongside Grinners will be British India, smashing through their latest hit record Forgetting the Future plus some older fan faves. Eliza & The Delusionals have been making waves since their debut single The Ground was met with rapturous praise in 2016, while VOIID are some talented young punk rockers who are guaranteed to make faces melt.
Phil Jamieson, lead vocalist of Grinspoon, is stoked to be kicking it on stage for one last massive 2017 party, saying, “It is with great pleasure that we’re taking out the year in style at the NightQuarter. 2017 has been a brilliant year for GSPN HQ… we’ve played to many friends, danced with many dancers, traversed over land & sea visiting every state & territory in this wonderful country of ours. We want to have one final party to celebrate and this is where YOU come in. Dear Friends, you are cordially invited to the BEST NIGHT EVER! it will be the… BEST NIGHT EVER! because that is what its name is – THERE ARE NO EXCUSES! See you there!”
This is one for the fans who can’t face those New Years crowds – enjoy a flat-out night of great music without the stress of the New Year’s countdown or the trauma of trying to catch a maxed-out Uber in a packed-out city. Some punters might even treat this as a hefty entrée to their New Year’s bender – any way you spin it, it’s set to be the Best Night Ever!
Grinspoon is Phil Jamieson on vocals, Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass and Kristian Hopes on drums.
TICKETING INFORMATION
Grinspoon / Oztix presale from noon Thursday 12 October to 9pm Saturday 14 October
General public on sale commences 9am Monday 16 October
BEST NIGHT EVER! PRESENTED BY NIGHTQUARTER AND NEW WORLD ARTISTS
SAT 30 DECEMBER | NIGHTQUARTER, GOLD COAST | 18+
Tickets available from https://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=79611 and grinspoon.com.au| 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets
EVANESCENCE ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR: SYNTHESIS LIVE NEW ALBUM SYNTHESIS – OUT NOVEMBER 10
Two-time GRAMMY award-winners Evanescence have today announced an Australian east coast tour Synthesis Live With Orchestras – presented by TEG Live and Sony Music Entertainment – to celebrate the band’s fourth studio album Synthesis, out November 10.
Set to deliver a truly transcendent experience, Synthesis Live will see the band collaborate with world class Australian symphony orchestras alongside electronic programming. As part of the global Synthesis Live tour, the Australian dates will kick off at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra on 11 February, moving on to the Sydney Opera House for two performances with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra on 13 and 14 February, before culminating in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra on 16 February.
“I’m really looking forward to bringing this new and different show to Australia,” says Amy Lee, “Playing the Sydney Opera House is something I’ve dreamed about all my life. I remember taking the ferry over to Manly during days off on past tours with the band, and looking over at the legendary structure, saying ‘One day, we’re going to play there!’ I can’t believe it’s finally going to be a reality. We’re all very excited about it.”
Not simply a ‘greatest hits’ album, Synthesis takes a selection of Evanescence’s three previous studio releases along with two new songs, and reimagines them with brand-new recordings. Synthesis is an amalgamation of Amy Lee’s masterful singing and piano playing, supported by her band, a full symphony orchestra performing arrangements by long-time collaborator David Campbell as well as an array of electronic music programming and effects.
As their evolution continues, the band is excited to bring Synthesis Live to Australia, performing the record start-to-finish with the expertise and skill of the country’s finest Symphony orchestras for each show. “The recording is very much tied to the live experience we want to create,” says Lee. “I’m anxiously excited to play some much more involved, challenging piano for the show, and to focus on singing live more like the way I do in the studio.”
Australia holds a huge fan base for Evanescence with the band having in excess of 700,000 ARIA accredited album sales over their career so far.
Evanescence is lead singer-songwriter and pianist Amy Lee, bassist Tim McCord, drummer Will Hunt, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Troy McLawhorn and guitarist Jen Majura.
Synthesis will be released on November 10.
TICKETING INFORMATION
Pre-order Synthesis for exclusive first access to show tickets. This Fan Club pre-sale opens 2pm, Wednesday 4 October until 9am Monday 9 October. Visit http://www.EvanescenceAustralia.com for details.
The My Ticketek pre-sale opens 12 noon Friday 6 October until 9am Monday 9 October.
General Public on sale commences from 12 noon Monday 9 October.
For all ticket information, head to www.ticketek.com.au
EVANESCENCE: SYNTHESIS LIVE 2018
Presented by TEG Live and Sony Music
SUN 11 FEB | BRISBANE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE W/ QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
TUES 13 & WED 14 FEB | SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE W/ SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
FRI 16 FEB | ROD LAVER ARENA W/ MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA