GOOD MORNING ANNOUNCE FIRST UK & EURO TOUR IN 3 YEARS + RETURN USA TOUR IN 2020 INCLUDING SXSW

Today Good Morning - the Melbourne-based recording project of Stefan Blair and Liam Parsons - announce their first UK & European Tour in 3 years. In March 2020 the beloved songwriting duo will take their four-piece live band across the Oceanic seas and into Europe.

Stops will include Paris, Rotterdam, Berlin & London where the band will transcend language and culture to bring their laid back, intimate melodies to the world's 6th largest continent. The band will perform at two festivals in the midst of their intimate club shows during the tour - Motel Mozaique in Rotterdam and Manchester festival Sounds From The Other City.

These shows will be the band's first shows in Europe in 3 years - the band have plenty of new notches on their belts in the form of a sold out show at Melbourne's Howler for their surprise/secret pre-album launch show last year and a string of sold out shows on their debut visit to America. 

In addition to the band's Euro-trip they are super excited to announce that they will return to the United States & Mexico for another headline tour in February & March 2020 prior to trekking off to Europe. Four additional dates have been added in Phoenix, Dallas, Albuquerque and Reno, tickets for which be found below. The band will also make special appearances at San Francisco's Noise Pop Festival and Austin's prestigious music industry conference SXSW.

Full Good Morning tour dates and ticket information can be found below!

GOOD MORNING UPCOMING TOUR DATES

USA & MEXICO TOUR 2020!
Fri. Feb. 28 - Noise Pop Festival, San Francisco, CA @ Starline Social Club tickets
Fri. Mar. 6 - Mexico City, MX @ Baja Circuito tickets
Mon. Mar. 9 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar tickets
Tue. Mar. 10 - Garden Grove, CA @ Garden Amp tickets
Fri. Mar. 13 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar tickets
Sat. Mar. 14 - Alburquerqe, NM @ Sister Bar
Sun. Mar. 15 - Dallas, TX @Three Links tickets
Mon. Mar. 16 - Thu. Mar. 19 - Austin, TX @ SXSW tickets
Sun. Mar. 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teregram tickets
Mon. Mar. 23 - Sacremento, CA @ Harlow's tickets
Tues. Mar. 24 - Reno, NV @ Holland Project tickets
Wed. Mar. 25 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios tickets
Thu. Mar. 26 - Seattle, WA @ Back Bar of Crocodile tickets

UK & EUROPEAN TOUR 2020!
Tue. Apr. 14 - Paris @ La Boule Noire tickets
Thu. Apr. 16 - Brussels @ Witloof Bar tickets
Fri. Apr. 17 - Rotterdam @ Motel Mozaique tickets
Sat. Apr. 18 - Koln @ Acephale tickets
Sun. Apr. 19 - Berlin @ Kantine Am Berghain tickets 
Mon. Apr. 20 - Hamburg @ Aalhaus tickets
Tue. Apr. 21 - Copenhagen @ Alice
Wed. Apr. 22 - Aarhus @ Tape
Sat. Apr. 25 - Groningen @ Vera tickets
Mon. Apr. 27 - London @ Oslo tickets
Tue. Apr. 28 - Brighton @ Latest Music Bar tickets
Thu. Apr. 30 - Glasgow @ Broadcast tickets
Fri. May. 1 - Cardiff @ Clwb Ifor Bach tickets
Sat. May. 2 - Manchester @ Sounds From The Other City tickets

GOOD MORNING ANNOUNCE FIRST EVER AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR + RETURN USA TOUR IN 2020 INCLUDING SXSW

Today Good Morning - the Melbourne-based recording project of Stefan Blair and Liam Parsons - announce their first ever full Australian Headline Tour. In February 2020 the beloved songwriting duo will take their four piece live band all the way around Australia including stops at Ballarat, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Fremantle, Sydney and Canberra with more dates to be added in the coming weeks. These shows will be the band's first shows in Australia since they sold out Melbourne's Howler for their surprise/secret pre-album launch show in September. Full tour dates and ticket information can be found below.

After playing a string of sold out shows on their debut visit to America in October & November this year, Good Morning are super excited to announce that they will return to the United States & Mexico for another headline tour in February & March 2020. The band will also make special appearances at San Francisco's Noise Pop Festival and Austin's prestigious music industry conference SXSW. For a full recap on Good Morning's USA tour this year you can check out the reddit AMA the band completed whilst on tour HERE.

This year saw Good Morning release two full length albums out into the world, first The Option which was released in March and then very quickly followed up with the iconic Basketball Breakups in October.

Full Good Morning tour dates and ticket information can be found below

GOOD MORNING UPCOMING TOUR DATES

AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2020!
Sat. Jan. 25 – Ballarat @ The Eastern  tickets
Sun. Feb 2 - Brisbane @ Black Bear Lodge tickets
Fri. Feb. 7 - Melbourne @ Thornbury Theatre tickets
Sat. Feb. 8 - Adelaide @ Swirl Fest tickets
Thu. Feb. 13 - Fremantle @ Mojo’s tickets
Thu. Feb. 20 - Sydney @ Marrickville Bowling Club tickets
Sat. Feb. 22 - Canberra @ Sideway tickets

USA & MEXICO TOUR 2020!
Fri. Feb. 28 - Noise Pop Festival, San Francisco, CA @ Starline Social Club tickets
Fri. Mar. 6 - Mexico City, MX @ Baja Circuito tickets
Mon. Mar. 9 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar tickets
Tue. Mar. 10 - OC, CA @ Garden Amp tickets
Mon. Mar. 16 - Austin, TX @ SXSW tickets
Tue. Mar. 17 - Austin, TX @ SXSW tickets
Wed. Mar. 18 - Austin, TX @ SXSW tickets
Thu. Mar. 19 - Austin, TX @ SXSW tickets
Sun. Mar. 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Telegram tickets
Wed. Mar. 25 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios tickets
Thu. Mar. 26 - Seattle, WA @ Back Bar of Crocodile tickets

ELIZABETH ANNOUNCES 'THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF NATURE' ALBUM TOUR

Today Elizabeth announces shows in Sydney and Brisbane, as well as an appearance at the Grampians Music Festival, the first round shows for The Wonderful World of Nature Album Tour.

Pre-sale tickets for these very special Sydney and Brisbane shows are available for Elizabeth's mailing list subscribers today, with general sale beginning at 9am this Monday November 18 – keep an eye on the Facebook events for tickets, and for the announcement of special guests!

Saturday February 29 ~ Grampians Music Festival
w/ Julia Jacklin, Ecca Vandal, These New South Whales, DRMNGNOW + more. Tickets.

Friday March 6 ~ The Vanguard, Sydney
Tickets on sale this Monday Nov 18 - Tickets

Saturday March 7 ~ Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane
Tickets on sale this Monday Nov 18 - Tickets

POPPONGENE SHARES NEW SINGLE 'WET TOWEL'

Today Poppongene shares 'Wet Towel', the third single taken from her upcoming EP. Produced in collaboration with Tim Harvey (Real Feelings, Jade Imagine, Emma Louise), “Wet Towel” is a pop elegy for a relationship, frustrated but ultimately accepting.

Of the song, Poppongene says:
Wet Towel describes the disconnect and parallel release at the end of a relationship. It’s a punchy and sparse song about the multitude of feelings loss brings. At its core, Wet Towel snapshots the frustration of not being able to help someone you love - and the bittersweet realisation that you’re not responsible for anyone other than yourself

Wet Towel will have its radio premiere tonight on Triple R's Out On The Patio. Poppongene graced the Bigsound stages this year, and played a dream supporting set opening for Lucy Dacus. Sophie from the band recently caught up with Nick from Sunbeam Sound Machine over at Trouble Juice!

Originally from Byron Bay, Sophie Treloar is now based in Melbourne, and plays as Poppongene both solo and with a five-piece band, with Skube Burnell, Gemma Helms, Justin Kuchel, and  Deanna Ramsey. Off the back of the success of her first three singles, Poppongene has played significant shows, supporting Lucy Dacus (US), Weyes Blood (US), and Slow Dancer. 
 

~ Listen to Wet Towel here ~

RVG ANNOUNCE SUPPORTS FOR AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR

Melbourne's RVG have announced a string of Australian headline shows this November and December, and today they announce the special guests joining them at each show, including the likes of Rabbit Island, Babey, and Native Cats. Currently on tour through Europe with Tropical Fuck Storm, after playing a packed-out showcase at Reeperbahn in Germany, the band will return to Australia for their first ever national headline tour, playing shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Fremantle, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Wollongong.

Having just wrapped up a Europe tour with UK electro-punks Sleaford Mods, RVG released “Alexandra” earlier this year, the first single since their inimitable debut album A Quality of Mercy. Since releasing their first album to critical acclaim and audience adoration, RVG have made huge strides at home and internationally: the band played an iconic set at Meredith Music Festival, travelled Europe and the UK with Shame (UK), toured the US with Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, played shows in Australia with Kurt Vile (US), showcased at South By Southwest and played headline shows in New York and LA, performed at Denmark’s renowned Roskilde festival, and played a BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge session, hosted by Huw Stephens. ‘Alexandra’ was only the first taste of new music from RVG: produced by Victor van Vugt (PJ Harvey, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Beth Orton, The Triffids), and recorded in Melbourne, ‘Alexandra’ signals the next stage in RVG’s thrilling trajectory.

Click here for tickets to RVG's upcoming national headline tour, available now!

ELIZABETH SHARES DEBUT ALBUM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF NATURE

Today Elizabeth is proud to share her debut album The Wonderful World of Nature. The album features singles 'Meander', 'Beautiful Baby', and 'Parties', the latter of which The Fader described as a song which "begs to be screamed along to in the Uber home or wept along to during a Monday afternoon comedown".

Stepping into her sound like a silk robe, Elizabeth is the patron saint of sad girls on The Wonderful World of Nature, her debut album, produced by John Castle (Hatchie, Angie McMahon, Cub Sport, Vance Joy). Elizabeth is a glamorous tragic, a queer pop anti-heroine holding a curtain of glittering melodies over ugly truths.

Casting herself as the antagonist wielding pop songs as weapons, she wipes away her running mascara and escapes a destruction of her own making. This debutante divorcée has traded in her white veil for a cocktail and concocted a collection of shimmering heartbreak bangers that celebrate the femme and her indulgent indiscretions. The record is a testament to obsession and the desire to consume as much – of people, of substances, of herself – as she can.

These are pop songs that leave a lasting mark; lovebites that linger. Operating with an absolute absence of ego, together Castle and Elizabeth succumbed to their purest pop whims. 

A fixation on intimacy extends far beyond just the lyrics – in designing the sound of her record, Elizabeth sought to create a feeling of intense closeness with listeners, to give the impression she’s hovering close, dealing out melodic incantations like a trusted friend or conscience on your shoulder. The effect is immediate, drawing the listener fully into their body and reminding them of the weight of heartbreak and desire. In facing the futility of holding onto something that’s already slipped out of her grasp, Elizabeth has created a new kind of heartbreak album.
 

The Wonderful World of Nature is out now. Get your copy here!

POPPONGENE SHARES NEW SINGLE 'WET TOWEL'

Today Poppongene shares 'Wet Towel', the third single taken from her upcoming EP. Produced in collaboration with Tim Harvey (Real Feelings, Jade Imagine, Emma Louise), “Wet Towel” is a pop elegy for a relationship, frustrated but ultimately accepting.

Of the song, Poppongene says:
Wet Towel describes the disconnect and parallel release at the end of a relationship. It’s a punchy and sparse song about the multitude of feelings loss brings. At its core, Wet Towel snapshots the frustration of not being able to help someone you love - and the bittersweet realisation that you’re not responsible for anyone other than yourself

Wet Towel will have its radio premiere tonight on Triple R's Out On The Patio. Poppongene graced the Bigsound stages this year, and played a dream supporting set opening for Lucy Dacus. Sophie from the band recently caught up with Nick from Sunbeam Sound Machine over at Trouble Juice!

Originally from Byron Bay, Sophie Treloar is now based in Melbourne, and plays as Poppongene both solo and with a five-piece band, with Skube Burnell, Gemma Helms, Justin Kuchel, and  Deanna Ramsey. Off the back of the success of her first three singles, Poppongene has played significant shows, supporting Lucy Dacus (US), Weyes Blood (US), and Slow Dancer. 
 

~ Listen to Wet Towel here ~

ELIZABETH SHARES NEW SINGLE 'MEANDER' + ANNOUNCES MELBOURNE ALBUM RELEASE PARTY AND IN-STORE

Elizabeth has shared 'Meander', the third single from her upcoming debut album The Wonderful World of Nature, which comes out November 1. Watch the video for 'Meander', premiering now at Ad-Hoc. They say: "Though the song seems to be about feeling confined in a relationship, Elizabeth’s powerful delivery feels like an assertion of freedom. She has a knack for stating the brutal bluntly."

On ‘Meander’, Elizabeth charts a confusing course through desire and distraction, one that doesn’t see a clear destination. A pop song awash with lust and lingering feelings, ‘Meander’ is a sweet release of unadulterated emotions.

Of the song Elizabeth says:

“This song is honestly about a distraction fling, taking a lover outside of your primary relationship and hoping it will solve all of your problems. The last lyrics of the song (“a band of gold what a thing to hold me back/a band of ash what a thing to crash this party”) were written in a tiny piano room in the middle of Sydney CBD, sobbed out through gallons of frustration tears."

The Wonderful World of Nature is out November 1. Pre-order album here.
 

~ Click to watch the video for Meander below ~

Elizabeth will celebrate the launch of The Wonderful World of Nature with a special in-store performance at Record Paradise in Brunswick, Melbourne on October 31, the night before the album's release! Join Elizabeth to celebrate the release of the album, and grab a copy a few hours early! More details here.

GOOD MORNING SHARE NEW ALBUM BASKETBALL BREAKUPS + VIDEO FOR 'CLASSIC QUIP'

Today Good Morning - the Melbourne-based recording project of Stefan Blair and Liam Parsons - share their third album Basketball Breakups, alongside the video for 'Classic Quip'. Following previous standalone singles “Boy, I’m Just A Loser For Your Love” and “Take It Easy For Me, Stranger,” Basketball Breakups distils Good Morning into just over twenty minutes of scrappy, melodic, melancholy guitar music.

Also online today is the official music video for 'Classic Quip', an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album. Watch the video here.

Basketball Breakups was recorded over four humid summer days in a studio in Japan, self-produced and mixed, and mastered by Liam “Snowy” Halliwell. Blair and Parsons, who are joined by bandmates James Macleod and John Considine, sound truly at ease on these songs, which are mostly comprised of early takes. Named after the blissful “breakup dinner” at the end of a junior sports season, the spirit of that communal joy is alive on this album. While their previous album, The Option, was tightly rehearsed and made with the vision of a true rock record in mind, Basketball Breakups was recorded while it was arranged, on digital and tape. 

There’s a sense of on-the-fly intimacy on this album. These songs are privy to anxiety and anticipation, the good and the bad kinds of extended reflection, and what the band term their first “requited” love songs. Ultimately, Basketball Breakups shows Good Morning at their most candid and their most understated - dealing in the poetics of everyday life with levity, grace, and grit. 

CHITRA SHARES NEW SINGLE 'A KIND'

Today Melbourne's Chitra shares her second single, 'A Kind'. A taciturn takedown of a would-be love interest, Chitra delivers this song with one eyebrow raised. With rousing drums and twangy guitar, this is Chitra at her catchiest yet. A Kind was premiered on triple j's 'Home & Hosed' with Declan Byrne last night.

Of the song, Chitra says:

'A Kind' is a song of frustration whilst being a little bit sarcastic about it. To me, it’s a song about standing up for yourself and realizing your self worth, it’s almost cathartic to be putting it out. 
 

Listen to 'A Kind' here

Today Chitra also announces that she will be launching 'A Kind' with a very special headline show at the Gasometer Upstairs on 29th November. Tickets are available HERE, with special guests to be announced very soon!

Drawing on elements of rock’n’roll, contemporary indie-rock, classic singer-songwriter, and a hint of blues and country twang, Chitra’s music provides a rich platform for storytelling, an element of songwriting she is particularly passionate about.

At the age of only twenty-two, Chitra’s short career has already shown immense promise: Debut single “Better Than Before” has received airplay on Triple J, and was added to rotation on Triple J’s Unearthed radio. Declan Byrne, host of Triple J’s Home and Hosed, referred to Chitra as a “powerhouse”, writing: “I first heard Chitra's voice live and it was so stunning. Plus she's such a great storyteller.” Nkechi Anele, lead singer of Saskwatch and host of Triple J’s Roots n All described Chitra as “a worldly old soul”, noting of “Better Than Before” that “there's not light in the darkness but there is definitely beauty and wonder.” Off the back of her success on the Unearthed platform, Triple J awarded Chitra with the chance to play at The Drop festival in Torquay, alongside Angus and Julia Stone and Hockey Dad. Favourably comparing Chitra to her songwriting role models Angel Olsen and Julia Jacklin, Beat Magazine praised Chitra’s storytelling, writing that “Better Than Before” has “a calming quality despite the emotional complexity at its core.”