The Toff In Town May & June Listings

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The Toff In Town May & June Listings

What: ROUSSEMOFF EP Launch with special guests DEEP HEAT and WHITE WALLS
When: Tuesday 1 May 7.30pm
Price: $10 door

A rhythm section to end all rhythm sections.
Comprised of two basses and drums, Roussemoff take an agressive and minimal approach to all things big and rumbly.

With secret direct-to-tape location recordings currently in the works, and with the most of a year of numerous guerilla recording projects behind them – including a tracking session inside the now-demolished Amcor printing and packaging facility – Roussemoff are bringing their energetic, unrelenting show to the Toff.

Join Roussemoff on Tuesday 1st May as they launch the physical version of their live EP ‘R(live.01)’.

Mixed by Myles Mumford (Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra, Lamplight, Peter Knight) the EP in question is a run of 100 handmade/handprinted CD packages (ink printed on recycled brown card, acetate liner notes; lovely).
Myles Mumford’s organic approach works greatly to amplify Roussemoff’s own uniquely organic approach to heaviness within the collection of live gems spanning two years of work.

Made with love, available at the gig for a mere $5.

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What: JESS HARLEN with special guestsWhen: Wednesday 2 May
Price: $15 + BF
Tickets: www.moshtix.com.au

True to the quality displayed throughout debut album Neon Heartache (2010), Harlen proves herself once more as a delectable vocalist and relatable songwriter, mastering her own style with cathartic conviction. Joined again by the Mercury Prizewinning producer Plutonic Lab, Park Yard Slang maintains sonic consistency throughout. Full of cross-genre exploration, the duo includes elements of dance hall, hip hop, pop, and of course, that signature Harlen soul. Unafraid to embrace simplicity, Park Yard Slang revels in the independent beauty of instrumental solos and the texture of Jess Harlen’s voice.

The album opens with ‘Get Ready’, a chain-gang inspired, a-cappella moment featuring Hau Latukefu of triple j and Koolism. Layered with rich, bluesy harmonies, the track gradually builds around the proclaiming chorus and driving beat. ‘Weaving’ is textured with glittery production, and loaded with conviction; as killer lyrics testify to the emotional honesty invested all through the record. First single off the album ‘Let You Down’ embraces a hearty and clean pop vibe. The driving beat and crunching Gibson provides a trustworthy pulse for Harlen’s lush vocals to dig deepinto the groove.

Lyrically Harlen shines in moments like ‘Up To Me’, the most auto-biographical moment on the LP, a snapshot of a lifelong struggle endured by a wild dreamer aching to break through socio-economic disadvantage. ‘Plantation’ keeps the mood high and strong over substantial dancehall production, an obvious party track commenting on the current apocalyptic state of affairs. Rapper RuCL delivers a striking second verse and gives the song a new worldly dimension. All in all, Park Yard Slang pays its respect to classic soul music. Accessible, progressive and a new space Harlen can definitely call her own.

What: BEAUTIFUL CHANGE with special guests BIG SEAL & THE SLIPPERY FEW and WISHFUL
When: Thursday 3 May 8pm
Price: $5 from www.moshtix.com.au / $8 door

Beautiful Change, Big Seal & The Slipper Few, and Wishful all have something magical in common- glowing harmonies and pure talent. This is set to be an evening of foot-thumping and hat throwing fun! They are all a big part of a new wave of great ‘up and comers’ here in the Melbourne country/folk community, such as Bearded Gypsy Band. You’ll expect brilliant storytelling, depth and delicate sounds that will patter on your drums, leaving you wanting more and more.

What: POPROCKS AT THE TOFF WITH DR PHIL SMITH
When: Friday 4 May 9pm
Price: Free

PopRocks at The Toff every Friday from 9 playing no brainers, guilty pleasures, club classics and the best in Pop from Chuck Berry to Katy Perry and everything in between.

8 hours of hits from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s and 10s, including (but not limited to) Disco, Boogie, Rock, R&B, KPop, House, Club, Funk, Soul, Motown, New Wave, No Wave, Afrobeat, Reggae, Hip Hop, Rocksteady, Ska, Dancehall, AOR, MOR, DOR, oddball covers, Latin, Salsa, Cumbia, Bounce, Psych, Country, Jump Up Jungle, Jump Blues, Doo Wop, Soca, Mento, proper Electro, Miami Bass, Girl Groups, foreign language tunes, ESLs, Freestyle, Gangsta Shit, Gospel, Italo, Hi NRG, Jazz, Surf, Swing, Vegas tunes, Yacht Rock and maybe even a show-tune and / or a Power Ballad. All mixed and blended into the musical gumbo from hell. The party starts at 9.00pm and entry is always free!

What: THE FAUVES (Album Preview) with special guests THE RONSON HANGUP
When: Saturday 5 May 7.30pm
Price: $18 + BF from www.moshtix.com.au / $25 door

The Fauves are about to release their 11th album, German Engines, the partner to last year’s smash hit Japanese Engines.

To preview this groundbreaking new release the band will be playing 2 sets at the Toff in Town on Saturday 5 May. The first set will feature German Engines in its entirety, start to finish, live and in concert, a world premiere for an exclusive audience of paying customers. Advance copies of this stunning new work will be available for purchase on the night at retail prices. Membership has its privileges.

Early attendance will be essential so as not to miss the Ronson Hangup, less a support act than a dual headliner gracious enough to allow the highly temperamental Fauves a time allocation sufficient to indulge their boorish egos.

What: THE HOUSE deFROST with ANDEE FROST
When: Saturday 5 May from midnight
Price: Free

Disco is a word that gets thrown around a lot these days. Its the overuse of the word that has leant people no glance at the glorious debauchery it once stood for. Luckily a small band of dancefloor dessi’s are giving meaning back to the much overused & undermined term…. Step into The House de Frost: a weekly Saturday night at The Toff running into the wee hours of Sunday morning, a place where to dance is to live, the home of some of Melbourne’s wildest parties and vogue balls, a place where you can indulge those curiosities you’ve always had but never acknowledged. With hourly shows from 2 of Melbourne’s craziest club kids XCAMPFIREX & EMMAN, guest dancers, performers, Disney on ice stars, you never really know what you’re gonna get… apart from the music that is! The only place you can truly appreciate disco music the was it was made to be heard. The Toff boasts the best sound-system in Melbourne and exclusively plays vinyl and is tuned on a weekly basis by one of Melbourne’s most adroit selectors. They say that backwards is the best way forward, and this is about as backward as you’re gonna get!

What: “THE SUNDAY SET” with DJs ANDYBLACK and HAGGIS. This week’s theme – LAST NIGHT
When: Sunday 6 May – Every Sunday from 4.00 til 8.00pm in the Toff Carriage Room…
Price: Free

Come and grab some Sunday afternoon delight in the Carriage room at The Toff with DJs AndyBlack and Haggis….

“The Sunday Set” features YOU plus musical meanderings, trainspotter tracks and unlikely samples for your pleasure. In addition: food, drinks, good looking people, gravy and occasional nonsense. Each week we’ll provide you with a musical ‘set’ – and we’d love your ‘variations on a theme’.

What: NEIL HAMBURGER & DR EL SUAVO with special guests SEX ON TOAST
When: Sunday 6 May …JUST ANNOUNCED!!! 8pm
Price: $23.00 + BF / $28 on door
Tickets: www.moshtix.com.au

Fresh off sold out shows on the Montreal Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival & the Perth International Comedy Festival, after a 2 year wait, finally the return of America’s Funnyman Neil Hamburger!!
Known for his work with Faith No More, Tenacious D, Tom Green, Tim & Eric & even on Fox’s ‘The Red Eye’ (!), Neil returns to Melbourne in an ‘intimate’ setting at The Toff In Town on Sunday May 6. Joining Neil on the night is his partner in crime, Australia’s premier parlor magician/DJ Dr El Suavo. Who has toured with UK’s The Damned as well as appearing on this year’s Adelaide Fringe Festival.
Opening the night musically in their own special way is The Toff’s darlings Sex On Toast!!!

What: TEK TEK ENSEMBLE and SHJLIVOVITZ ORCHESTRA – Double Headline Show
When: Monday 7 May 7.30pm
Price: $5 concession / $7 door

Tek Tek Ensemble, formerly known as Croque Monsieur, is a revitalised anthropological dance band consisting of guitars, trumpet, trombone, violins, percussion, double bass, piano accordion, and the human voice. Tek Tek Ensemble creates hybridizations of most of the worlds music incorporating a startling variety of ethnographic and popular genres. The encyclopaedic repertoire of the ensemble is bound by the strict yet simple stipulation of danceability. As long as it has a fever of unbridled festivity, Tek Tek Ensemble plays it.
Mondays in May Tek Tek Ensemble will be presenting three very special acts as part of their residency at The Toff.

May 7th ; Sljivovitz Orchestra, Australia’s most authentically explosive Balkan band will be playing their final show after years of featuring at Melbournes most esteemed World Music events and festivals. Come and bid a farewell to Sljivovitz on what is sure to be a wild send-off.

What: THE MOUNTAIN GOATS (USA) with special guests CATHERINE TRAICOS & THE STARRY NIGHT
When: Wednesday 9 May
Price: $42 + BF
Tickets: www.moshtix.com.au

After releasing All Eternals Deck to critical acclaim last year The Mountain Goats will be bringing their unique brand of American indie storytelling to Australian audiences once again in May 2012.

The first Melbourne show at The Corner Hotel has sold out. Don’t worry if you didn’t get tickets – a second Melbourne show has been announced for The Toff In Town on Wednesday 9th May.

All Eternals Deck is an eclectic mix of inspirations ranging from century old painting to 70s cult films, singer songwriter John Darnielle explaining that the tracks “cluster around themes of hidden things and the dread that hidden things inspire.”

Recorded across four different studios each with different a producer, All Eternals Deck demonstrates how different seasons, moods, producers and locations play out into song and confirms that John Darnielle is one of the most innovative and creative songwriters of this generation.

What: KATE MARTIN with BEN WELLS & THE MIDDLE NAMES
When: Wednesday 9 May …JUST ANNOUNCED!!!!
Price: Tickets $8.00 + BF from www.moshtix.com.au $12 on door

On the album tour for her debut album, Townsville’s Kate Martin and her band almost died. Driving at night along the Pacific Highway between Brisbane and Sydney, the semi-trailer that they were behind burst one of its tires. There was a loud bang, and then out of the darkness, a truck tire bounces towards their tour van. Luckily, the tire bounced over the van, leaving them with only an out-of-control semi-trailer in front of them to avoid. Despite this experience on her first national tour, and after 2 years of recording a new album, Kate is going back on the road.

Joining Kate will be Ben Wells & The Middle Names. No strangers to touring, they have clocked up over 10,000km in the past year alone, driving from their home town of Hobart to all points along the east coast of Australia. As well as playing supports to such acts as Art vs Science, San Cisco, The Jungle Giants, Little Red and Passenger, Ben Wells & The Middle Names were selected by Triple J’s Unearthed to perform at Falls Festival Marion Bay 2011, the band’s second year to perform on the main stage, having been selected by Falls to open the year before.

With Kate is coming from Townsville and Ben Wells from Hobart, they are both outsiders in the Australian music scene. With each of them traveling from opposite ends of Australia, they will be meeting in the middle throughout May to share their unique music.

Kate Martin’s album ‘Hand Me My Bow And Arrow’ is out now through Shock Records. Ben Wells & The Middle Names EP ‘House Come Home’ is out now through Green.

What: CATCALL ‘Satellites’ Tour with special guests PALMS and MAGIC SILVER WHITE
When: Saturday 12 May
Price: Tickets $12.00 + BF from www.moshtix.com.au

CATCALL will hit the road this May to preview songs from her forthcoming debut album THE WARMEST PLACE. The national tour will see CATCALL and her stellar new band hit Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Newcastle for the first time and bring the good times back to Sydney and Melbourne.

Fans can expect to hear current single SATELLITES played by the all-star line-up, which includes Al Grigg (Red Riders / Palms), Andrew Elston (aka Toni Toni Lee), Bec Allen (The Fabergettes) and Simon Parker (Lost Valentinos).

Boasting sun-drenched synths, a pulsing heartbeat and shades of light and dark, SATELLITES is a fair indication of what to expect from THE WARMEST PLACE, which will be released on Ivy League Records on May 4, 2012. After having tracks from the album placed in US TV shows like 90210 and How To Make in America, it’s definitely an album that can boast the tag “highly anticipated”.

What: “THE SUNDAY SET” with DJs ANDYBLACK and HAGGIS. This week’s theme – ADVICE
When: Sunday 13 May – Every Sunday from 4.00 til 8.00pm in the Toff Carriage Room…
Price: Free

Come and grab some Sunday afternoon delight in the Carriage room at The Toff with DJs AndyBlack and Haggis….

“The Sunday Set” features YOU plus musical meanderings, trainspotter tracks and unlikely samples for your pleasure. In addition: food, drinks, good looking people, gravy and occasional nonsense. Each week we’ll provide you with a musical ‘set’ – and we’d love your ‘variations on a theme’.

What: TEK TEK ENSEMBLE with special guest MIKELANGELO (Solo)
When: Monday 14 May 7.30pm
Price: $5 concessions / $7 door

Tek Tek Ensemble, formerly known as Croque Monsieur, is a revitalised anthropological dance band consisting of guitars, trumpet, trombone, violins, percussion, double bass, piano accordion, and the human voice. Tek Tek Ensemble creates hybridizations of most of the worlds music incorporating a startling variety of ethnographic and popular genres. The encyclopaedic repertoire of the ensemble is bound by the strict yet simple stipulation of danceability. As long as it has a fever of unbridled festivity, Tek Tek Ensemble plays it.
Mondays in May Tek Tek Ensemble will be presenting three very special acts as part of their residency at The Toff.

May 7th ; Sljivovitz Orchestra, Australia’s most authentically explosive Balkan band will be playing their final show after years of featuring at Melbournes most esteemed World Music events and festivals. Come and bid a farewell to Sljivovitz on what is sure to be a wild send-off.

What: DANIEL CHAMPAGNE ‘Real Live’ Launch with special guests AINSLIE WILLS
When: Tuesday 15 May 8pm

Daniel Champagne launches his exciting new record ‘Real Live’ capturing the energy and spirited atmosphere of his ‘show-stopping’ live performance, honed over more than four years on the road. Brilliant live performances here and internationally have seen him sell thousands of albums at shows and festivals around the world. His phenomenal guitar abilities often make him sound more like a three-piece band than a solo performer, pushing the instrument to beyond its boundaries, and Daniel’s now signature explosion of 2-hand tapping, body percussion and fiery runs in a variety of different tunings, alongside sublime jazzy finger picking and tasteful improvisation have become hallmarks of his impressive live shows.

What: LINDSAY PHILLIPS Taedium Vitae Release & Farewell Show with special guests ROLLER ONE and PINTO
When: Saturday 16 May 7.30pm
Price: $10 door

Melbourne native Lindsay Phillips celebrates the release of his sophomore record TAEDIUM VITAE and bids farewell to these shores.

During the past seven years performing as a solo artist, Lindsay has managed several national and international tours and released two full-length albums as well as a handful of EP’s. TAEDIUM VITAE captures the artist at his creative peak, and in turn, his live performance has mutated into an equally spellbinding and captivating sermon of sorts.

As Lindsay relocates to Scandinavia in early June, this will be his final Australian performance for the foreseeable future.

What: THE PERCH CREEK FAMILY JUGBAND farewell Australia show with special guests THE QUARRY MOUNTAIN DEAD RATS and THE FLETCHER
When: Thursday 17 May 8pm
Price: $10 from www.moshtix.com.au / $15 door

That’s right folks, the PCFJB will be skipping the Melbourne winter and shooting off to Europe to play the European festival circuit and soak up the summer sunshine. The Europe tour combined with Eileen’s extended travel plans mean that the band won’t be doing any shows in the Southern Hemisphere until November – yikes!. But don’t be sad, folks, come along to the Toff dressed in your old-timey Sunday bests and help to merrily send us on our way. By the way, we plan to film the night, so make sure you’re looking nice and spunky!

What: BUCKLEY WARD ‘So Pretend’ Album Launch with NEIGHBOURHOOD YOUTH and I’LLS’
When: Saturdau 19 May 8pm
Price: $12 + BF
Tickets: www.moshtix.com.au

Buckley Ward will be launching their new album ‘So Pretend’ across a number of their favourite local venues when they head out on the road this Aril/May. Foreshadowed by the single ‘Into the Darkening Blue’ and title track ‘So Pretend’, Buckley Ward’s forthcoming album is due for release on April 20 through Shock Records.

So Pretend is an album with pop at its heart, and something less definable in its veins. On the surface, the shimmering melodies and pitch perfect harmonies dominate, but listen closer and the album’s
darker undercurrents snap sharply into focus.

Since the release of the album’s title track and first single in late 2011, momentum has been steadily building behind the band and has seen them hand selected to open for such names as Jungle Giants, San Cisco and Big Scary, the latter taking them on a national tour.

For more information and full tour details head to www.buckleyward.com.

What: OWL EYES with special guests
When: Sunday 20 May …JUST ANNOUNCED!!! 8pm
Price: Tickets $17.00 + BF from www.moshtix.com.au $22 on door

Hot on the fashionable heels of her recent sold out “Mixtape” performance at The Famous Spiegeltent, Melbourne songstress OWL EYES last week released her first new song since the breakthrough single ‘Raiders’.

‘Crystalised’, Owl Eyes’ new single, was premiered nationally on triple j last week almost one year to the day since the release of ‘Raiders’ and signals an exciting and confident new direction for the girl most likely!

Taking a short break between writing songs for her debut album Owl Eyes is set to launch ‘Crystalised’ on a short run tour of small, intimate venues on the East Coast and Adelaide. This will be the first chance that Owl Eyes fans will have had to hear some of the new songs, and possibly the last chance to catch the wonder of Owl Eyes in smaller, up-close-and-personal venues.

With a string of sold out shows over the past year, chosen by the Sydney Morning Herald music writers as one of Music’s “Next Big Things” for 2012, two entries in the triple j Hottest One Hundred and a Facebook fanbase that threatens to burst at the seams it is little wonder that ‘Crystalised’ is already garnering strong interest from a Goyte hungry international music community.

From this point on the rules have changed, and if 2011 was a massive year for the girl, then 2012 will surely be gargantuan!

What: TEK TEK ENSEMBLE with special guests THE BULLETTES
When: Monday 21 May 7.30pm
Price: $5 concessions / $7 door

Tek Tek Ensemble, formerly known as Croque Monsieur, is a revitalised anthropological dance band consisting of guitars, trumpet, trombone, violins, percussion, double bass, piano accordion, and the human voice. Tek Tek Ensemble creates hybridizations of most of the worlds music incorporating a startling variety of ethnographic and popular genres. The encyclopaedic repertoire of the ensemble is bound by the strict yet simple stipulation of danceability. As long as it has a fever of unbridled festivity, Tek Tek Ensemble plays it.
Mondays in May Tek Tek Ensemble will be presenting three very special acts as part of their residency at The Toff.

May 7th ; Sljivovitz Orchestra, Australia’s most authentically explosive Balkan band will be playing their final show after years of featuring at Melbournes most esteemed World Music events and festivals. Come and bid a farewell to Sljivovitz on what is sure to be a wild send-off.

What: DANIEL CHAMPAGNE ‘Real Live’ Launch with special guests AINSLIE WILLS
When: Tuesday 22 May 8pm

Daniel Champagne launches his exciting new record ‘Real Live’ capturing the energy and spirited atmosphere of his ‘show-stopping’ live performance, honed over more than four years on the road. Brilliant live performances here and internationally have seen him sell thousands of albums at shows and festivals around the world. His phenomenal guitar abilities often make him sound more like a three-piece band than a solo performer, pushing the instrument to beyond its boundaries, and Daniel’s now signature explosion of 2-hand tapping, body percussion and fiery runs in a variety of different tunings, alongside sublime jazzy finger picking and tasteful improvisation have become hallmarks of his impressive live shows.

What: SIOBHAN Album Launch with special guest EMMY BRYCE
When: Wednesday 23 May 7.30pm
Price: $15.00 on the door

The past year has been a busy one for Melbourne acoustic singer-songwriter Siobhan. She was selected to participate in the 2011 FreeZa Central Mentoring Program which saw her being mentored by Jen Cloher, and her track Penny Farthing released with the July 2011 edition of Triple J Magazine
Siobhan spent the majority of 2011 working closely with engineer Ross Calia at Tone Collective Studios in North Fitzroy, jointly producing her highly anticipated debut album Soldier Heart.

The First single Don’t Take Her Heart If You’re Gonna Let Her Down released in February this year, is slowly establishing Siobhan as one of Melbourne’s 2012 ‘artist to watch’, with her album set for release on 23rd May 2012.

What: EXPATRIATE with special guests
When: Thursday 24 May 7.30pm
Price: $12 on the door

Expatriate are excited to announce a run of shows throughout May covering Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
The run of shows will give fans a sneak peak of tracks from the bands forthcoming album ‘Hyper/Hearts’ out in early July + a few favourites from the bands debut album ‘In The Midst Of This’.

What: ELIZABETH ROSE with Special Guests
When: Saturday 26 May 8pm
Price: $10 from www.moshtix.com.au / $12 door

Supremely talented newcomer ELIZABETH ROSE is pleased to announce her first headline dates across the country.

The 21-year-old electronic-pop producer has turned heads since her debut track ‘Never Fear’ surfaced on community radio and triple j airwaves as well as countless blogs late last year. She was named a Next Crop 2012 artist by triple j in December.

Her skilful blend of astral beats, shadowy samples and lofty pop melodies prompted an impressive list of invitations to play Parklife, Harvest, Peats Ridge, Field Day and support tours for Chairlift and most recently,
Snakadaktal on their sold-out national run. Elizabeth has also been busy with collaborations with UK producer Sinden and remixes for locals Jinja Safari and Flight Facilities.Check out the wild video for ‘Ready’, the first track from her forthcoming EP, due mid-2012. The head-spinning clip is directed by Ben Wilson and perfectly captures the charisma of this rising star.

What: “THE SUNDAY SET” with DJs ANDYBLACK and HAGGIS. This week’s theme – WEEPIES
When: Sunday 27 May – Every Sunday from 4.00 til 8.00pm in the Toff Carriage Room…
Price: Free

Come and grab some Sunday afternoon delight in the Carriage room at The Toff with DJs AndyBlack and Haggis….

“The Sunday Set” features YOU plus musical meanderings, trainspotter tracks and unlikely samples for your pleasure. In addition: food, drinks, good looking people, gravy and occasional nonsense. Each week we’ll provide you with a musical ‘set’ – and we’d love your ‘variations on a theme’.

What: BLANCHE DUBOIS with special guests
When: Sunday 27 May
Price: $15 + BF
Tickets: www.moshtix.com.au

Perth-based sisters Nadija and Adriana Begovich are trekking across the Nullarbor for a string of shows on the eastern sea board with their full-band in May-June, 2012.

Blanche DuBois’ music is a unique blend of sweet acoustic pop, tinged with a hint of country and a smattering of heart. It’s the beauty in the ordinary, the every day…
They’ve supported artists such as Jewel, Sarah McLachlan, Crosby Stills and Nash, Joe Cocker, Paul Kelly, Kasey Chambers, Missy Higgins… even The Bangles.

What: DANIEL CHAMPAGNE ‘Real Live’ Launch with special guests AINSLIE WILLS
When: Tuesday 29 May 8pm

Daniel Champagne launches his exciting new record ‘Real Live’ capturing the energy and spirited atmosphere of his ‘show-stopping’ live performance, honed over more than four years on the road. Brilliant live performances here and internationally have seen him sell thousands of albums at shows and festivals around the world. His phenomenal guitar abilities often make him sound more like a three-piece band than a solo performer, pushing the instrument to beyond its boundaries, and Daniel’s now signature explosion of 2-hand tapping, body percussion and fiery runs in a variety of different tunings, alongside sublime jazzy finger picking and tasteful improvisation have become hallmarks of his impressive live shows.

What: ZOE KEATING (USA) with special guest HEIDI ELVA
When: Wednesday 30 May …JUST ANNOUNCED!!!
Price: Tickets $20.00 + BF from www.moshtix.com.au

Zoë Keating is a one-woman orchestra. She uses a cello and a foot-controlled laptop to record layer upon layer of cello, creating intricate, haunting and compelling music. Zoë is known for both her use of technology – which she uses to sample her cello onstage – and for her DIY ethic which has resulted in the sale of over 45,000 copies of her self-released albums and a devoted social media following.

For the last year, Zoë has been slowly touring North America, young baby in tow, to support her latest album, “Into The Trees”, which spent 49 weeks on the Billboard classical charts, peaking at #7. She is working on a third album scheduled for release in late 2012.

Zoë’s grassroots, label-less approach has garnered her much public attention and press. She speaks regularly on artist-empowerment, sustainable careers and the concept of artist-as-entrepreneur, has been profiled on NPR’s All Things Considered, named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and awarded a performing arts grant from the Creative Capital Foundation. She serves on the boards of the San Francisco chapter of the Recording Academy, the Magik Magik Orchestra and CASH Music, a nonprofit organization that builds open source digital tools for musicians and labels.

Born in Canada and classically trained from the age of eight, Zoë obtained a liberal art degree from Sarah Lawrence College and spent her 20’s working in software. While moonlighting as a cellist in rock bands, she worked as an information architect on interfaces for arts and humanities digital libraries. She eventually combined the cello and the computer, developing her signature style of live-layered music by improvising for late night crowds at her San Francisco warehouse.

Zoë has performed and recorded with a wide range of artists, including Imogen Heap, Amanda Palmer, Tears for Fears, DJ Shadow, John Vanderslice, Rasputina, Pomplamoose and Paolo Nutini. She has collaborated and performed with WNYC’s Radiolab and is also known for her work in film and dance. Commissions include music for the San Francisco MOMA and soundtracks for the films Ghost Bird, The Devil’s Chair and Frozen Angels. Her music has been used by countless entities, including the BBC, ITV, PBS, NPR, NBC, Intel, IBM, Apple, Patagonia, Specialized Bikes, the Alonzo King Lines Ballet, Alvin Ailey Dance, Parsons Dance and San Francisco’s ODC, and was recently in the Broadway play “Wit” starring Cynthia Nixon. Her cello playing can be heard on Mark Isham’s scores The Conspirator, Warrior and The Secret Life of Bees.

What: ELIZA HULL EP Launch with special guest SOPHIE KOH Single Launch
When: Thursday 31 May …JUST ANNOUNCED!!!
Price: Tickets $15.00 + BF from www.moshtix.com.au

Eliza Hull’s EP, Dawn is here, and on May 31 Eliza will be celebrating with a full band and special guests! Dawn, the debut EP of Melbourne singer Eliza Hull, heralds the emergence of a passionate creation.

Three years of dedicated crafting give rise to a heat-laden solo musical career as Eliza’s seven-track EP embodies true stories, delivered by a voice described as ‘fragile, yet strong’ – Beat Magazine

Dawn was recorded and produced with Jonathan Steer and Leigh Fisher (Gypsy and the Cat), and features collaborations with Mark Pearl (Texture Like Sun), and Ainslie Wills. Recording in home studios, garages, and churches has added depth to the already lush and textured tracks which feature string and horn arrangements, and give a nod to nineties electronica.

The self-funded EP is released following a successful stand-alone single launch, Five, which generated strong reviews, Rage coverage, community radio play, and a capacity crowd at the Northcote Social Club launch.

Sophie Koh will be supporting by launching ‘I Understand’ with her live band featuring Melbourne’s own D. Rogers, Tim Reid and Phil Collings.

Sophie will be showcasing a bunch of new songs from her upcoming album ‘Oh My Garden’ due for release in July.

What: LIGHT ASYLUM (USA) with special guests FORCES and SPEED PAINTERS
When: Saturday 2 June 8pm
Price: Tickets $28.00 + BF from www.moshtix.com.au

“There is an undeniable, classic heft to LIGHT ASYLUM.” – The Fader

“She [Shannon Funchess] manages to route her sinewy vocal through the cold-blooded seething of Ian Curtis the deadpan drawl of Grace Jones and the full-tilt intensity of Henry Rollins circa Damaged.” – Pitchfork

“LIGHT ASYLUM is catchy but raw, music you can lose yourself in.” – T Magazine

Mexican Summer is pleased to announce the release of LIGHT ASYLUM’s self-titled debut LP, out May 1, 2012. The “Shallow Tears” single and “Genesis” b-side is available now on 12-inch vinyl on Mexican Summer.

The debut full-length album by LIGHT ASYLUM has been a long time coming, but not without rabid anticipation. As their self-released In Tension EP circulated and resonated with leagues of new listeners worldwide, the reputation of duo Shannon Funchess and Bruno Coviello has steadily sweltered via their intense live show, collaborations, and remixes. LIGHT ASYLUM marks Funchess’ and Coviello’s return to the recorded fray with renewed intent, emotion and visceral energy, all to powerful effect.

Described as ‘able to hypnotize and hold an audience in a state of bondage.’ Funchess has sealed a reverent status through her vocal breadth and captivating expression. Having shared recordings with the likes of Teengirl Fantasy, Telepathe, TV On The Radio, !!!, and Ford & Lopatin, the muilt-instrumentalist’s vocal talents stay in steady demand. LIGHT ASYLUM cements Funchess’ reputation as a singular voice. From the guttural intonations and militaristic drills to the melancholic leading melodies and operatic tenor, Funchess’ range remains wide but balanced and carefully controlled.

Having spent years touring and performing as synth pop project The Dreamies, Coviello channels a different strand of influence and completes the LIGHT ASYLUM sound alongside Funchess. The result is an uncompromising, rugged mixture of coldwave, EBM and electro-industrial structured through pop of the toughest sensibilities. A LIGHT ASYLUM production straddles underground electronic club music and radio song culture – part introverted, aggressive vehicles, part bright, jubilant fanfares – passages of carefully devised harmony and melody bloom between stabs of driving keyboards and drum machines.

LIGHT ASYLUM is a collection of ten songs that are contemplative and starkly necessary. From the heated synth punk of ‘IPC’, ‘Pope Will Roll’ and ‘At Will’ to the cinematic modesty of earnest love songs like ‘Angel Tongue’, ‘Shallow Tears’ and ‘A Certain Person’; the basement-found emotions of ‘Hour Fortress’ and ‘Sins of the Flesh’ to the melodic dramas of ‘Heart of Dust’ and ‘End of Days’, LIGHT ASYLUM have achieved an exhilarating, genuine and important moment.

What: ZOLA JESUS L.A.
When: Sunday 3 June
Price: Tickets $40.00 + BF from www.moshtix.com.au

“You don’t hear singers like this every day, or even every year.”- Pitchfork Media

Equally commanding and fragile, L.A’s Zola Jesus transcends genre with her shape-shifting mix of cinematic synth pop and darkly anthemic balladry.

Just announced on Vivid LIVE, Nika Rosa Danilova and her band will perform Melbourne & Brisbane headline dates when making their long-awaited Australian debut this June.
Danilova’s visionary mix of the traditional and futuristic has seen her heralded among America’s most compelling young musicians, and at 22, she has performed alongside Fever Ray and The XX and collaborated with David Lynch and M83.

Artfully rendered and impeccably arranged, her recent long-player Conatus bookends a prolific run of releases – from her 2009 debut The Spoils, the Stridulum & Valusia EPs and their critically acclaimed, striking follow-up, Stridulum II.

But it’s Danilova’s timeless voice that is her trump card. From the one-two punch of Conatus stand-out ‘Vessel’ to her soaring, resonant lead on recent single ‘Seekir’, the one-time opera singer’s powerful voice holds the intensity to bare her soul.

Rich with live drums and synthesisers, and set to a thundering electronic soundscape, the band’s revered live show is crowned by Danilova’s intense visual presence and electric vocal range.

Performing from their expansive catalogue of darkly arresting works, Penny Drop are pleased to present Zola Jesus’ first Australian appearances this June.

“Each song overflows with emotion: dark and moody, yet buoyant. As dark as they may seem, the songs have the capacity to induce comfort, even jubilation.” – NPR

“Thoroughly bewitching.”- L.A Times

What: BABY BOMBSHELLS – NEWCOMER CONTEST
When: Thursday 7 June
Price: Tickets $35.00 + BF from www.moshtix.com.au $40 on door

See the burlesque stars of tomorrow in the official opening of the Australian Burlesque Festival 2012!A showcase of the best emerging burlesque talent in Australia, the contest will feature burlesque artists with less than two years burlesque experience and will be judged by a panel of industry professionals. The winner will be invited to perform at the festival’s gala event, “The Big Tease” among other fabulous prizes for them and the runners up.Our previous year’s Baby Bombshells have gone on to become stars in their own right and we are thrilled to show you the next generation of tease!This event is designed to encourage and promote our emerging artists with audiences able to lend a hand in choosing the overall winner and crowd favourites.Tassels will twirl and feathers will fly!.. But who will shine the brightest?
Seating is limited, first in best dressed.

What: MARK KOZELEK (USA)
When: Saturday 9 June
Price: $36.00 + BF from www.moshtix.com.au $40 on door

Among The Leaves is the 5th full length album by Mark Kozelek under the Sun Kil Moon moniker. Played almost entirely on nylon string guitar, this 17-song all original album was recorded between October 2011 and January 2012 in San Francisco. Among The Leaves – words which caught Mark’s attention from a John Connolly novel – finds Mark relaxed, singing playfully about his life as a musician while retaining the melancholic spirit of his 20 year catalog. Mark’s love for San Francisco and Northern California are at the heart of this new album. “My first album (Down Colorful Hill) was released in 1992” says Kozelek, “but creatively, I feel like I’m just beginning. The new album was written and recorded impulsively, without second guessing. I didn’t have that kind of confidence in the past.” Unlike Red House Painters’ epic Rollercoaster, described by Rolling Stone as “the slowest and mopiest self revelations ever put to tape” or Sun Kil Moon’s Ghosts of the Great Highway, whichBillboard Magazine called “heartbreaking,” Among The Leaves displays a more raw and humorous side of Mark’s songwriting. Aaron Prellwitz, recording engineer of Red House Painters and all 5 Sun Kil Moon albums describes the latest effort as “wonderfully direct.” Kozelek curiously ties together legends Joe Frazier, Bobby Fischer and Ed Gein in ‘The Winery’, ‘‘Song for Richard Collopy’ is a touching tribute to the late San Francisco guitar repairman, and ‘Sunshine In Chicago’ – written just before taking the stage at a Chicago venue last year – is a funny, self deprecating poke at life on the road. Though Among The Leaves is mostly in the solo, nylon string style of Admiral Fell Promises, a new ensemble of players joined Mark for a portion of the record, recalling the same spirit as April andTiny Cities, but with a fresh, new sound.

What: AGILITY ‘EP Launch’ with special guests THE McQUEENS, YOUNG MAVERICK and CORSAIRS
When: Sunday 10 June 8pm
Price: $7.00 + BF on sale from Moshtix / $10 door

Agility are finally releasing their Debut EP! To Celebrate they’re hosting a big fucking party at Toff in the Town on Queen’s Birthday Eve!!
AGILITY
The Hosts of the Party! Playing a blend Psychedelic grunge pop. Featuring songs off the new EP as well as the fan favourites. Wear solid shoes because there will be broken stuff everywhere.
Joining them on the ride are some of Melbourne’s loosest party bands The McQueens, Young Maverick and The Corsairs! and some sweet dj’s playing mad tunes late into the night.

What: NADEAH (France)
When: Monday 11 June 7pm
Price: $30 + BF
Tickets: www.moshtix.com.au

After performing around the world with French super group Nouvelle Vague, Nadeah embarks on her own solo project Venus Gets Even.Developed like short films or scenes from a play, her songs – whether intriguing, cheeky or slightly disconcerting – are all clad in dazzlingly bright fabrics, lively arrangements and distinctive lyrics. The rich and sophisticated orchestration, devised by Nicola Tescari, sounds as if Tom Waits and his accompanists were launching into a frenzied albeit classy, punk musical.

LE FIGARO: ‘Catchy orchestrated pop, folk, sometimes extravagant and psychedelic’

LE MONDE: ‘Her song sparkles…’

What: WOLF & CUB with special guests
When: Thursday 14 June
Price: $20.00 + BF on sale from Moshtix

Two years since the release of their acclaimed second album Science and Sorcery, Adelaide’s Wolf & Cub are back with a cracking double A-side single featuring the tracks “See The Light” and “All Through The Night,” available exclusively through iTunes and Bandcamp
Produced, recorded and mixed by studio wunderkind Burke Reid (Gareth Liddiard, Jack Ladder, Dan Kelly) at Big Jesus Burger in Sydney, both “See The Light” and “All Through The Night” offer documented aural proof of a continually evolving band at the height of its collective creative powers.
“See The Light” is primarily driven by a snaky bass line, the reverb rich vocals deliver a subtle but persuasive hook tempered by chiming delayed guitars. “All Through The Night” is a dreamy pop gem floating on a fragile falsetto vocal, its amphetamine bass pulse, broad sonic guitar brush strokes and sparse drumming burrow into the subconscious giving the impression that it may refuse to ever leave.
Wolf & Cub has just finished recording the next double A-side single “Shut Me Out and Got Nothing Coming”. Shut Me Out, Produced, recorded and mixed this time by Tim Whitten. Once again the tracks are following in the same path as the previous double A-side single. “Shut Me Out” with smooth bass lines and catchy melody’s. “Got Nothing Coming” with a swampy swagger and swaying guitar tones.
Both singles are the beginning of the next phase for Wolf & Cub. Everything is building towards a new album and a long list of tour dates and stages ahead of them.

What: THE AUDREYS with special guests
When: Saturday 16 June 8pm
Price: $25 + bf from moshtix / $30 door

To mark the release of their most recent album ‘Collected’ The Audreys have announced an intimate duo tour in a hand picked selection of theatres and clubs across Australia. The shows will see Taasha and Tristan playing songs off all three albums, plus some new material.
“Collected” is a unique package containing their three ARIA winning albums from 2011, 2008 and 2006 respectively along with a rare collection of demos, b-sides, live tracks and videos including the previously unreleased song “Train Wreck Blues”. “Collected” comes in a beautifully designed digipak with a unique digital code to access this brand new material.

In a first for The Audreys they are teaming up with PETA, People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals, and speaking out against the cruel live export trade. As committed life long vegetarians, animal lovers and PETA supporters, Taasha and Tristan are helping bring attention to the ill treatment of animals in this trade.
A campaign featuring the band members will soon be launched.

The Audreys shot to the forefront of the Alt. Country/Roots genre with their 2006 debut “Between Last Night and Us” which quickly reached Gold certified status. “When The Flood Comes”, their 2008 record, cemented their status as a favorite of Australian critics, with the album appearing in the best album polls of that year including Rolling Stone’s Top 50 albums of 2008. “Sometimes The Stars”, their third record, was released in Australia in October 2010, debuting at #28 on the national ARIA charts and #2 on the national Blues & Roots Chart.

What: NEW EMPIRE with special guests
When: Sunday 17 June 7pm
Price: $15 + bf

New Empire is set to embark on one of the busiest periods of their burgeoning career, with live dates that commence in May and culminate in a performance slot on the prestigious Vans Warped Tour in the US throughout July. Prior to heading off overseas, they’ll hit the road for shows with indie rockers The Getaway Plan, before packing their bags and heading up and down the East Coast on their acoustic tour.

In another big win for the band, their inspirational song ‘One Heart/Million Voices’, from last year’s album ‘Symmetry’, will feature in the Nine Network’s broadcast of the 2012 London Olympics. Produced by lead singer Jeremy Fowler and manager Andy Mak, ‘One Heart/Million Voices’ was tracked in sessions at The Grove Studios and Chris Joannou’s Central Coast studio. The delicate, sparse arrangement is immediately arresting and will no doubt strike a chord with the millions of Australians watching the Olympic Games in coming months.

Following The Getaway Plan shows, New Empire will embark on their own headline tour, a series of intimate, acoustic shows that will showcase their material to perfection. These dates run throughout June, concluding July 1, and take in a selection of venues across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. With the Vans Warped tour later in July to look forward to, along with a gig on the Dangerous Summer Tour, Jeremy Fowler sums it up succinctly, saying, ‘Life’s pretty good right now! It’s going to be a massive few months ahead, but we’re relishing the challenge!’

New Empire has just played to more than 10,000 punters on the main stage at Easterfest and collected a whole new legion of fans playing stateside with New Jersey singer/songwriter Jenny Owen in February. Last year their sophomore LP ‘Symmetry’ debuted in the ARIA Album Chart top 40 and they reached the top 5 in Channel V’s Oz Artist of the Year. They have released the singles ‘Give Me The World, ‘Here In Your Eyes’ and ‘Ghosts’ from the ‘Symmetry’ album, winning over thousands of passionate supporters with their quality releases and consistent touring.

What: ALBERT SALT with special guests
When: Tuesday 19 June 8.30pm
Price: $10 door

Having just released his new single ‘Positive,’ a more up-beat reworking of his unique blend of rhythmic rock and electronic music, Albert Salt is kicking of a residency at The Toff In Town by launching his new EP on June 5th. After releasing his debut album ‘Dearest Stranger’ in May last year, Albert was a Triple J Unearthed High Finalist, which was just a precursor to playing at Parklife, and then supporting such bands as Boy and Bear, Jinja Safari, Cut off your hands, Owl Eyes, and forthcoming (June 12th at The Toff) Julia Stone. Albert will be joined at the EP launch by fellow Unearthed High Finalists, The McQueens, who have just released their new EP, ‘Fitzroy’, as well as the Melbourne gems Animaux. This combination of vastly different genres, coupled with Albert’s unique and intoxicating music, is going to prove to be a night of musical revelation, refreshment, and an excitement, which will captivate you and hold its place in your memory. With the addition of local bands supporting, this is going to play a big role in the developing Melbourne music scene.

What: MONIQUE DIMATTINA Single Launch with NADIA ACKERMAN
When: Wednesday 20 June 7.30pm
Price: £25 door

Known for exquisite piano stylings & rootsy jazz-pop versatility, diMattina worked with Lou Reed, Bjork and Brian May while living in New York City, penning the critically acclaimed Welcome Stranger CD upon her return to Melbourne in 2010-

Opening the show: special guest NADIA ACKERMAN touring her New York City band to promote The Ocean Master- out now on Spectra Records. The Ocean Master is named after Nadia’s late fathers’ Fish and Chip shop on Narrabeen Beach. To mark the 20th anniversary of his passing, Nadia is returning home to tour the record and scatter her fathers ashes.

What: KING CANNONS with “THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT” ALBUM LAUNCH with Special Guests MAJOR TOM & THE ATOMS
When: Thursday 21 June 8pm
Price: $12.00 + BF on sale from Moshtix

KING CANNONS don’t much care for what is supposedly cool. Since day one, their manifesto is to be a band for the people. The type of band that actually means something. A band with a career that is based on substance over style.
KING CANNONS debut album “The Brightest Light” in unleashed on the world on June 22nd with releases confirmed in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, The Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland.
Having recently returned from the biggest tour of their career, a month long blast through Europe. The album launch set will be a white knuckle ride through their assured debut with a couple of old favourites and new surprises thrown in for good measure.
Tom Larkin from Shihad is one of the best loved rock drummers in the world. He produced the lions share of “The Brightest Light” and KING CANNONS are proud to announce him as their special guest drummer for these album launch shows.
Featuring ex-Little Red baritone crooner ‘Major’ Tom Hartney, Major Tom & The Atoms are an explosive 6-piece rhythm ‘n’ blues orchestra that perfectly fit the bill as the main support for these very special shows.
KING CANNONS – “THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT” OUT JUNE 22ND
Physical album ticket bundle options are available (To collected at the venue on the night of the show)

What: PARIS WELLS with Special Guests
When: Saturday 23 June 8.30pm
Price: Tickets $12.00 + BF from www.moshtix.com.au

Paris Wells started as a fairfax employee, playing underground shows with DJ friends around Melbourne… It wasn’t long before she built a monstrous buzz in Melbourne, signed to Illusive Sounds and short afterwards released her debut EP. The release, “Mum Hasn’t Slept Yet” was a catalyst for her supporting slot in Justin Timberlake”s FutureSex/LoveShow tour in Australia and New Zealand. Since then she has performed at Australia’s best music festivals and along side other artists such as Bliss N Eso. Her latest release, “Various Small Fires” has sent her on an East Coast Tour of Australia and won her a Melbourne Design Award for her video clip, “Let’s Get It Started”.

Paris Wells will provide an acoustic performance at The Toff as well as showcasing some new material before she heads off to the UK to complete her upcoming EP.

What: THE FAKES ‘Out of Control’ Single Launch with special guests HEAVY BEACH and MINIBIKES
When: Sunday 24 June 8pm
Price: $10 + BF from Moshtix / $13 door

“Melbourne Shoegaze-Electro Pop band the fakes will be returning to the Toff in Town for the launch of their new single “”Out of Control”” on the 24th of June.
Lifted from their critically acclaimed second album “Sudden Radiance and Fantastic Collapse”, “Out of Control” is dark and hypnotic trip Hop with a dreamy female vocal. The release of the single, which has just started featuring on radio playlists, should ensure that the fakes’ XX / Warpaint / Portishead and classic 90’s shoegaze sounds continue to attract an ever growing audience.”

What: Every Sunday from 4.00 til 8.00pm in the Toff Carriage Room…
When: Sunday 24 June 4pm
Price: Free

“THE SUNDAY SET” with DJs ANDYBLACK and HAGGIS. This week’s theme – Radio
Come and grab some Sunday afternoon delight in the Carriage room at The Toff with DJs AndyBlack and Haggis….

“The Sunday Set” features YOU plus musical meanderings, trainspotter tracks and unlikely samples for your pleasure. In addition: food, drinks, good looking people, gravy and occasional nonsense. Each week we’ll provide you with a musical ‘set’ – and we’d love your ‘variations on a theme’.

Join the set and add your musical perspective on Facebook – just search ‘The Sunday Set’ – or [email protected] . We set off at 4.00pm and entry is always free.

What: ALBERT SALT with special guests
When: Tuesday 26 June 8.30pm
Price: $10 door

Having just released his new single ‘Positive,’ a more up-beat reworking of his unique blend of rhythmic rock and electronic music, Albert Salt is kicking of a residency at The Toff In Town by launching his new EP on June 5th. After releasing his debut album ‘Dearest Stranger’ in May last year, Albert was a Triple J Unearthed High Finalist, which was just a precursor to playing at Parklife, and then supporting such bands as Boy and Bear, Jinja Safari, Cut off your hands, Owl Eyes, and forthcoming (June 12th at The Toff) Julia Stone. Albert will be joined at the EP launch by fellow Unearthed High Finalists, The McQueens, who have just released their new EP, ‘Fitzroy’, as well as the Melbourne gems Animaux. This combination of vastly different genres, coupled with Albert’s unique and intoxicating music, is going to prove to be a night of musical revelation, refreshment, and an excitement, which will captivate you and hold its place in your memory. With the addition of local bands supporting, this is going to play a big role in the developing Melbourne music scene.

What: JAY BRANNAN (USA) with special guests
When: Thursday 28 June
Price: $44 + BF

Singer/songwriter Jay Brannan is a New Yorker by way of Texas, California, and several stops in between. He first made headlines as an actor in John Cameron Mitchell’s indie film sensation “Shortbus”, offering an international latform for his first full-length musical release, entitled goddamned, which made its debut as the No. 25 overall Top Album on iTunes.
One Billboard-charting covers EP, three world tours, and a slew of YouTube videos later, Brannan brings us Rob Me Blind, his second full-length album of originals, produced by Grammy-winning producer David Kahne (Regina Spektor, Paul McCartney, The Bangles, Lana Del Rey, etc.).
Brannan’s tenor voice combined with painfully honest lyrics surrounding taboo subjects has caught the attention of critics at such influential outlets as Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, and The New York Times, which proclaimed that Brannan “makes even the saddest lyrics easy on the ear.’

What: JIMMY HAWKE & THE ENDLESS PARTY ‘Liberty Sunset Blue’ Album Launch with special guests GOSTELERADIO
When: Saturday 30 June 8pm
Price: $10 from moshtix / $12 door

At once familiar and mysterious, Jimmy Hawk and The Endless Party is the sound of road trips, sunsets and romance – requited and otherwise. With a penchant for luscious melody and expressive lyricism; Hawk’s musical dreamscapes have endeared him to a steadily growing fan base and has seen him performed along side favourites such as Cold War Kids, The Temper Trap, Little Red and The Shins.

The new album ‘Liberty Sunset Blue’ will be Hawk’s third album in three consecutive years and his second with The Endless Party. Masterfully performed and recorded, ‘Liberty Sunset Blue’ marks their first foray into blue eyed soul and bookends a prolific run of releases – from 2010 critically acclaimed debut album, ‘Echo Park’, to last year’s self-titled sophomore album ‘Jimmy Hawk & The Endless Party’.

Recorded last November in Los Angeles by Dan Horne (Ben Kweller, Beachwood Sparks) and mastered by Peter Mew (David Bowie, Syd Barret, Donovan) at Abbey Road, ‘Liberty Sunset Blue’ is arguably set to be their biggest release yet.

The band are excited to launch their new album on June 30, with special guests Gosteleradio & Brave Face.

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