Here’s a little bit of folktastic news for your Friday – Melbourne indie folk quintet The Paper Kites have announced they’ll be releasing their album States this August, with the debut promised to be a journey of delicate, folk-inspired landscapes with rich lyrics and a raw sonic beauty.
And as if that wasn’t enough to get your weekend started right, the band will also be hitting the road for a national headline tour this August and September, kicking off in Newcastle, hitting both coasts and wrapping up in Melbourne a month later. Whew!
Frontman Sam Bentley has said States will be a darker affair than the outfit’s first two EPs, Woodland and Young North:
“We really pushed our soundscapes and composition. I’m interested in the things beyond a song: textures, adding strings, brass, touches like that. The strange little noises are what sets this album apart from what we’ve done before and puts it on a whole different level.”
The record was produced by the band alongside ARIA award winning producer Wayne Connolly and features the horn-laden single St Clarity.
States is released in Australia on Friday, 30th August.
The Paper Kites – States (Album Trailer)
The Paper Kites National Album Tour 2013
Friday, 30th August
The Small Ballroom, Newcastle
Tix: www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545
Saturday, 31st August
Metro Theatre, Sydney (All Ages)
Tix: www.ticketek.com.au | 132 849
Thursday, 5th September
The Soundlounge, Gold Coast
Tix: www.soundlounge.com.au & www.oztix.com.au
Friday, 6th September
The Hi-Fi, Brisbane
Tix: www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545
Saturday, 7th September
The Northern, Byron Bay
Tix: www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545
Sunday, 15th September
The Hi-Fi, Melbourne (u18 Matinee)
Tix: www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545
Friday, 20th September
Jive, Adelaide
Tix: www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 Get Tix
Saturday, 21st September
Fly By Night, Fremantle
Tix: www.flybynight.org | 08 9430 5976
Friday, 27th September
The Waratah Hotel, Hobart
Tix: www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545
Saturday, 28th September
The Forum, Melbourne
Tix: www.ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100
