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News: Sarah Blasko brings new album to life on stage!
Sarah Blasko’s live shows have always been renowned for their unique and at times theatrical elements. Her national tour in October to unveil the new album, ‘As Day Follows Night’ promises to be no different.
Recreating the sounds of her highly anticipated third record with core members of her touring band, Sarah will also be introducing some new textures to the ensemble with strings and percussion to augment the line up.
‘As Day Follows Night’ was recorded in Sweden with producer Björn Yttling and it is fitting that Sarah will be embarking on her national Australian dates off the back of the Aarhus Festival in Denmark.
“Sarah’s music has always had an ethereal quality, and together with Björn she has made what will be one of the most interesting and beautiful Australian albums of 2009.” êêêê1/2 JMag, July 2009.
“Produced by Bjorn Yttling of Peter, Björn and John in Stockholm, the irony is that despite the freezing climate it was recorded in, this is as warm as Blasko has ever sounded – immaculate, organic and airy… there’s also a sense of freedom, and a feeling that the listener has been invited in to enjoy Blasko’s brilliance, not just forced to admire it from a distance.” êêêê Rolling Stone, July 2009.
El Perro Del Mar will be joining Sarah as special guest support, playing as an intimate two-piece. This will be the acclaimed Swede's first Australian tour and an optimum opportunity to hear the songs from her third album 'Love Is Not Pop', released in mid-September.
El Perro Del Mar says of the album: “Lou Reed...has been the spark and the main influence for me all throughout the work of 'Love Is Not Pop'...the dream of a pure love in a dirty world.'
‘As Day Follows Night’ is due out on July 10th through Dew Proces/UMA. Buy a ticket to a show before July the 17th, and you can pre-order a download of the album for only $10.
Tour dates are:
Thursday, 1 October - Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC Tickets from Ph. 5472 1196 / www.theatreroyal.info
Friday, 2 October – The Forum, Melbourne Tickets from www.marrinertheatres.com.au / www.ticketek.com.au
Saturday, 3 October - Norwood Concert Hall, Adelaide, SA Tickets from Ph: 131 246 / www.bass.net.au
Friday, 9 October – The Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW Tickets from Ph: 9550 3666 / www.enmoretheatre.com.au / www.ticketek.com.au
Saturday, 10 October - The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD Tickets are from www.thetivoli.net.au / www.ticketek.com.au
Thursday, 12 November - The Quarry, Perth, WA Friday, 13 November - The Quarry, Perth, WA Saturday, 14 November - The Quarry, Perth, WA www.liveatthequarry.com.au
Womadelaide 2010 The Armada, Public Opinion Afro Orchestra, Ethiopiques, Babylon Circus and Ojos de Brujo live @ Botanic Park, Adelaide, SA (5-8 March 2010)
Future Music Festival 2010 Empire of the Sun, Franz Ferdinard, Prodigy, Way Out West and more live @ Sydney, NSW (March 2010)
Your most memorable Festival moment or experience? Our stage manager once fixed things so that I could stand on a podium on the side of the stage and pretend to set my keyboards up while Roky Erickson played a packed tent at Hultsfred in Sweden. He’s very aloof and doesn’t like to have people too close while he plays, so I made myself small and was quiet as a mouse but it was such a treat to get to watch him that closely, he’s just great.
Favourite Artist you’ve seen at a Music Festival? Leonard Cohen’s performance at Coachella last year was about as magical as it gets.
What’s your ideal Festival line-up? Us, PB&J, Jay-Z, Kitty Daisy and Lewis, The Essex Green, Cass McCombs, Joni Mitchell, The Brunettes, Magic Numbers, and Florence Foster Jenkins but she’s dead unfortunately. I can already see this wouldn’t fly with Jay-Z, but I’d settle for just one or two of the above.
What are your tips for attending Music Festivals? Dress to avoid getting cold, wet or sunburned, and take off on your own. In my experience committing to meeting up with too many people always ends up ruining the whole damn thing.
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