Audiac Announce New Zealand Tour Dates + Melbourne Show
Audiac Announce New Zealand Tour Dates + Melbourne Show
For the NZ Release Of Their Debut Album No Come Down
The NZ Shows
To celebrate the release of Audiac’s debut album No Come Down, the lads are hitting NZ for two album launch shows at:
Nov 20th @ Dogs Bollix, Auckland
W’ Salon Kingsadore
Tix $10 / Doors: 8 pm
Nov 22nd @ Mighty Mighty, Wellington
W’ Salon Kingsadore
Tix $10 / Doors: 8 pm
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Nov 18th @ The Tote
Tix $10 / Doors: 8 pm
Hailing from Melbourne, Australia - Audiac are proud to unveil their debut album No Come Down, which is out now in New Zealand through Echobase Records and Southside distribution. Ten songs jam packed into a quick-fire 35-minute unit, No Come Down is a slab of NZ meets Aussie Rock ‘n’ Roll, an album that was fostered through an international upbringing.
The first single from the album ‘Undressed’ and its accompanying ‘old school meets new school’ film-clip was released in Australia in April and was met with a great response. PBS, ZZZ, SYN FM and a myriad of other stations all across Oz gave the track a pasting and Rage TV flogged the clip with back to back viewings from April through June.
Recorded in London, Audiac’s debut album was mixed at St Kilda’s Hothouse studio (Oasis, Franz Ferdinand), and has undergone a prime gestation. With its release on Melbourne-based label Echobase, Audiac set about establishing themselves on the scene.
The Band
Dunedin-formed, Melbourne-based outfit Audiac have gone through somewhat of a turbulent history to reach their present incarnation. The brainchild of Andrew Schraa, Audiac’s initial manifestation was short and fraught – whoever said putting two brothers in a band was a bad idea was right, as the band was shaken by arguments and tension. In truth, it wasn’t until Andrew moved to London to play with fellow Dunedin-based band Spa that Audiac began to find their footing.
Whilst in London, Andrew began working at the Premises Studios, home to the likes of The Bloc Party, Rakes, The Horrors, and Lily Allen. It was in this breeding ground that Andrew decided to resurrect Audiac, and promptly set about recording a handful of tracks that would go on to form the crux of Audiac’s debut album No Come Down.
Moving to Melbourne to finish the album, Andrew (guitar, vocals) met guitarist Nic Pallett. After a quick trip back to NZ, Andrew returned to find Nic had the new line up assembled and ready to go. With Melbournian Malcolm McMahon on drums and Schraa’s childhood friend and fellow Kiwi Michael Christian (Bass) joining the fold, the band have set about taking Audiac to the next stage.
The NZ Shows
To celebrate the release of Audiac’s debut album No Come Down, the lads are hitting NZ for two album launch shows at:
Nov 20th @ Dogs Bollix, Auckland
W’ Salon Kingsadore
Tix $10 / Doors: 8 pm
Nov 22nd @ Mighty Mighty, Wellington
W’ Salon Kingsadore
Tix $10 / Doors: 8 pm
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Nov 18th @ The Tote
Tix $10 / Doors: 8 pm
No Come Down is OUT NOW through Echobase Records and Southside distribution
View the video for the first single ‘Undressed’ at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt2XZib3p2Y
