Australian euphoric pop quartet, Crayon Fields, have a busy busy October ahead of them. They’re heading off to the US on their ever proper American tour, after a brief trip to SXSW, LA and New York in March. This time the band are really hitting the road, playing up and down both coasts and stopping in New York for CMJ.
But before they go, they have a couple of swanky shows to play. First there’s their own headline farewell show at the East Brunswick Club on Friday October 1, supported by the debonair Darren Sylvester and Adelaide’s fuzz pop kings Hit the Jackpot.
Then on Saturday October 2, they’ll be performing on the Main Stage at Melbourne’s Parklife Festival, treading the same boards as Missy Elliott, Soulwax and Groove Armada!
For all these shows, they’ll be playing songs from their two much-loved albums All the Pleasures Of the World and Animal Bells, as well as a swag of new material.
They’ve also made a US tour EP available on Bandcamp, with previously vinyl-only B-side How Loved You Are, a live version of Pleasures track Graceless, a remix of All the Pleasures Of the World by Dan Block, and a surprise – a sultry cover of the Roxette classic It Must Have Been Love.
The link is here: http://crayonfieldsforever.bandcamp.com/
Some praise from Crayon Fields’ March USA sojourn:
“They were fantastic, and can really pull off the lush, late ’60s baroque pop sound of their new album” – Brooklyn Vegan
“A lush, swooning-inducing, summery set that stunned those in attendance” – KEXP
“Lush, literate, room warming presence” – Crawdaddy
“One of our favorite discoveries from SXSW” – Hype Machine Radio
All the details are below – hope to see you at one, or all, of the shows!
CRAYON FIELDS FAREWELL SHOW
Friday October 1
Melbourne – East Brunswick Club
with Darren Sylvester and Hit the Jackpot
$12+bf from www.eastbrunswickclub.com / (03) 9388 9794
CRAYON FIELDS AT PARKLIFE
Saturday October 2
Melbourne – Sidney Myer Music Bowl
tickets from www.parklife.com.au
CRAYON FIELDS US TOUR DATES
Monday October 11
San Diego – Soda Bar
with Heavy Hawaii and Scruffles
Tuesday October 12
Santa Barbara – Muddy Waters
Thursday October 14
San Francisco – Rickshaw Stop
with Magic Bullets and Old Fashioned Way
Saturday October 16
Olympia – Northern
with Karl Blau and Generifus
Sunday October 17
Portland – Mississippi Studios
with Karl Blau and Archeology
Monday October 18
Seattle – Tractor Tavern
with Karl Blau and Exohxo
Tuesday October 19 – Saturday October 23
New York – CMJ shows to be announced
Thursday October 21
New York – Glasslands Gallery
Chapter Music/Underwater Peoples CMJ showcase
with Fabulous Diamonds, Guy Blackman and more
Sunday October 24
Washington DC – Black Cat Backstage
with Family Portrait
Tuesday October 26
Philadelphia – The Fire
with Air Waves
Wednesday October 27
Boston – TT The Bears
with Air Waves and Reports
Friday October 29 8pm
Los Angeles – Hotel Cafe
www.myspace.com/thecrayonfields
www.chaptermusic.com.au
