Toy Boats
Finding an artist that furnishes the heart with something authentically euphonious is a rarity, however with the latest edition to the Resist Records family we have found just that. Echoing the warmth of his hometown Byron Bay, Hugo Costin-Neilsen, performing under the name of Toy Boats, delivers placid acoustic tracks that delight the spirit.
The 2009 summer transition of Costin-Neilsen from singer of hardcore band Dead Ends to acoustic artist Toy Boats mirrored that of his arrival into adulthood. Toy Boats cradles this season of youth with an aroma of hope, heart and a sense of purity that is charmingly raw. His songs are emotional yet avoid sallow self-pity adopted by many acoustic artists and exchanges the unnecessarily verbose with lo-fi simplicity. Enveloping the grace of a young Bon Iver and eliminating the agony of Bright Eyes, Toy Boats embodies a nostalgic journey where we are all invited, stopping to smell the blossoms along the way.
Whether rolling “bible page cigarettes and (waking) up in ashes” or remembering that “honeymoon period that never ends”, Toy Boats toys with tales familiar and nostalgic. Such wide-ranging appeal is sure to lift Toy Boats’ gentle acoustics to a space that penetrates genre and begs rose-tinted moments to stand still. Make sure to keep an ear out for his Resist Records debut early next year and in the mean time head over to his webpage to get a preview of what’s to come.
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POISON CITY WEEKENDER 2012
17 May 2012
Now in it’s fourth year, Poison City’s annual Weekender fest is set to converge on Melbourne again this September for 3 days of friendship, punk-rock, bar hopping, hugs and high fives! Taking place at The Tote on Friday September 14th, Corner Hotel on Saturday September 15th and new venue The Liberty Hotel on Sunday September 16th.
Heading up the festivities is none other than New York post-hardcore supergroup Rival Schools, returning to Australia for the first time since the release of their 2011 comeback album ‘Pedals’. Also making the journey down under for the first time is Philadelphia’s Restorations.
They’ll be joined by The Smith Street Band, A Death In The Family (Final Show), Extortion, Luca Brasi, I Exist, Hoodlum Shouts, Paper Arms, Jamie Hay, Grim Fandango, Milhouse, Jen Buxton, Between The Devil & The Deep, Outsiders (NZ), Let Me Down Jungleman, Chinese Burns Unit, Toy Boats, Lincoln Le Fevre, Run Squirrel and White Walls, with more acts still to be announced!
Full line-ups for each venue will be announced in coming days and tickets go on sale Monday May 28th from Poison City Records, Corner Hotel Box Office and The Tote. Once again there will be a limited Early Bird allocation of 3-Day Weekender Passes, giving access to all shows at a discounted rate. For more details and regular updates, head to www.poisoncityrecords.com/the-weekender or follow on Twitter here twitter.com/WeekenderFest
Burning Love Australian Tour
15 May 2012
To the uninitiated, Burning Love is a group from Toronto, Canada with a chip on their shoulder and electric blood in their veins; their output a desperate, venomous and informed rock n’ roll fury that sways and swaggers somewhere between hardcore punk and the darker side of blues gone wrong. After the sudden demise of the now legendary Cursed, enigmatic frontman Chris Colohan picked right back up where the band last left us, but this time collaborating with the members of Our Father, comes back to the table with a band that had a decidedly different musical approach and direction.
While Cursed was intent on quickly ripping your face off, Burning Love takes that similar approach to new levels, luring you in with infectious hooks and full throttle blues before going in for the kill. Merging the darkness of Poison Idea, the melodic aspects of Queens of the Stone Age and the inspired high energy of the MC5, the attack of Burning Love begins to come into focus.
Following their previous full-length, in addition to a multitude of EPs and split releases and more since their 2008 inception, the band’s anticipated second LP, ”Rotten Thing To Say” was recorded by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou at Godcity Studio and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side without a doubt boasts the band’s most powerful material to date. Licensed from Southern Lord Recordings “Rotten Thing To Say” will be released in Australia on June 22.
This August the band will make their maiden trip to Australian shores. Tickets available at the door for all shows.
Check out the track “Hateful Comforts” here:
TIM BARRY AUSTRALIAN TOUR AUGUST 2012
9 May 2012
A few years back, singer-songwriter Tim Barry closed out an album by pondering his own death – and he didn’t seem to mind leaving this earth too much. “Take what you want/I won’t leave much,” he sang.
2012 finds him in a very different place. Themes of resilience and hope flow through Barry’s recently released new record, “40 Miler,” “If this record is uplifting compared to my old ones it’s because I feel stronger from all the beat-downs and shit I’ve taken in the past,” says the Richmond, Virginia-based artist.
Kicking around the musical underground for nearly 20 years, first as the front man for Virginia punk heroes Avail, and more recently as a singer-songwriter Tim Barry returns to Australian shores this August where he will be joined by special guest Josh Small. Tickets on sale May 16.
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