Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Cloud Control Featured on the Black Cab Sessions!
Cloud Control from Black Cab Sessions on Vimeo.
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Cabins Announce 'Bright Victory Tour'
We are very excited to announce that our very own Cabins will be stepping out on the road next month with the apltyl titled 'Bright Victory Tour'. After leaving jaws several inches longer across the nation over the last 12 months, it's time for these lads to shine and yes....headline!
All shows will be supported by the excellent trio of Surf Punk Ninja's, Step-Panther.
Pull off your pen lids and take these jot these dates down.
Friday August 20th MELT Bar, Sydney
Saturday August 21st Builders Arms, Melbourne
Thursday August 26th Neverland Bar, Gold Coast
Friday August 27th Troubadour, Brisbane
Also, check out some this sweet, sweet press action, 'Bright Victory' has thus far obtained.
JMAG - FOUR STARS
ROLLING STONE - FOUR STARS
BLUNT - FOUR STARS
THE AGE - FOUR STARS
DRUM MEDIA - CD OF THE WEEK
''a completely captivating vampire western sound that manages to..both move you and at the same time root you to the spot''
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
''Cabins join Tame Impala and Cloud Control in the 'watch this space' category''
INPRESS
''Bright Victory is the sound that all Aussie Musos should be striving for - of the melodic and brutal''
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Cloud Control Announce UK tour this July!
Australia’s Cloud Control have heard the call of impending international success and are embarking on a quick tour to the UK this July to whet the appetites of British tastemakers. The band will play four dates culminating in the exclusive Secret Garden Party Show in the East Anglia countryside, 70 miles outside of London.
The band is no stranger to the attentions of the isle nation after ‘Gold Canary’ was picked up by BBC6, winning the listener poll and being deemed ‘Single of the first quarter of 2010’ by influential online publication Drowned in Sound.
The band look set to deliver blazing live performances, having trained up by supporting Vampire Weekend nationally earlier this year and selling out their own national headlining tour promoting their debut album, the critically acclaimed ‘Bliss Release’. This upcoming tour is the first step to ruining the best kept musical secret in Australia right now, so UK residents are advised to snap tickets before the inevitable popularity explosion awaiting Cloud Control.
DATES
16th July The Bar Fly, Camden
20th July The Freebutt, Brighton
22nd July The Luminaire, London
23rd July The Haymakers, Cambrdge
24th July Secret Garden Party Show
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Cabins to support The Soft Pack on national tour!
Following on from their critically praised debut mini-album "Bright Victory", Cabins have been chosen as the main support act for the San Diego swingers The Soft Pack for their east coast shows this July!
The band will kick it off in Sydney on the 7th of July at Oxford Art Factory followed by the East Brunswick Club in Melbourne on the 8th of July.
To top it all off, Cabins shall be playing a show at the Metro Theatre on the 17th of July as part of FBi’s “Sounds-like” series of concerts! Check the ‘dates’ section for more details!
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Cloud Control 'Ghost Story' available at RCRDLBL
Cloud Control live favourite 'Ghost Story' has been highlighted by new international tastemakers RCRDLBL. They have offered the track as a free mp3 download for anyone who lives on planet earth (and pesky aliens chewing up our bandwidth). Check it out! http://rcrdlbl.com/
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Sparkadia putting final touches on their second album!
Sparkadia frontman Alex Burnett has been holed up in London putting the finishing touches on the bands’ second as-yet untitled album, due out for release in September this year.
Alex has been diligently updating the bands’ blog (http://sparkadia.wordpress.com) with photographic documentation of the process.
From the serious...
To the….um...
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Bliss Release: ALBUM OF THE YEAR?
It has been an amazing ride so far for Sydney four piece Cloud Control. After wowing audiences nationwide as sole supports to Vampire Weekend, selling out their own national tour and gaining rave album reviews from critics nationwide, Cloud Control’s debut album ‘Bliss Release’ debuted in the ARIA top 20 in its first week. Further momentum was established following an ‘album of the week’ monopoly on all major publications, including a trifecta in the form of FBi, RRR and Triple j featured albums.
In celebration of this success, Cloud Control has announced further shows to extend their tour party! This June/July sees the band celebrating the Annandale Hotel’s 10th birthday by headlining Friday June 25th. In July the band shall party out with long time supporters FBi by playing a Sydney night entitled “Choose your own adventure” on July 10th. They will then embark on an East coast tour with the Magic Numbers and top it off with a performance at the sold-out Splendour in the Grass festival before heading to the UK to spoil one of Australia’s best kept secrets! Tickets are available now, don’t miss out on your last chance to see them live before they head over to the UK!
Tour Dates
Annandale 10th Birthday Celebration (Sydney) 25th June
Factory Theatre (FBi’s Sydney Sounds-like) 10th July
w/ Magic Numbers (Corner Hotel, Melbourne) 28th July
w/ Magic Numbers (Metro, Sydney) 29th July
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
CABINS debut LP 'Bright Victory' out FRIDAY!
Latest Ivy signings Cabins will be releasing their debut LP 'Bright Victory' this Friday, June 11! After wowing crowds at their secret album launch at Mitchell Road Auction House (Check out some of the photos HERE!) and currently supporting Children Collide on their sold-out tour this June, the band are ecstatic to to share their succulent sounds of secrecy.
As a treat, the band has put up the entire album on their myspace page HERE. This will only be up for a limited time, so make sure you check it out!
If you dig what you hear, head over to the band's website to download a free track and sign up for their mailing list for bonus content and all the latest news!
'BRIGHT VICTORY' OUT JUNE 11
Monday, May 10th, 2010
Ivy League Signs Cabins + Wons Phreely!
Ivy League is ecstatically whimsy to announce two new signing within as many weeks - up and coming four piece CABINS and electro-troubadour WONS PHREELY.
Having cut their musical teeth playing their oddly exotic brand of dark balladry extensively around Sydney and Melbourne over the past 12 months, including national tours with Wolf and Cub, The Scare and The Mess Hall, Cabins release their debut recording, the mini album ‘Bright Victory’ out June 11.
‘‘Dark”, “melodic”, “spiky” and “atmospheric” are all overused words in the noble pursuit of describing sound. Still, they all seem oddly appropriate when trying to get a handle on what Cabins are.
Produced by Woody Annison (Red Riders, Children Collide); ‘Bright Victory’ captures Cabins’ mix of menace and melody. Surrealistic tales penned by front man Leroy are carried along by musical arrangements full of woozy pianos, horns, sparse guitars and a rhythm section that at times threatens to play itself into a trance. Underpinning it all is a melodic and lyrical adventurousness that suggest a band willing to experiment and progress beyond the standard expectations, even at this early stage of their musical life.
To celebrate the release of ‘Bright Victory’, Cabins are heading off on a national tour with Children Collide in June. Tickets can be purchased on fan presale Monday May 3rd via the Children Collides website, with tickets available to the general public May 6th at usual outlets.
3rd June Neverland Bar, Coolangatta QLD
4th June The Zoo, Brisbane QLD
5th June Factory Theatre, Sydney NSW
10th June Prince of Wales, Bunbury NSW
11th June Rosemount Hotel, Perth WA
12th June The Gov, Adelaide SA
13th June The Hifi, Melbourne VIC
Check some choons at http://www.myspace.com/cabinsband
Wons Phreely's real name is Justin Wonsley Snowball and he has been described as an eclectic cross between Jarvis Cocker and Elvis Costello, but to keep things normal he simply goes by the name of Wons Phreely.
After releasing his well received The Rules Of Nature EP, Wons did what any budding young artist would do; set off on an odyssey travelling the world for a year and a half. After living in three of the world’s most vibrant city centres - London, Berlin and outer state New York, Wons began to funnel a diet of new experiences, hard-partying, contemporary and classic hip-hop and underground electro into his newfound inspiration to observe life.
Wons Phreely’s first release on Ivy League is an electrifying three-minute pop gem called “The World Has A Bank Account”, which follows the classic Springsteen tradition of combining dark lyrics with bright melodies. The single, along with the music video, are being serviced to radio on the 4th of May and available from iTunes on May 18.
In May 2010 Wons Phreely and his new look line-up will be playing select dates with Dan Kelly as follows:
Sat, 15 May - Northcote Social Club (Melb)
Fri, 28 May – The Spectrum (Syd)
Sat, 29 May – Brass Monkey (Cronulla)
