GRAND ATLANTIC RELEASE "POISON TO THE VINE"
Here there be dragons… You never know what you’ll find when you set foot on unexplored territory. Brisbane’s Grand Atlantic is venturing into uncharted waters this year with a new album and tour to support it.
The quartet recorded their third record, entitled 'Constellations', at the Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, an abandoned psychiatric hospital near Dunedin, New Zealand. There they delved into darker emotional territory, experimented with new recordin...
GRAND ATLANTIC RELEASE "POISON TO THE VINE"
Here there be dragons… You never know what you’ll find when you set foot on unexplored territory. Brisbane’s Grand Atlantic is venturing into uncharted waters this year with a new album and tour to support it.
The quartet recorded their third record, entitled 'Constellations', at the Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, an abandoned psychiatric hospital near Dunedin, New Zealand. There they delved into darker emotional territory, experimented with new recording techniques and experienced the effects of their haunting (and possibly haunted) surroundings. The band has just completed a three-week US tour, bringing the sounds of the new album to enthusiastic audiences around America, and will shortly be making a quick east coast tour of Australia.
Grand Atlantic’s constant touring has honed their skills to a razor-sharp edge. They are so sharp, in fact that some of the tracks on their new album were recorded live. “It was great to have the confidence to do some of the album live as well,” says frontman Phil Usher. “It really brings another dimension to the album and some of it is really fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants kind of stuff.” The new songs are evidence of a band that has long outgrown its power-pop beginnings to embrace a hazier, more psychedelic sound while maintaining the melodic hooks that make the band so unique.
And so, without further ado, we happily present the first single from the new album, ‘Constellations'. 'Poison To the Vine' represents a further refinement of the band's sound, and deals with the internal conflict we all struggle with - good vs bad, and the choices we make. Sonically, it's a feast of rolling riffs and chiming 12-string licks, with a massive rhythm section thundering underneath. Enjoy... and share!
Grand Atlantic will be playing Australian shows in June 2011:
Thursday June 9 - Edinburgh Castle, Adelaide
Friday June 10 - The Evelyn, Melbourne
Saturday June 11 - Rock lily @ Star City, Sydney
Sunday June 12 – Woodland Bar, Brisbane
POISON TO THE VINE
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Thurs June 9, 2011
Adelaide - Ed Castle
8 pm
Supports TBA
Cost $10
Friday June 10, 2011
Melbourne - Evelyn
8 pm
Supports TBA
Cost $10
Saturday June 11, 2011
Sydney - Rock Lily
8 pm
Supports - Sounds Like Sunset + more TBA
Cost - FREE!
Sunday June 12, 2011 (night before Queens Birthday holiday)
Brisbane - Woodland Bar
8.30 pm
Supports - Goldentones + The Frail Mary's
Cost $10
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