Church of the Cosmic Skull Announce Australian Tour
UK harmony-laced seven-piece Church of the Cosmic Skull will follow their Spring US headlining stretch (dates here) with a corresponding trip to the other side of the planet for an Australian tour n August that will take them from Brisbane to Wo Fest in Melbourne. They go in support of last year’s oh-so-gorgeous and no less sinister There is No Time (review here), which continued and furthered their thread of ace songwriting, hooky melodies, lush progressivism and dug-in cultish themes.
Fun fact: every time I walk into the gym I belong to in order to go swimming, see all The people on the treadmills, lifting weights and so on, I can’t help but hear “One More Step” from that album, which so succinctly encapsulates that hamster-wheel effect that keeps us all from realizing ourselves on whatever level you want to pick; existential, spiritual, financial, whatever. The villain of the song is the cult itself, but if you wanted to substitute capitalism there, it works just as well. And by no means is that me high-and-mightying myself. I’m right there too. As with so many terrible aspects of human history, we’re all complicit. To wit, I’m writing on my phone. No escape.
I got sidetracked there, but the point here is if you’re in Oz, go see Church of the Cosmic Skull, and if you’re in New Zealand, convince the band to go there too, because really, if you’re gonna make the trip, isn’t it worth hitting both?
Dates follow as per the PR wire:
Church of the Cosmic Skull announce Australia tourdates in August 2023
Fresh from a headline tour of the USA and the release of their critically acclaimed fourth album ‘There Is No Time’, the UK rock group and spiritual organisation are set to spread the light of the Cosmic Rainbow across Australia.
‘Putting the Abba in Sabbath’ since 2016, the groups joyous blend of prog-psych-pop-rock with dark occult undercurrents has ignited hysteria and frenzy across the globe.
Dates – 2023
Friday 18/8 The Brightside, Brisbane
Saturday 19/8 The Lansdowne, Sydney
Sunday 20/8 La La Las, Wollongong
Wednesday 23/8 Baroque Room, Katoomba
Thursday 24/8 The Basement, Canberra
Saturday 26/8 Wo Fest, The Evelyn, Melbourne
Tickets: yourmatebookings.com
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