Child Announce Australian Tour Dates Supporting Soul Murder
Heavy blues rockers Child have booked a run of mostly-east-coast tour dates in their home country of Australia to support the recent release of their third album, Soul Murder (review here). That record has a bit of a temporal slip going on, since it was recorded at least largely in 2018 and only greets public ears now, but that’s still long enough for it to show progression from 2016’s Blueside (review here) — 2018’s I EP (review here) makes that seven-year stretch between LPs somewhat less mammoth — and if you haven’t heard it, god damn, the songs.
Headlined by a virtuoso performance from guitarist/vocalist Mathias Northway, and with the classic heavy rock rhythm section of bassist Danny Smith (since replaced by Rhys Kelly) and drummer Michael Lowe at its foundation, Soul Murder collects seven individual pieces with an unmitigated flow between them and while coming across as oh-you-know-nothin’-too-fancy casual on its face — not literally, the Nick Keller cover art is likewise gorgeous and epic — it harnesses a ’70s spirit through a presentation all its own.
It is quite an album, in other words, and if you didn’t hear it, I’d advise you hit play on the Bandcamp embed below and kiss a decent portion of your afternoon goodbye as you lose yourself in its dynamic sprawl. The tour dates, which are set for April and May, follow here, as posted on social media with some additional comment from Northway. And by the way, if you’re not from Oz or have never seen Bluey, a dunny is a toilet.
Here you go:
CHILD – Soul Murder Tour 2023
Says Mathias Northway (guitar/vocals): “After being lost at sea on a sinking ship there is no better feeling than seeing land. Especially when everyone is there waiting on the beach for you.”
“I’m comin’ around to use your dunny and drink your beers.”
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April 8 Tanswells Hotel Beechworth VIC
April 14 The Barwon Club Geelong VIC
April 15 The Brunswick Ballroom Melbourne VIC
April 20 Mo’s Desert Clubhouse Gold Coast QLD
April 21 Bad Luck Brisbane QLD
April 22 Factory Floor Sydney NSW
April 24 UniBar Adelaide SA
April 28 SoundBar Capel Sound VIC
April 29 TBC
May 5 Transit Bar Canberra ACT
May 6 The Eastern Ballarat VIC
Child are:
Mathias Northway – guitar/vocals
Rhys Kelly – bass
Michael Lowe – drums
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