Melbourne indie folk five-piece The Paper Kites have just unveiled their endearing new music video for ‘Electric Indigo’, a single taken from their eagerly anticipated new album, twelvefour, which is set to drop on 28th August.
To celebrate their new clip and the release of twelvefour, The Paper Kites have announced an extensive national tour, which will kick off in Adelaide at The Gov on 15th October and take them through venues around the country.
“The album is a concept record, based around a theory that an artist’s creative peak is between the hours of midnight and 4am,” explains lead vocalist and songwriter Sam Bentley, who’d been searching for a theme to shape album number two.
A passing comment from a friend back in August 2014 delivered the spark. “That idea turned into the heart of the project, so every night I’d sit down when the clock ticked over to midnight and just start writing.”
“I got to the end and thought, I’m never doing that again,” Sam laughs. “It was wild to write until you are so tired that nothing sounded too over-worked – songs didn’t feel restricted by a commonly analytical brain.”
The result is an album that captures a bolder sound than anything Paper Kites have done previously and ‘Electric Indigo’ is the first taste of things to come. twelvefour is set for release on 28th August. Check below for all tour details.
The Paper Kites National Tour Dates
Saturday, 17th October 2015
Settlers Tavern, Margaret River
Tickets: Oztix | 1300 762 545
Thursday, 22nd October 2015
Theatre Royal, Castlemaine (AA)
Tickets: Theatre Royal
Friday, 23rd October 2015
170 Russell, Melbourne
Tickets: 170 Russell | 1300 724 867
Saturday, 24th October 2015
The Workers Club, Geelong
Tickets: Oztix | 1300 762 545
Thursday, 29th October 2015
Solbar, Maroochydore
Tickets: Oztix | 1300 762 545
Friday, 30th October 2015
The Soundlounge, Gold Coast
Tickets: The Soundlounge
Saturday, 31st October 2015
Woolly Mammoth, Brisbane
Tickets: Woolly Mammoth | 1300 724 867
Thursday, 5th November 2015
Lizottes, Newcastle (AA)
Tickets: Lizottes | 02 4956 2066
Friday, 6th November 2015
The Metro, Sydney (AA)
Tickets: Ticketek | 132 849
Saturday, 7th November 2015
Anu Bar, Canberra
Tickets: Ticketek | 132 849
Sunday, 8th November 2015
Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul (AA)
Tickets: Ticketmaster | 136 100
