Next week, Lou Barlow, Jason Lowenstein and Bob D’Amico will return to New Zealand with their latest critically acclaimed album, Act Surprised – the ninth Sebadoh studio album.
At the live shows, Sebadoh fans can look forward to a mix of tracks across their career, from classic albums like Bakesale, Harmacy and U.S No.1 Billboard New Alternative Artist Chart album Defend Yourself.
Supporting them in Wellington are local experimental, doom-rockers Secrets of the Sun and post-punk group Swallow the Rat in Auckland. Read more below!
SEBADOH
NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2020
Feb 4 – San Fran, Wellington
with Secrets of the Sun
Feb 5 – Whammy Bar, Auckland (selling fast!)
with Swallow the Rat
More tour details at plus1.co.nz / sebadoh.com / undertheradar.co.nz
Hailing from Wellington, New Zealand, Secrets of the Sun have charmed with their dark, ethereal melodies and heavy soundscapes. Refusing to be held down to one genre, Secrets of the Sun use their music as an opportunity to explore sounds and styles with inspiration from a multitude of sources.
Listen to their latest single ‘Suffer With the Moon’ here.
Proving that musical synergy is not restricted by geography, Swallow the Rat is a sonic force to be reckoned with.
With members hailing from Austin, Texas and Auckland, New Zealand, and a musical pedigree that includes bands such as My Education, Lost Rockets, Body Corporate and Deathbeam, Swallow the Rat offers a unique mix of NZ Post-punk and Texan Psychedelia.
Learn more about the band here.
Sebadoh are now viewed as one of the most important indie bands from the 1990s to today, with several of their records viewed as seminal alongside the likes of Pavement, Guided By Voices, and Superchunk. Barlow is one of America’s most influential indie songwriters. As Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth so succinctly describes: “Lou Barlow essentially invented lo-fi”.
Formed in 1986 in Westfield, Massachusetts, Sebadoh put their own compelling stamp on lo-fi indie rock, highlighted in early releases like 1990s Weed Forestin’ and 1991’s Sebadoh III. Their connection with the likes of Dinosaur Jr and The Folk Implosion is well-documented, yet Sebadoh firmly commands their own place in the indie history books.
With a legacy that most bands would dream of achieving, there’s no denying that Sebadoh are undoubtedly indie-rock royalty. Needless to say, any self-respecting fan of the genre won’t want to miss these icons when they find themselves gearing up for their first New Zealand shows in almost six years.
“Act Surprised’s high yield of killer songs hardly suffers for its absence of oddball filler.”
– Mojo Magazine
