From one of New Zealand’s greatest songwriting duos, comes long awaited new music with single, Shelter Love
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Bandcamp – https://thebads1.bandcamp.com/
Spotify – http://open.spotify.com/album/2pl37YFJLml11wMZIgoQKG
iTunes – https://geo.itunes.apple.com/nz/album/id1239367426?at=1l3v9Tx&app=itunes
Shelter Love is a taunting creeping number highlighted with Dianne Swann’s haunting and uplifting vocals in combo with long time partner Brett Adams magic guitar playing & their combined song craft, make for a great tease as to what else will come on their much anticipated next album, Losing Heroes.
Written across the summer of 2016, and recorded throughout the winter months with Ben Edwards at Sitting Room Studios in Lyttelton, Losing Heroes will be independently released on July 17th with LP and CD distribution via Rhythmethod and available via digital services.
It’s been a four-year hiatus since the 2013 album, Travel Light, was released. The album reached #3 on the NZ Music Album Charts and regarded by many as one of the best NZ albums of all time.
“It’s an accomplished, beguiling record, one that should appeal to fans of Wilco and Crowded House, and deserves greater recognition.”
– 5/5 – TimeOut, NZ Herald
‘Travel Light is an album that you should buy. You should listen to. And you should love. Because it’s good. So very good.” – Blog on The Tracks
“Travel Light is a cohesive album of songs that sit together perfectly.”
– 5/5 stars – Herald On Sunday
“Adams and Swann confirm that when it comes to songcraft and delivery they stand among our finest . . . albeit in that world where they have to struggle for the mainstream attention they so richly deserve….it’s time to pay attention to the Bads. Who are very, very good.”
– Graham Reid, Elsewhere.co.nz
Expect to hear more before the album release, and as their current fans know, The Bads are a great time live!! More music and some tour dates to come!
Tracklisting
01 – Get it Right 4:07
02 – Shelter Love 2:46
03 – Planets 5:15
04 – Spinning Wheels Turning Tides 4:10
05 – Calling Home 3:32
06 – Crash and Burn 4:21
07 – Same House
08 – Losing Heroes 4:01
09 – Him & Her 4:15
10 – Heartbreak Beach 4:19
11 – West 3:23
The Bads Bio:
Back in the noughties, Dianne Swann and Brett Adams were on their “Big OE” in London and formed their first official musical partnership as The Julie Dolphin.
The Julie Dolphin received glowing accolades from the tough British music press for their album Lit and 2 Eps and toured extensively in the UK headlining their own shows, opened for Green Day, Oasis and Radiohead among others, clocked up strong memories of unique experiences.
Casting their minds back the band remembers, “Seeing Frank Black in the audience when we played at the 100 Club in London and collaborating withThom Yorke [Radiohead] on The Bends sessions and playing keyboards onStreet Spirit at the Astoria would have to be up there”.
Then, under the name Boom Boom Mancini the duo attracted the attention of boutique US label Almo Sounds, run by the founders of A&M Records, Jerry Moss and Herb Albert. They signed to their UK branch and became label mates with Gillian Welch, Imogen Heap and Ozomatli and fitted well into this eclectic mix until Jerry and Herb decided they didn’t like the way the music industry was heading and decided to close in 2001.
The two continued writing for a while but decided to return home to New Zealand in 2003.
Since their return the duo has released three albums as The Bads, (2005’s Earth from Space, 2009’s So Alive, and 2013’s Travel Light – which reached #3 on The NZ Music Album Charts). The song and the album So Alive were nominated for the Best Country song and album in 2010.
The Bads have toured the country extensively, opened WOMAD 2014 as Tim Finn and The Bads, and invited Australian legendary songwriter, Don Walker to New Zealand to collaborate on a series of shows. They have opened for Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Joan Armatrading, The Jayhawks and Rodrgio Y Gabriela. At the end of 2014 the band were invited to Melbourne to play support for Rodriguez.
Both Dianne and Brett have lent their talents to other prominent NZ musical projects in the last few years, making scheduling time for their own ventures tricky. In 2015 they juggled itineraries and made time for their favourite project; The Bads. The band headlined a show at Waiheke Jazz festival, embarked on a 14 date tour of New Zealand with folk rock band Great North and then travelled to Nashville to play at country legend Marty Stuart’s Late Night Jam at the revered Ryman Theatre. They returned home to NZ to headline a sold-out show at the beautiful Rotorua Museum.
Dianne and Brett are skilled music producers and have produced music for several TV Series, including Homegrown, Hunger for The Wild and Coasters. They have had songs featured in films and TV shows in New Zealand, Australia and the US.
The Bads Online:
Official Website: www.thebads.com
Bandcamp: https://thebads1.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebads
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Badsie
YouTube: The Bads Music Videos
