To celebrate the release of their forthcoming album, Fabric
COSMIC TICKETING PRESENTS:
The Black Seeds
New Zealand Album Release Tour
8 Shows this September / October
New Zealand, get ready.
With their brand new, second single ‘Freakin” released to the world last Friday, today The Black Seeds can officially announce what we’ve all been waiting for… This September, the almighty 8-piece will be bringing it to a town near you onboard their nationwide New Zealand album tour.
Known for an electrifying live show, and having just returned from a successful tour of Canada & the US, The Black Seeds are set to play 8 dates across both islands in celebration of their new album, Fabric.
COSMIC TICKETING PRESENTS:
THE BLACK SEEDS
‘FABRIC’ NZ ALBUM RELEASE TOUR
Tickets on sale now!
Thursday 21 September – Raglan, The Raglan Club
Tickets from cosmicticketing.co.nz & from venue, 22 Bow St, Raglan
Friday 22 September – Auckland, The Powerstation
Tickets from aaaticketing.co.nz
Saturday 23 September – Mt. Maunganui, Totara Street
Tickets from cosmicticketing.co.nz & from venue, 11 Totara St, Mt. Maunganui
Wednesday 27 September – Wanaka, Lake Wanaka Centre
Tickets from eventfinda.co.nz & from Base 2, 12 Helwick St, Wanaka
Thursday 28 September – Dunedin, Refuel
Tickets from cosmicticketing.co.nz or available from
OUSA main office on campus & Cosmic Dunedin, 355 George Street, Dunedin
Friday 29 September – Christchurch, The Bedford Bigtop
Tickets from cosmicticketing.co.nz & available from Cosmic stores
Friday 6 October – Wellington, San Fran
Tickets from cosmicticketing.co.nz & available from
Cosmic on Cuba, 97 Cuba St, Wellington
Saturday 7 October – Wellington, San Fran
Tickets from cosmicticketing.co.nz & available from
Cosmic on Cuba, 97 Cuba St, Wellington
* Supports TBA
Debuted on Friday, check out the brand new single ‘Freakin’, which follows on from the album’s nostalgic summery anthem, ‘Better Days’. “It’s the meaningful, party, pick-me-up track on the album,” says The Black Seeds co-frontman, Barnaby Weir of the new track created at Lee Prebble’s The Surgery.
“It’s for the end of the week, end of the line, letting loose, shaking it off. It’s a good dose of feel-good funk.”
Listen to ‘Freakin’ here or below, created with the support of NZ On Air.
Listen to ‘Freakin’ here:
https://theblackseeds.lnk.to/fabric-album
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/freakin
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/07zfmz
Youtube: http://smarturl.it/cwhanw
The Black Seeds (Live) are:
Barnaby Weir (Vocals/Guitar)
Daniel Weetman (Vocals/Percussion)
Jarney Murphy (Drums)
Nigel Patterson (Keyboard)
Ned Ngatae (Guitar)
Francis Harawira (Bass)
Barrett Hocking (Trumpet)
Lucien Johnson and Matthew Benton (Saxophone)
‘The best reggae band in the world right now’ – Rolling Stone Germany
‘Almost like the changing of the seasons, you can count on The Seeds to rock into your town and deliver an uplifting concoction of reggae, dub and funk with their own ingenious twist’ – Otago Daily Times
‘One of the best live reggae acts on the planet’ – Clash Music
‘The forefront of reggae today and tomorrow’ – JamBase
ABOUT FABRIC:
After a couple of years touring the world and juggling festival slots, The Black Seeds focused their efforts throughout 2016 and 2017 on the recording of their new studio album. The sessions for Fabric took place at acclaimed engineer/producer and long-time Black Seeds collaborator, Lee Prebble’s Wellington studio The Surgery. The result is a twelve-track album of bold, groove-heavy tunes.
It wouldn’t be a Black Seeds record without the warm affirmations of Weir and Weetman’s words, which we hear right from top to tail. The uplifting album opener ‘Better Days’ ensures us that “better days are coming, lonely nights are leaving”, while tracks like ‘The Weaver’ remind us that love will conquer all pain.
The kinetic energy within the album is physically infectious and makes you want to move. There are times where we dip into a gorgeous nostalgic homage to the late 70s/early 80s rnb-funk era with songs like ‘Freakin’ or the bass-heavy groove of ‘Everybody Knows’. Overall, there is a grand expansiveness that sets over the tracklist, allowing for each song to breathe and exist on its own, but also comfortably within the context of the wider picture. This shows The Black Seeds’ limitless creative energy for what it is – always moving forward and progressing without compromising the soul of who they are, while always remaining conscious of the current world around them.
The Black Seeds – Fabric
Tracklist:
Better Days
Everybody Knows
Freakin’
Lightning Strikes
Moving On
Ride On
Back To You
Fabric
Beleza
Wake Up
The Weaver
Lost In The Bush
Pre-order Fabric:
iTunes – http://smarturl.it/g1royw
Official Store – http://smarturl.it/ni4hnm
To be released September 8th 2017 via Rhythmethod in New Zealand
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