As the band prepares for their nationwide NZ tour, The Black Seeds have shared a third new single from their forthcoming album, Fabric. Co-frontman of The Black Seeds, Daniel Weetman takes the lead in this heartfelt, summery track titled ‘Back To You’.
With a strong and resilient chorus that utters the words, “I always seem to come right back to you now, believed in me and I believed in you, I’m holding on I wrote these words for you now, we stand as one under the sun and moon,” the song is a tribute to old relationships being revived – standing the test of time, being renewed and staying true.
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The band’s sixth studio album (due on September 8th via Rhythmethod) comes just a year shy of their 20th anniversary as a band. Make sure to come and experience the new album and the hits with one of New Zealand’s most-loved bands when they’re in your town! Full tour dates & ticketing information here.
In case you missed it, watch the incredible music video for the band’s earlier single ‘Freakin’ here, put together by Mark Russell & Owen Watts with the support of NZ On Air.
COSMIC TICKETING PRESENTS:
The Black Seeds
‘FABRIC’ NZ ALBUM RELEASE TOUR
Thursday 21 September – Raglan, The Raglan Club
Tickets from cosmicticketing.co.nz & from venue, 22 Bow St, Raglan
Friday 22 September – Auckland, The Powerstation
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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
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OUSA main office on campus & Cosmic Dunedin, 355 George Street, Dunedin
Friday 29 September – Christchurch, The Bedford Bigtop
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Saturday 30 September – Nelson, Club Paradox
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Thursday 5 October – Napier, The Cabana
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Friday 6 October – Wellington, San Fran
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Cosmic on Cuba, 97 Cuba St, Wellington
Saturday 7 October – Wellington, San Fran
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Cosmic on Cuba, 97 Cuba St, Wellington
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 (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 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
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Official Store – http://smarturl.it/ni4hnm
To be released September 8th 2017 via Rhythmethod in New Zealand
