Have a Good Time When I’m Gone

have a good timeLaneway are playing some farewell shows in Australia before heading to Berlin on the Grant McLennan Memorial Fellowship. Check out the Shows page for more details.

The Vinyl and Wine Tour

You know the score. It’s heading to the festive season. Things are just going so well. And Laneway want to party. So they thought they’d go and indulge themselves, and those appreciators of the fine and real things in life to a limited edition pressing of this year’s Laneway release, Turn Your Love Up, on wax.

Yep it’s gone vinyl, folks.

There will be 3 special shows in a week in December to mark the occasion. They’ll be parties to remember and Laneway will be playing with bands you won’t forget.

And it’s all just in time for the giving season - grab your limited edition record for that special someone before they all go. If you can’t get to a show and are chasing a copy then send word and we’ll sort you out.

The Vinyl & Wine Tour

Friday Dec 14th - The Lomond Hotel, Brunswick VIC

Saturday Dec 15th - The Little Larder, New Farm QLD
*tickets strictly limited available here

Thursday Dec 20th - The Union Hotel, Newtown NSW

Festival Fun

Appearing at 4 Festivals in 3 states in November catch Laneway as they swagger and sway across the country with their new tunes.

Nov 3 Village Festival, Edinburgh Gardens VIC
Nov 17 Spring Dig, Cooly Hotel QLD
Nov 18 Ukitopia, Uki NSW
Nov 25 Retreat Fest, Brunswick VIC
Full details and links at the Shows page.

Back down to Melbourne Town

November is shaping up to be a wonderful month of gigs for Laneway following the Turn Your Love Up album launch tour that has just wrapped. For all the details go to the Shows page. First up Lulu and Hannan scoot back south to play Two Intimate Shows in Melbourne joined onstage by Mr Rowan Roebig on bass. Thanks again to the talented Sam Joseph whose artwork never fails to impress.

ON TOUR

Now the tour hits the open road. Following a string of delightful shows around southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales in support of their new release, Turn Your Love Up Laneway now head south in the van joined by Fingers Malone and Rowan Roebig to bring the new tunes to a town near you. Check out the Shows page for more details.

Laneway is Berlin Bound

Laneway have received the prestigious honour of being awarded the Grant McLennan Memorial Fellowship 2012.

Established in 2007 in honour of the late Queensland singer-songwriter Grant McLennan, the $25,000 Fellowship offers the recipient an opportunity to travel to New York, London or Berlin for up to 2 months and use the experience of being immersed in a foreign and vibrant musical culture to further develop their own artistic skills.

Grant was one of Australia’s greatest songwriters and a founding member of internationally successful Brisbane band The Go-Betweens.

Paul and Louise have chosen Berlin as their destination and will set to planning the venture on return from their album launch tour shows throughout Australia in the coming months.

The duo were announced as the 2012 recipients at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts during a special concert event, Bands of Your Town. They performed alongside other nominated artist, Sue Ray, Edward Guglielmino and
Kellie Lloyd. There were also performances from the 2011 Fellow, Scott Spark and former Go-Betweens members Adele Pickvance, Glenn Thompson, Grant’s sister, Sally McLennan and Powderfinger’s Ian Haug.

Turn Your Love Up - August 1st 2012

It’s been over three years since the release of their acclaimed debut album, If You Don’t Need It Let It Go. Now, after two years of pioneering and playing music from their sub-tropical abode in the southeast Queensland rainforest of Natural Bridge, Laneway have crafted a stunning new release entitled, Turn Your Love Up.

Featuring a superb collection of ten original songs penned by the duo, Turn Your Love Up displays strong and striking roomy guitars both gritty and delicate, reflecting light and shade, with haunted, floating vocals and diverse compositions.

The album was recorded in a vast number of environments and landscapes, including Grandma’s Place in Brisbane with Matt Redlich, Studios 301 in Byron Bay with Jordan Power, Delta Groove Studios in Ocean Shores with Fingers Malone, Little Gold Studios in Melbourne with Steve Fraser and a tracking session in one of the wooden dwellings on their property at Natural Bridge.

After being shortlisted for the prestigious songwriting award, The Grant McLennan Memorial Fellowship, Laneway released the lead single and opening track on the album, ‘Love is a Devil’ which coincidently, was one of the first songs the duo ever wrote together. The demo cassette sat patiently, collecting dust over the years until an opportunity presented itself with a place on the album.

A creeping ballad with wild arrangements, ‘Love is a Devil’ sets the tone for the rest of the album, compelling the listener to embark on a journey through the metaphorical woods.

Released through Crawler Records with support from Arts QLD and the Gold Coast City Council, Laneway will take their live show on the road, in full band mode, from August to October. They are playing a very special instore on the day of the release, August 1st, at Jet Black Cat Music, West End from 6:30pm.

Turn Your Love Up is available on iTunes from August 1st or direct from the artists here at this site through their online store.