Today, Australian ARIA chart-topping act and indie royalty Boy & Bear return with their newest single and video, ‘State Of Flight’, available for the first time independently. The band additionally announce their first tour in two years, as they bring their award-winning repertoire to capital cities and regional towns throughout the country in June and July.
Recently celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their ARIA double platinum album, Moonfire, with a monumental sold-out performance at Sydney’s State Theatre, the band fittingly kick-start their next chapter today with an exalted first taste of new music in ‘State Of Flight’. Anchored to the band’s ’70s inspired pop-folk heart, and running central to the track, is a melodic choral chant that echoes back and forth. Lead vocalist Dave Hosking’s unmistakable voice, falsetto at times, cuts through in its immediacy and emotive simplicity, while layers of strummed guitars, lapping beats and flourishes of guitar licks paint a larger picture of the band’s glorious progression.
BOY & BEAR AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES
Friday, 3 June – The River, Margaret River, WA
Saturday, 4 June – The Astor, Perth, WA
Thursday, 9 June – Miami Marketta, Gold Coast, QLD
Friday, 10 June – The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday, 11 June – NightQuarter, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Saturday, 18 June – Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide, SA
Friday, 24 June – Beer Deluxe, Albury, NSW
Saturday, 25 June – UC Refectory, Canberra, ACT
Friday, 1 July – Forum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday, 2 July – Torquay Hotel, Torquay, VIC
Sunday, 3 July – NAFA – Townsville, QLD
Friday, 8 July – Waves, Wollongong, NSW
Saturday, 9 July – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday, 16 July – The Enmore Theatre, Sydney