Following the release of his acclaimed debut 2014 album, February, Josh Rennie-Hynes is set to release his stunning second album Furthermore on August 26th through MGM. Following the release he will embark on a national tour of both Australia and New Zealand from September.
Furthermore was recorded in Rennie-Hynes’ personal studio, on his Family farm in Woodford, Queensland. Over the period of three weeks, working everyday from morning until late night, Rennie-Hynes produced, engineered and recorded all of the songs alongside his friend, Steve Grady. Together, they played the bulk of the instruments, with a focus on capturing the essence of each song and building it from a bed rock live performance of just Rennie-Hynes and a Guitar. The result is an album which is organic, cohesive, yet also eclectic, with Rennie-Hynes’ warm and assured vocal providing the common thread throughout.
The first single from the album, ‘Rosie’, is a song Rennie-Hynes penned for a woman he met on tour who was struggling with depression. While the latest single ‘Picture Frame’ is a hauntingly beautiful song with a driving drum beat, crunchy electric guitars, weeping pedal steel and Josh’s distinctive vocal at the centre of it all.
The film clip for ‘Picture Frame’ was shot in the Northern NSW Hinterland, Rennie-Hynes explains “We found some great locations, it’s a beautiful part of Australia; The Cane fields, the Mountains, The Rivers. We managed to gain access to shoot in a historic Homestead that was built in the late 1800’s. Stepping inside, it literally felt like a movie set, everything appeared to be in the same place as it would have been 120 years ago, except with a layer of dust and cobwebs.”
Since the release of his first album, Rennie-Hynes has toured relentlessly throughout Australia, New Zealand and the USA including shows at the Americana music conference in Nashville. With several of Australia’s most prestigious festivals on his list, including the Woodford Folk Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival and Nannup Music Festival, Josh will be hitting the road for the Remainder of 2016 in support of Furthermore.
JOSH RENNIE-HYNES – TOUR DATES
Sept 29 – Lizottes, Newcastle NSW
Sep 30th – Smiths Alt, Canberra ACT
Oct 2nd – Lazybones Lounge, Sydney NSW
Oct 6th – The Foundry, Brisbane QLD
Oct 7th – Bison Bar, Sunshine Coast QLD
Oct 8th – Miami Marketta @ Rabbit + Cocoon – Gold Coast QLD
Oct 9th – Spotted Cow, Toowoomba QLD
Oct 13th – Southern Fork Americana Fest, Auckland NZ
Oct 14th – Walton St Coffee, Te Awamuta NZ
Oct 15th – Raumati Social Club, Raumatic NZ
Oct 16th – Meow, Wellington NZ
Oct 19th – Mussell Inn, Onekaka NZ
Oct 21st – Wunderbar, Lytellon NZ
Oct 22nd – Penguin Club, Oamaru NZ
Oct 27th – Grace Emily, Adelaide SA
Nov 3rd & 4th – Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival VIC
Nov 10th – Four5Nine – Perth WA
Nov 11th – Good Nights, Bunbury WA
Nov 25th – Spotted Mallard, Melbourne VIC
Dec 1st – Harvester Moon, Bellarine VIC
Dec 2nd – Billy Roy’s Blues Bar, Bendigo VIC
Dec 4th – Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn Springs VIC