[News] NEWCASTLE’S SUBURBAN HAZE ANNOUNCE ALBUM TOUR

To celebrate the release of Wilt, Suburban Haze will be heading on a national tour through August. Joining the band will be the Adelaide alt-country outfit No Oaths, who will be playing every date alongside acts such as Egoism, Nothing Rhymes with David, Slagatha Christie, Rumblr and more.

Starting in August with a hometown show at Newcastle’s Cambridge hotel, the tour will head south to Adelaide before tying up in Melbourne.

Wilt was recorded by Jay Maas (Defeater) at “Woodriver Studios” which was founded by Joe Andersons (Bass) and completed and soundproofed 3am the morning before Jay Mass’ arrival. Taking some time to experiment resulted in some offbeat ideas as Paul Pickles (Vocals/Guitar) elaborates, “Whether it was using an old telephone as a microphone, singing backwards and then reversing it in post or using kid’s musical toys in sections.” After recording the album it was mixed at Getaway Recording in Boston Massachusetts and mastered at Audiosiege.

“We’ve made the songs a bit more standard structure-wise but crammed those structures with our weird tendencies. I hope the listener is able to enjoy the off-beat nature of what we are doing.” – Paul Pickes

2016 was an action packed year for Suburban Haze. To start off the year the band released a 6-track EP I Will Never Happen which Rolling Stone Australia described as “suitably immersive, flirtatiously rising towards stadium-ready Arcade Fire levels of grandeur” and Pilerats said it sat “somewhere between the likes of The Pixies and Fugazi, with some Buckley and Nick Cave thrown in for good measure”. They then dropped a mind bending 2-track EP Silent, Go Home in November to critical acclaim and rounded out the year with a national tour.

Suburban Haze have continued to mature both their sound and production bringing in further influences from overseas while creating their own sound and defying genres. Diverse as their influences are, everything is measured and balanced. Nothing is forced or contrived. The band’s latest single ‘Overhang’ sets the scene for what’s to come – an album full of surprises.

SUBURBAN HAZE ALBUM TOUR