Sydney quintet The Rumjacks have unleashed the extraordinary energy and passion of their third studio album, Sleepin’ Rough, today via FOUR || FOUR. Sleepin’ Rough is full throttle, raucous and real, showcasing a thundering punk aesthetic intertwined with the group’s Irish and Scottish musical heritage.
Having spent the last three months overseas on a 90-date tour of Europe and UK, The Rumjacks are pumped to bring their blistering live set home to Australia, playing new album alongside fan favourites. The Sleepin’ Rough tour is the band’s most ambitious Australian tour to date – 35 dates taking in every nook and cranny of the country, from Darwin to Launceston, East Coast to West Coast! They are one of this country’s most successful live exports, becoming Festival regulars throughout the UK and Europe and playing massive events such as Woodstock Poland, Punk Rock Holiday, Exit Festival, Lowlands, Rockmaraton and Mighty Sounds.
Sleepin’ Rough picks up where 2015’s Sober & Godless left off, carrying stories of life, love and loss, set to a throbbing beat. The music, while hard and fast for the most part, carries with it an element of fun and frivolity, harking back to their Old Country roots, places where music is an integral part of community gathering, soundtracking the times with an almost savage joy.
First single ‘A Fistful O’ Roses’, was an emphatic protest at Sydney’s venue lock-out laws, with accompanying music video directed by Josh Groom. Follow up single ‘Fact’ry Jack’ is a nod to one of the last great larrikins, as singer Frankie McLaughlin says, “A real knockabout with a tonne o’ character. He’s seen the very best and worst this world had to offer and has a razor sharp sense of right and wrong to show for it. We’ve all known someone like him, and if not, then we’re poorer for it, we could learn a thing or two from blokes like him”.
THE RUMJACKS’ Sleepin’ Rough Tour
October
Friday 14 Studio Six, Sutherland, NSW
Saturday 15 Hotel Gearin, Katoomba, NSW
Friday 21 Pier On Clarence, Port Macquarie, NSW
Saturday 22 Stag & Hunter, Mayfield, NSW
Thursday 27 Phoenix Bar, Canberra, ACT
Friday 28 Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Saturday 29 Pelly Bar – Pier Hotel, Frankston, VIC
Sunday 30 Spirit Bar & Lounge, Traralgon, VIC
Monday 31 Cherry Bar, Melbourne, VIC
November
Friday 4 Collector Tavern, Parramatta, NSW
Saturday 5 Penrith Gaels, Penrith, NSW
December
Saturday 3 The Railway, Darwin, NT
Friday 9 Enigma Bar, Adelaide, SA
Thursday 15 The Loft, Warrnambool, VIC
Friday 16 The Eastern, Ballarat, VIC
Saturday 17 Golden Vine Hotel, Bendigo, VIC
January
Thursday 5 Rad Bar, Wollongong, NSW
Friday 6 Marlin Hotel, Ulladulla, NSW
Saturday 7 Captain’s At Mariners, Bateman’s Bay, NSW
Thursday 12 Republic Bar, Hobart, TAS
Friday 13 Royal Oak Hotel, Launceston, TAS
Saturday 14 Red Hot Music, Devonport, TAS
Wednesday 25 Babushka, Perth, WA
Thursday 26 Mojo’s, Fremantle, WA
Friday 27 Settler’s Tavern, Margaret River, WA
Saturday 28 Prince Of Wales, Bunbury, WA
February
Thursday 2 The Spotted Cow, Toowoomba, QLD
Friday 3 Helm Bar, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Saturday 4 The Foundry, Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 5 Currumbin Creek Tavern, Currumbin, QLD
Friday 10 The Workers, Geelong, VIC
Saturday 11 The Reverence Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 16 Club Statik, Woy Woy Leagues, Central Coast, NSW
Friday 17 Hamilton Station, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 18 The Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW