William Crighton’s is a man on the move. Buoyed by a mesmerising debut record and a slew of captivating live appearances, the Dashville represented artist has had what might be referred to as a breakthrough year in 2016. He’s released 3 singles and played a myriad of festivals and shows around Australia. In 2017 he’s already played alongside Paul Kelly, Neil Finn, The Temptations and The Beach Boys as well as shows at WOMADelaide, Skyfields, Riverboats, Blue Mountains Fest this weekend…
We didn’t land here to rabbit on with names though…
If you’ve been fortunate enough to see him live or listen to that debut record, then you’ll be pleased to know we have a very special announce to share with our Dashville community. Dashville has the pleasure of providing you with a short window of opportunity to snap up the last 50 records remaining for the limited edition 7-inch vinyl release called ‘Hope Recovery’.
Signed, numbered and posted out by William himself, only 300 copies of the vinyl will exist in this life and the next. Most have been accounted for already. A digital single will be released to the public on March 31st 2017.
To coincide with this exclusive new release, Crighton will perform a string of dates along the East Coast of Australia during May, which will take his live performances to a new level. Crighton’s upcoming shows will be a musical feast for those that attend, with each intimate evening presenting over two hours of music and a range of special guests.
‘Hope Recovery’ is presented as an 8.46-minute piece of music. It flows seamlessly from the epic jam and rumination on religious accountability ‘Talking to God’ into the uplifting and delicate Australiana soundscape of the title track. The bonus is Neil Young’s classic environmental lament ‘After the Gold Rush’.
William asked us to slip an apology in for not being able to attend The Gum Ball. Unfortunately he’ll miss out on the fun whilst showcasing his wares at Canadian Music Week and recording in Nashville around the same time. He’ll return to Australia to carry out this run of exclusive performances in May.
LIMTED EDITION – ‘HOPE RECOVERY’ 7-INCH VINYL
SIDE A: ‘Talking to God’
SIDE B: ‘After the Goldrush’/’Hope Recovery’
HOPE RECOVERY TOUR DATES
FRI 5 MAY – BELLA UNION TRADES HALL MELBOURNE, VIC
SUN 7 MAY – GRAMPIANS GRAPE ESCAPE HALLS GAP, VIC
FRI 12 MAY – LEADBELLY NEWTOWN, NSW
SAT 13 MAY – SMITHS ALTERNATIVE CANBERRA, ACT
SAT 20 MAY – OLD MUSEUM BRISBANE, QLD
SAT 27 MAY – 48 WATT ST NEWCASTLE, NSW
FRI 9 JUN – THE EX DIGGERS MULLUM, NSW
SAT 10 JUN – DIGGERS TAVERN BELLINGEN, NSW