29 March 2019 - 0 Comments

After a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign in January 2018, and a year long public gestation, during which Lawrence Arabia wrote, produced and released twelve monthly singles, Lawrence Arabia’s Singles Club is available today to the public in its complete form, on LP, CD and digital, accompanied by a brand new NSFW music video for early single Everything’s Minimal, a duet with Tiny Ruins’ Hollie Fullbrook.

Both director Loren Taylor and Lawrence Arabia had a few words to say about their not-so-family-friendly music video, a deeper environmental message ebbing beneath the surface:

Lawrence Arabia: "I suppose this song was a bitter shot across the bows of the kinds of people who represent their lives on social media as being all happy afternoons doing crafts with their children on Danish mid-century furniture. Behind closed doors, they’re probably swearing at the little shits while mopping up puddles of urine.

Loren Taylor: "The lyrics spoke to me about the inherent hypocrisy of affluence - beautiful, harmonious, immaculate, hygienic living spaces where all our shit is made invisible to us. So I wanted to make something that showed what a filthy species we can be (the rhythm of the song lent itself to comedy humping). The dump was a revelation. I wish every person could stand on those mountains of our stinking rubbish and contemplate their consumption choices. And there, where you'd least expect it - the utter breathtaking beauty of a murmuration of gulls and pigeons."

NSFW Watch: Lawrence Arabia's Everything's Minimal

With thanks to NZ On Air

Following hot on the heels of the album and video release, Lawrence Arabia takes to the road next week, beginning in Christchurch on Wednesday April 3, with a six piece band featuring Heather Mansfield (The Brunettes), Claire Cowan (Blackbird Ensemble), Anita Clark (Motte) and usual suspects, Tom Watson, Alistair Deverick and Hayden Eastmond-Mein. It’s a show of psychedelic meditations, chamber pop arrangements and full noise rockouts, featuring an all singing band and about as many instruments as you can fit onto a club stage.

Lawrence Arabia Singles Club NZ Tour

Christchurch - Wed 3 April - Blue Smoke
Oamaru - Thurs 4 April - Grainstore Gallery
Dunedin - Fri 5 April - Captain Cook
Queenstown - Sat 6 April - Sherwood
Wanaka - Sun 7 April - Festival of Colour (11am show)
Napier - Thurs 11 April - Cabana
Wellington - Fri 12 April - San Fran
Paekakariki - Sat 13 April - St Peter's Hall
Auckland - Fri 26 & Sat 27 April - Hollywood Cinema

Tickets Available Now from Banished Music and Undertheradar

Wellington-based, Christchurch-native "violin witch" Motte (aka Anita Clark) is supporting all dates.
https://mottemotte.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/mottemusic/

Auckland bills include Being. on Friday 26 April and Hans Pucket on Saturday 27 April

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