29 October 2021 - 0 Comments

One of Australia’s most eclectic artists Bootleg Rascal have today revealed their new conceptual album Sloppy Seconds – produced entirely by the band themselves.

Featuring 2021 singles All About You ft. Saint Lane and Therapy ft. Citizen Kay & Maxine; and past discography reimagined, the record is a diversified offering of hip-hop, indie-rock, reggae and electronica. Including reworked renditions of fan favourites such as Asleep In The Machine and Overflow, their modern song writing skilfully blends the genres of their foundation, shining a light on certain special projects that have always been fervently imperative to the group’s enduring career.

“When the world stopped, I started to really think about projects I’ve always wanted to do but never had enough time for. One thing on the bucket list was to have made a record which embraced the whole ‘something old, new, borrowed’ concept,” explains guitarist Jimmy Young.

In celebration of the release, Bootleg Rascal will embark on a three-date New Zealand tour, with performances scheduled in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland for February 2022. Tickets are on sale now HERE

Singles off Sloppy Seconds have seen widespread support from the likes of Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and via key press outlets including NME, Pilerats, Purple Sneakers, AUD$, Tone Deaf, Music Feeds, The Music, The AU Review and AAA Backstage. The music video for ‘All About You’ was added to rotation on Juice TV (NZ).

The tracks have also been spun on Triple J, Double J, ABC Radio Australia, 4ZZZ, RTR FM, Tilos Radio (HUN) and CRI Easy FM (CHI), and added to rotation on Coles Radio, 2ONE The Edge Radio, Radio Metro, SYN FM, 2XX FM, King Island Radio, Hochschulradio Düsseldorf (DEU), Sun FM (NZ), Crescendo Radio (NZ), The Station (NZ) and KICK (NZ).

The release of new material has also seen the band hit their highest ever streaming numbers, with over 371.2k monthly listeners on Spotify (up from 200k in late-June).

Since Bootleg Rascal’s mid-2013 inception, the group have frequently released critically-praised and fan-adored music that has yielded them a career spanning close to ten years.

Multiple tracks and videos have been supported by MTV, Rage, The Line of Best Fit, Clash Magazine, NME, Spotify, Apple Music and added to high rotation on Australia’s largest youth radio station triple j.

They’re a mainstay on the Australian and New Zealand live scene, and have sold-out multiple shows in France, UK, Netherlands, Germany, USA, New Zealand and Australia.

SLOPPY SECONDS is available worldwide on Friday, October 29 HERE.

BOOTLEG RASCAL

SLOPPY SECONDS TOUR

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2022 | BLUE SMOKE, CHRISTCHURCH

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2022 | SAN FRAN, WELLINGTON

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2022 | TUNING FORK, AUCKLAND

Tickets on sale now HERE

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