07 October 2022 - 0 Comments

After sharing their first single Oceans from upcoming album, Dreaming of the Future Again, sibling trio Womb have announced their Aotearoa album release shows happening in November this year.

Making stops in Whakatū (Nelson), Ōtautahi (Christchurch), Te Whanganui-a-tara (Wellington) and Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), Womb will be sharing songs from their sophomore album at a collection of intimate venues across the country — with support from Tessa de Lyon in Whakatū, Ben Woods in Ōtautahi, Strange Stains in Te Whanganui-a-tara, and Samara Alofa in Tāmaki Makaurau.

WOMB - DREAMING OF THE FUTURE AGAIN TOUR:

November 11 - The Tactile Society, Whakatū/Nelson

with Tessa de Lyon

November 12 - Space Academy, Ōtautahi/Christchurch

with Ben Woods

November 19 - Vogelmorn Community Hall, Te Whanganui-a-tara/Wellington

with Strange Stains

November 25 - Wine Cellar, Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland

with Samara Alofa

Womb is made up of siblings Cello Forrester (vocals, guitar, strings), Haz Forrester (synth, guitar), and Georgette Brown (drums). Their music is a composite of the three and builds on the shoegaze and dream pop sounds they are inspired by.

Dreaming of the Future Again is Womb’s sophomore album, recorded between 2020 and 2022, between living rooms and bedrooms, and at their dear friend and collaborator Bevan Smith’s backyard studio, Circle Blue Studios. “Dreaming of the future again” is a phrase that sprang to mind for Cello as they woke up one morning, and these are the words that tether each song on the album together.

The album builds musically from where their previous album, Like Splitting the Head from the Body, left off. The arrangements have moments that are layered, warm, and ethereal, where Georgette's driving drums are met with percussive samples, Haz’s synths bend and rise, and Cello’s textured strings stretch across the tracks. There are also sparse moments that draw you to Cello’s direct vocal delivery, for example on the opening track, Sylvan’s Song, and later in The Dove.

Lyrically, the songs trace moments across the two years recording the album, drawing on a repeated lexicon for Cello: of light and refraction; butterflies; birds; and dreaming. Each song is both personal and allegorical, and looks at connection and the things we are tethered to.

The album art is a drawing of a star-flower by band member and artist Georgette — titled, “I want you to see above your head a beautiful, beautiful star”. The drawing is on the wall of Cello and Georgette’s kitchen. The title of this artwork comes from a book that Georgette’s dad, Justin, used to read to her, guiding a visualisation of a star that is your very own, one which you can carry with you everywhere you go.

Photo Credit: Rosana Rosli

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