01 September 2023 - 0 Comments

Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau post punk psych trio Swallow the Rat are very pleased to announce that their new album South Locust will be released next Monday 4th September.

The single Terra Nullius is currently riding high on the airwaves, landing at No. 1 on the SRN Top Ten last week, and No. 2 on the Radioscope Alt airplay chart. If you haven't yet had a chance yet to check out the video, here you go – it's well worth a watch.

Newest single Redactor's Dilemma is attracting attention too, with the video picking up 5.6k views so far.

South Locust – it’s an eerie street sign half glimpsed at night somewhere in North Texas, an apocalyptic marker. But it also suggests other images and meanings; what’s a locust down here at the bottom of the world, in Aotearoa?

Lyrically, the floodgates have opened. Looking over their shoulders, the band survey the legacy of colonialism, neoliberalism and the internet, as well as broken friendships, and things torn apart as if by a locust cloud.

On Monday, South Locust will be out via UK label Shifting Sounds. It will be available digitally and on very limited edition solid white 12" vinyl. The moment the album is released you’ll also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Swallow the Rat are celebrating the album's release with four shows in Melbourne this weekend (31 August - 2nd September), and then take South Locust on the road around Aotearoa, kicking off on Saturday 8th September at Tāmaki Makaurau's Wine Cellar. Check out the full tour dates below.

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Aotearoa New Zealand Tour

Saturday 8 September Wine Cellar Auckland
w/ Scran and Tooms
Friday 15 September Yot Club Raglan
w/ Hemordroid and Brissel
Saturday 16 September Voodoo Lounge Tauranga
w/ Hemordroid and Eddie & The Dreamers
Friday 22 September Last Place Hamilton
w/ Empress and Orbjks
Saturday 23 September Common Room Hastings
w/ Paddy and The Cryptids and Spooky Skeletons

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