03 May 2013 - 0 Comments

On Friday the 3rd of May, critically acclaimed APRA Award winning New Zealand singer-songwriter Matt Langley - who hails from Dunedin - will release his highly anticipated sophomore album Virginia Avenue.

"A 15 song release that is multilayered, energetic and, importantly varied. Langley mixes dark alt-country strains (Sad Sound Good, Last Days Remain) with jaunty, harmony and horn-laden rock (Love Inside, Bread and Bones). Baring various bits of his soul, he's rarely sounded better)" - Otago Daily Times,  April 27 2013.

Produced by renowned pairing Brett Stanton (The Phoenix Foundation) and Riki Gooch (TrinityRoots, Eru Dangerspiel), the album also features some of New Zealand's finest musicians including Gooch on drums, Tom Callwood (The Phoenix Foundation) on Bass and Thomas Watson (Cassette, Fly My Pretties) on guitars.

Riddled with heartbreak, dark humor and heft, it should come as a welcome listen for fans of Langley’s first album Featherbones.  

Presented by Groove Guide, Radio 1, RDU, and Radio Active, in association with bFM, the Virginia Avenue Album Release Tour includes:

Dunedin - Friday 3rd May - Chicks Hotel
w/ The Shifting Sands

Lyttleton - Saturday 4th May - Naval Point Yacht Club
w/ Adam McGrath (The Eastern)

Auckland - Sunday 5th May - Kings Arms
w/ Bernie Griffen & Kirsten Warner

Wellington - Thursday 9th May - Mighty Mighty
w/ Darren Watson

All tickets on sale now from http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/

Matt Langley then will be doing an extensive NZ tour in June with Lindon Puffin:

Christchurch  -Thursday 6^th June - Darkroom 
Nelson - Friday 7^th June - Boathouse
Takaka - Saturday 8^th June - Mussel Inn 
Blenheim - Sunday 9^th June - Dharma Bums 
Hamilton - Monday 12^th June - Biddy Mulligans 
Auckland - Tuesday 13^th - Wine Cellar 
New Plymouth - Wednesday 14^th June - Upstairs at Rhythms
Wellington - Thursday 15^th June - Meow 
Akaroa - Wednesday 19^th June - Hilltop Tavern 
Lyttleton - Thursday 20^th June - Wunderbar
Amberley - Friday 21^st June - NorWester Cafe 
Dunedin - Saturday 22^nd June - Queens
Oamaru - Sunday 23^rd June - Criterion Hotel

Virginia Avenue is distributed by Rhythmethod and was made with the generous assistance of Creative New Zealand.

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