Music News - The Slacks unleash 'Big Aroha', announce North Island shows
24 November 2016 - 0 Comments
Taranaki four piece theSlacks are
stoked to be sharing their brand new single Big Aroha with
Aotearoa.
Big Aroha germinated in Marky
Armstrong’s school years after a poignant discussion with his mate Joe at the
bus stop outside the Inglewood dairy, about the importance of community
and manaakitanga - a conversation that stayed with him over the years
and finally coalesced into a song.
Peppered with Te Reo and celebrating
strong community ties and deep roots, Big Aroha is a nod to Poi E and a
modern Taranaki response to our times.
The accompanying video was shot by the band with the help
of Green Cow
Productionsand editor Dave Lepper. It predominantly takes
place in a local Four Square and is a vibrant, upbeat production full of
aroha and inclusiveness, perfectly mirroring the sentiments of the song.
In early December, theSlacks are
embarking on a North Island tour to promote the Big Aroha single
and video release. The mini-tour criss-crosses the island from
Auckland to Wellington and Taranaki across to Gizzy - a pagan genuflection
of NZ rock.
Bringing a fresh, new batch of songs, theSlacks will also be revisiting
their classic album Suppressed
Inventions and last year’s album release, Welcome To The Rolling Vibe for
a full-bodied show with serious legs.
Big Aroha is
now available for purchase on Bandcamp, iTunes and all
good DSPs. Listen to 'Big
Aroha' on Spotify.
theSlacks Big Aroha Tour Dates
Thurs 8th December - The Wine Cellar,
Auckland
Fri 9th December - The Mount Mellick, Mount Maunganui
Sat 10th December - Dome Cinema, Gisborne
Wed 14th December - San Fran, Wellington
Fri 16th December - Apiti Tavern, Tararua, Manawatu
Sat 17th December - Butlers Reef Hotel, New Plymouth
"Shades
of FizzPop and curtains of Country-Ska colour the sound of theSlacks which is
veritably infested with their poignant social commentary and unselfish desire
to entertain - enough and plenty more to keep even the most searching minds in
station and the swinging-est hips in motion.” - TSB Festival of
Lights, 2015.
Watch Big Aroha video
here:
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