Hidden Shoal Recordings is proud to announce the signing of Australian outfit perth. ‘drank and kites and tomorrow’, the first single to be taken from their forthcoming album what’s your utopia?, will be available for free download on 26 September, followed by the album release on 14 November.
Shifting effortlessly between psychedelic pop, folk-laced electronica and shoegaze, what’s your utopia? manages to meld these disparate genres into a beautifully cohesive statement. Comprising three members of Apricot Rail (Matthew Saville, Justin Manzano and Jack Quirk) plus songwriter Michael Dolan, perth have a unique magic that stems from their ability to refract the individual members’ unique sensibilities through an experimental lens. The follow-up to their acclaimed 2012 album Babes, Water, Waves, what’s your utopia? takes an eclectic approach to organic electronic music while evolving its scope and clarity. Recorded in a variety of locations, from a desolate cabin perched upon the surly south-west Australian coast to the glow of Studio 373 in Perth, the album was then mixed by band member Justin Manzano before being mastered by Simon Struthers (Mukaizake, Umpire) of Forensic Audio.
And if that wasn’t enough excitement for one day, on Saturday 7 December, Perth play the Slanted and Enchanted festival in Perth (!), alongside artists as diverse and wonderful as Deerhunter, Jon Hopkins and Cave. More info on Slanted and Enchanted at Life is Noise.