Indie-folk quintet, The Paper Kites have added two new show dates to the Melbourne leg of their national Young North tour, after their gig at Corner Hotel sold out just weeks after going on sale. New dates include a second show at Corner Hotel on Thursday November 1 and an all ages gig at Ding Dong Lounge on Sunday November 4. The tour is set to kick off this Thursday at the Heritage Hotel in Wollongong, finishing up in early November in their hometown of Victoria.
The band are hitting the road to promote their new offering, their Young North EP which was released last month. Overflowing with delicate energy and emotion, the five-track masterpiece is packed with the folk charm The Paper Kites are best known for. The EP was co-produced by the band and ARIA Award winning producer, Wayne Connolly (The Vines, Josh Pyke, Paul Dempsey, Sarah Blasko) at Melbourne’s Sing-Sing Studio. “Wayne seemed to really understand and had such a love and excitement about what we were trying to do… he didn’t want to touch any of the structures, which we loved because it was how we wrote them,” explains vocalist Sam Bentley.
“There is folk, pop, and country sense, a music where everything seems to know its place, and voices and words that tug at your coat, but not aggressively. Young North is an EP of a band knowing what it is doing, very sweetly.” Drum Sydney October 3
Having learned the ins and outs of touring while supporting Boy & Bear and Josh Pyke, The Paper Kites are ready to hit the road on their own national headline tour. Sam explains, “both Josh and Boy & Bear were so eager to pass down things from their experiences on the road, which we soaked up like sponges. We’re excited about the ‘Young North’ tour because it feels like we’re starting to carve our own place as a headlining band, we get to take a little crew on the road and can step up the music and production.”
The Paper Kites’ live show boasts captivating intricacies alongside a full sound and is definitely one not to be missed.
YOUNG NORTH NATIONAL TOURDATES
Thu 11 Oct Heritage Hotel, Wollongong NSW
Fri 12 Oct Oxford Art Factory, Sydney NSW
Sat 13 Oct Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle NSW
Thu 18 Oct Fowlers, Adelaide SA (All Ages)
Fri 19 Oct Mojo’s, Fremantle WA
Thu 25 Oct Woombye Pub, Sunshine Coast QLD
Fri 26 Oct The SoundLounge, Gold Coast QLD
Sat 27 Oct The Zoo, Brisbane QLD
Thu 01 Nov Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC
Fri 02 Nov Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC **SOLD OUT**
Sat 03 Nov Karova Lounge, Ballarat VIC
Sun 04 Nov Ding Dong Lounge (ALL AGES), Melbourne VIC
