Having just released their critically acclaimed second album, SUGAR ARMY are now ready to take Summertime Heavy on the road. The national album tour will see them hit key capital cities throughout October – Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth. Main support for all East Coast shows are fellow Perth rockers Emperors, who have had a big year in their own right, with their debut record ‘Stay Frosty’ earning triple j feature album of the week honours. Having just completed their own run of East Coast headline shows including an appearance at Bigsound, Emperors are the perfect addition to the tour. Tickets on sale now (full details below) with the first 25 ticket purchasers to each show receiving a special limited edition 40cm x 40cm ‘Summertime Heavy’ print on the night.
SUGAR ARMY are James Sher, Patrick Mclaughlin and Todd Honey. Live they are also Benjamin Pooley and Chris Simmons.
Over the past few years, they have released a critically acclaimed debut album & EP, with singles & videos from both releases dominating media all over Australia and finding support across international waters from UK print to US college radio. In that time they’ve supported Interpol & Smashing Pumpkins, opened the main stage of the Big Day Out, performed at many of the other major Australian summer festivals & toured relentlessly prior to the commencement of solid writing for the new album.
The making of the band’s sophomore record was an experience unified with change, the main being the loss of one of its members, and with that, the introduction of a new working dynamic. After a period of intense reflection and exploration, SUGAR ARMY have revealed their latest body of work Summertime Heavy. This record is crisp, spacious and brutally honest – it’s more introspective and personal than the younger The Parallels Amongst Ourselves. Summertime Heavy offers cohesion, ideas & brains unified, a shedding of the past and embracing of the new. The groove is stronger, the lyrics are bolder, and from its foundations, everything sounds and feels completely focused.
Change doesn’t just affect one aspect of your being – SUGAR ARMY is now both a dedicated recording project and a live project. Three who record, five who shape the live sound. These are two separate beasts and a further key aspect in displaying the eclecticism of SUGAR ARMY. This band have flexibility and a willingness to explore, to bend and shape, to be stubbornly focused in their own world, yet acutely aware of their surroundings.
Summertime Heavy has been released… Now for the live experience.
Billions Australia present
SUGAR ARMY
Summertime Heavy ALBUM TOUR
With special guests EMPERORS
Tickets on sale now from www.sugararmy.com.au & the usual outlets
Friday 5th October – Rosemount Hotel, Perth*
with special guests Red Jezebel, Usurper of Modern Medicine, Leure plus DJs
* Emperors not appearing
Thursday 18th October – Goodgod Small Club, Sydney
+ Fait Accompli
Friday 19th October – Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane
+ Archdukes
Saturday 20th October – The Toff In Town, Melbourne
+ The Pretty Littles
