FANNY LUMSDEN REVEALS ANOTHER SLICE OF FORTHCOMING ALBUM, HEY DAWN, FOLLOWING TRIUMPHANT GLASTONBURY DEBUT
UNVEILING THE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE, UGLY FLOWER
As the sun sets on a massively successful live set at Glastonbury and sold-out dates across the UK, Fanny Lumsden shares another snapshot of her fourth studio album HEY DAWN (Cooking Vinyl Australia), via the video for new single Ugly Flowers. It was directed by Fanny and Dan, filmed and edited by Dan Stanley Freeman featuring home videos and slides generously supplied by the Hardie/Lumsden family. WATCH HERE.
Fanny explains, “Ugly Flowers is a call to the stories we were told and those we told ourselves and how they change and warp over time. We were built on these memories, regardless of how unglamourous they seemed in the moment. You get to a point where you almost do anything just to drop back to those moments of the endless long days soaked in future and in freedom. Freedom to have a strong opinion about a flower based on its association with your at-the-time assumed boring, rural (dare I say actual small town) life. Then you get a little older and realise those are the very same ugly flowers that now when you smell, alongside wet hot cement in the summer, set you free. If just for a nostalgic moment. Families grow, change, people die, people are born, but the ugly flowers live on, thriving against a wall in the baking western NSW sun, passing down our secrets to the next generation.
“In real time it is directly about my family and how as we get older our families or the families we build for ourselves are really all that matter.”
Lumsden has just played a triumphant UK debut with her band the Prawn Stars at Glastonbury Festival, headlined three shows in Ireland, and concluded with a full house at Green Note in Camden, London.
On playing Glastonbury’s Field of Avalon Stage, Lumsden said of the festival and performance: “I cannot believe that our first ever gig in the UK was to a full Avalon Stage at Glastonbury. The audience was so amazing and sang along and did all the designated dance moves and brought a lot of joy – it was an incredible experience. It was exciting to share our songs and stories all the way from Australia, with a beautiful audience!”
Returning to local shores, the release of Hey Dawn will be accompanied by a national tour from Fanny with The Prawn Stars, kicking off on July 28 in Bendigo and working along the East Coast. Today Fanny has revealed 4 new tour dates for Tasmania, running from September 14-17, in Lilydale, Gowrie Park, Queenstown and Franklin. All details are below and at www.fannylumsden.net.
Ahead of album release, Fanny has devised the most amazing opportunity for fans – the Golden Fanny Ticket! Hidden inside one Hey Dawn CD and one Hey Dawn vinyl is the ticket that will give the lucky winners a lifetime pass to any and all Fanny Lumsden headline shows – imagine never having to pay for a Fanny Lumsden gig again! To be in the running, fans just order Hey Dawn on vinyl or CD from Fanny’s website, to be the lucky recipient! See here for more.
HEY DAWN TRACKLISTING:
1. Hey Dawn2. Great Divide3. You’ll Be Fine4. Ugly Flowers5. When I Die6. Lucky7. Soar8. Millionaire9. Enjoy The Ride10. Stories
Fanny will hit the road from the end of July to celebrate the release of Hey Dawn, playing with The Prawn Stars across Vic, ACT, NSW and QLD. Please see below for all information, new shows on sale this Friday.
HEY DAWN AUSTRALIAN ALBUM TOUR: TICKETS HERE
JULY 28 – BENDIGO, BENDIGO BANK THEATRE, VIC
JULY 29 – BALLARAT, MECHANICS INSTITUTE, VIC
JULY 30 – ANGLESEA, THE SOUND DOCTOR, VIC
AUGUST 4 – CANBERRA, STREET THEATRE, ACT
AUGUST 5 – WAGGA, WAGGA CIVIC THEATRE, NSW
AUGUST 6 – BENALLA, BENALLA TOWN HALL, VIC
AUGUST 9 – BRUNSWICK HEADS, BRUNSWICK PICTURE HOUSE, NSW
AUGUST 10 – POMONA, MAJESTIC THEATRE, QLD
AUGUST 11 – MARYBOROUGH, MARYBOROUGH SPORTS CLUB, QLD
AUGUST 12 – TOOWOOMBA, THE POWERHOUSE, QLD
AUGUST 13 – BRISBANE, THE TRIFFID, QLD
AUGUST 25 – MELBOURNE, MEMO MUSIC HALL, VIC
AUGUST 26 – MEENIYAN, MEENIYAN TOWN HALL, VIC
AUGUST 27 – BUNDALAGUAH, LIVE AT THE BUNDY, VIC
SEPTEMBER 1 – MILTON, MILTON THEATRE, NSW
SEPTEMBER 2 – SYDNEY, FACTORY THEATRE, NSW
SEPTEMBER 3 – NEWCASTLE, LIZOTTES, NSW
SEPTEMBER 14 – VALENTINOS SAFE CO, LILYDALE, TAS – NEW DATE
SEPTEMBER 15 – WILDER TASMANIA, GOWRIE PARK, TAS – NEW DATE
SEPTEMBER 16 – PARAGON THEATRE, QUEENSTOWN, TAS – NEW DATE
SEPTEMBER 17 – PALAIS THEATRE, FRANKLIN, TAS – NEW DATE
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AU FESTIVAL DATES:
OCT 5 + 6
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