The Paper Kites are an indie folk quintet from Melbourne and they are gearing up to head out on a national headline tour of Australia to celebrate the release of their new single St Clarity. Heading out from Newcastle the tour will hit Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Byron Bay, Melbourne, Adelaide, Fremantle and Hobart before returning to The Forum for a homecoming show.
As well as St Clarity, The Paper Kites have also announced the imminent release of their debut album, States, highly anticipated by the tens of thousands of fans they have wooed across the world with their first two EPs Woodland and Young North.
St Clarity is the first single released from the album, produced by The Paper Kites with Wayne Connolly the ARIA winning producer who has worked with You Am I and Josh Pyke.
Frontman Sam Bentley explains the lyrical meaning behind the song saying, “At its heart, the song is about the beauty of finding clarity in a situation, seeing things from a perspective that’s clear – from an angle you haven’t seen before.”
Natasha Pincus is a two time ARIA winning director, the brains behind Gotye’s Somebody That I Used To Know, the band decided that they wanted to work with her not because of this clip but because of her belief in the importance of telling a story. The St Clarity clip tells a story that highlights the beauty to be found in life’s simple things and starring French artist Sylvain Letuvée.
The Paper Kites have nurtured a loyal fan-base through their extensive travel across the country in support of Josh Pike, Boy & Bear and Bombay Bicycle Club, as well as on their own headline tours. The success of Bloom, Featherstone and A Maker Of My Time combined with their extensive touring have seen their live following grow and their upcoming tour is set to be their biggest dates yet. Following the Australian tour the band are heading to the US for their first run of shows States-side as they play the main support slot for City And Colour’s major national The Hurry and The Harm US Tour.
NATIONAL TOUR DATES
Friday 30 August
THE SMALL BALLROOM, NEWCASTLE NSW
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au
Ph: 1300 762 545
All Oztix outlets
Saturday 31 August
METRO THEATRE, SYDNEY NSW (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au
Ph: 132 849
All Ticketek outlets
Thursday 05 September
THE SOUNDLOUNGE, GOLD COAST QLD
Tickets available from www.soundlounge.com.au & www.oztix.com.au
Ph: 1300 762 545
All Oztix outlets
Friday 06 September
THE HI-FI, BRISBANE QLD
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au
Ph: 1300 762 545
All Oztix outlets
Saturday 07 September
THE NORTHERN, BYRON BAY NSW
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au
Ph: 1300 762 545
All Oztix outlets
Sunday 15 September
THE HI-FI, MELBOURNE VIC (U18 MATINEE)
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au
Ph: 1300 762 545
All Oztix outlets
Friday 20 September
JIVE, ADELAIDE SA
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au
Ph: 1300 GET TIX
All Moshtix outlets
Saturday 21 September
FLY BY NIGHT, FREMANTLE WA
Tickets available from www.flybynight.org
Ph: 08 9430 5976
From Fly By Night Box Office direct
Friday 27 September
THE WARATAH HOTEL, HOBART TAS
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au
Ph: 1300 762 545
All Oztix outlets
Saturday 28 September
THE FORUM, MELBOURNE VIC
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au
Ph: 136 100
All Ticketmaster outlets
For more information you can find The Paper Kites at: Paperkites.com.au, Facebook and Twitter.
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