Los Angeles-based new romantic Andrew Keoghan returns to Wellington for a performance at Meow, alongside the release of a new single, 'Something Going On', from his warmly received second album Every Orchid Offering -
'If anything, it reminds me of David Bowie’s similarly genreless ★ or the work of Kirin J Callinan, but possessed by an exquisite chamber-pop grace befitting Grizzly Bear or Dirty Projectors'. – Stereogum
Keoghan will be joined by drummer Alistair Deverick (Neil Finn, Lawrence Arabia) and bassist Cass Basil (Tiny Ruins).
Every Orchid Offering is a series of personal vignettes about transience, sexuality, conceived gender roles, commitment, lust and modern reincarnation, combining a pop sensibility with contemporary R&B, electronic and orchestral elements.
'A forward-thinking, intelligent, left-field pop album' - The Listener
'An audacious and fascinating musical kaleidoscope' - That Music Mag
'Admirably uncompromising. It will pay large dividends over many listens' - Elsewhere
Released mid-2016, the album features duets with Hollie Fullbrook (Tiny Ruins) and Chelsea Nikkel (Princess Chelsea), along with contributions from some of Keoghan's other cohorts from The Ruby Suns, The Phoenix Foundation and Lawrence Arabia.
Keoghan's 2011 debut Arctic Tales Divide was a finalist for the New Zealand Taite Prize and named The New Zealand Herald’s Top Local Album that year.
