Julian Temple Band Announce 'Tunnels' Album Release Tour + Drop Single / Video 'No Evil'

Ōtepoti collective Julian Temple Band have announced their seventh record Tunnels will be out on 22nd September (digitally and on vinyl), heralded by lead single ‘No Evil’. Despite the cheeky tagline from the Japanese proverbial principle ‘See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil’, the southern septet aren’t monkeying around with recreating the singer’s off-kilter nightmare, through the glorious union of his rugged vocals with pumping downbeats and violin that strikes like hot lightning. The band will be bringing their crazy amount of gear, extensive touring experience and maniacal energy to twelve shows across Aotearoa in September and October. Hit play on the song's warped gothic-tinted visuals directed by Frankie Robertson and be sure to nab the album online or on limited edition vinyl LP soon HERE, as rumour has it that their song ‘Guilt’ features horns by virtuoso Don McGlashan…

“No Evil is a song about a dream that I had — a mystical artist painted my portrait and the final product depicted my face with no features. When I got up and looked in the mirror my real face had no eyes, mouth, nose or ears. More of a nightmare I guess! The dream reminded me of the Japanese proverbial principal of ‘see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil’ depicted by the Three Wise Monkeys. It was my way of seeing a positive in such an unsettling dream. With no features on my face and no ears then I could be spared of evil things around me. The flip side of this was the glaring concept of ‘ignorance is bliss’. I wanted to portray a maniacal dream with a rambunctious and slightly unhinged sound.”

Julian Temple Band Tunnels Vinyl Release Tour

Friday 22nd September - Silverstream Hotel, Kimbell
Saturday 23rd September - Darkroom, Christchurch*
Friday 29th September - Swan Room, Invercargill*
Saturday 30th September - New Athenaeum Theatre, Dunedin (two shows)*
Thursday 5th October - Millerton Hall, West Coast*
Friday 6th October - Lyric Theatre, West Coast*
Saturday 7th October - Mussel Inn, Onekaka
Friday 13th October - Redcliff Cafe, Te Anau
Saturday 14th October - Sherwood, Queenstown*
Friday 27th October - Moon, Wellington*
Saturday 28th October - Wine Cellar, Auckland*

*Tickets available HERE via UTR

'Tunnels' releases digitally and on vinyl LP on Thursday 21st September — preorders available HERE.