Luckless and Bond Street Bridge are taking themselves on a pilgrimage around the country - an expedition bringing their sumptuous folk/rock music to audiences from Dunedin to Auckland.
They are joined in Christchurch by charismatic The Eastern frontman Adam McGrath, performing some of his most loved songs from The Eastern and The Harbour Union.
Luckless are a self-described melancholic indie-rock duo, consisting of drummer Will Wood and guitarist and vocalist Ivy Rossiter. Drawing on influences as diverse as Portishead, PJ Harvey and Sparklehorse, the duos fiery combination of drums and distortion ebbs and swells with each carefully crafted song. Luckless sounds like an engine run on the thick oil of a kick drum in an empty hall, a wail of overdriven guitar and the howl of a thousand heartbreaks. Rossiters vocals trickle over walls of drums and guitar, yelping and sighing at turns.
Bond Street Bridge is the solo project of Sam Prebble, using loop pedals and tape echoes to build up layers of guitar, violin, beats and vocals to produce a hypnotic, compelling and original sound. Evocative lyrics and sonically lush instrumental arrangements make an eclectic live show which has secured Bond Street Bridge invitations to support New York art-pop duo The Books and the LA country-noir of the Willard Grant Conspiracy.
Tickets available from Undertheradar
LUCKLESS AND BOND STREET BRIDGE NATIONAL TOUR DATES
18th November: The Wine Cellar/Whammy Bar, Auckland with Mellow Grave, Glass Owls, The Murderchord, Coach and the Broadsides
19th November : The Leigh Sawmill, Leigh, with Bernie Griffen & The Grifters
23rd November : The Yot Club, Raglan, with Pinecone Lightning
24th November : The Cabana, Napier
25th November : Happy, Wellington, with Timothy Blackman
26th November : The Star Tavern, Westport, with Flip Grater
27th November : Cooks Saddle, Fox Glacier
29th November : Blue Ice Café, Franz Josef
30th November : Chicks Hotel, Dunedin, with Hana Fahy
1st December: The Penguin Club, Oamaru, with Flip Grater
2nd December: The Brewery, Christchurch, with Adam McGrath
3rd December: Le Café, Picton, with Jordie Lane, Matt Langley and Mel Parsons
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