Ebony Lamb And Gram Antler New Zealand Tour

Strange News Touring Presents
EBONY LAMB and GRAM ANTLER at the UNITARIAN CHURCH
FRIDAY 7th AUGUST 2026
7PM - DOORS 7.30PM - MUSIC STARTS
UNITARIAN CHURCH - 1A Ponsonby Road, Grey Lynn, Tāmaki Makaurau

$35 General Tickets + BF
$45 Support The Artists On Tour From Tokyo +BF
Strictly limited tickets due to venue sizing.

EBONY LAMB and GRAM ANTLER return home from Tokyo this winter for a sweet 5-date tour of New Zealand at some of their favourite venues. Performing as a duo and releasing Gram Antler's long awaited debut album 'Novel Lover' alongside Ebony's beloved catalogue of original work and road-testing new creations inspired since relocating to Japan in 2025.

Don't miss this double headline performance as they traverse their own personal musical landscapes together, sliding the screen open for the audience to share in a night of intimate songwriting, atmospheric harmonies and the strong audience rapport they are renowned for.


- EBONY LAMB
Ebony Lamb, is one of New Zealand’s finest singer-songwriters, with a poetic voice and a vivid, surrealistic intimacy, turning the minutiae of everyday life and the defining memories that stay with us into a rich melange of indie-folk-jazz-alt-pop. Her debut self-titled album was produced with two of New Zealand most prestigious artists Bic Runga and Kody Nielson and released on Nadia Reid's boutique label Slowtime Records to much critical acclaim.

Drawing comparisons to Gillian Welch, Cat Power and Neko Case, Ebony released three critically-acclaimed albums with her former band Eb & Sparrow in Wellington New Zealand before embarking on a solo career under her own name and a progressive musical direction. Ebony transforms everyday observations into a rich tapestry of sound that resonates deeply with a wide listening audience.

PRAISE FOR EBONY
“If heaven is not within sight, is certainly is within hearing” RNZ
“words spilling out of a voice imbued with the honey-soaked hue of an artist like Sharon Van Etten” Rolling Stone Aus/NZ

- GRAM ANTLER
For years, Gram Antler has been a foundational, quiet force in the Aotearoa New Zealand indie landscape—anchoring the sweeping and sharp melodies of EBONY LAMB, PASHTAG and EB & SPARROW with his dynamic vocal, bass and guitar work; while also creating music for podcasts, such as RNZ’s award-winning Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big, and the odd stand-in as a session player for FRENCH FOR RABBITS and MARLON WILLIAMS.

A reformed choirboy, a post-alt-country romantic now operating from the neon-hued, late-night sprawl of Tokyo, Japan, Gram Antler makes music that feels like a beautiful, hazy contradiction. Gram Antlers style draws on a fluid, sophisticated line from the timeless glam of Roxy Music to the velvet-gloom of Richard Hawley; Slacker Yacht-Rock—a world of hooky melodies, lush analog textures, and cinematic, late-night introspection that mirrors the atmospheric shift of his new surroundings.

‘Novel Lover‘ is Gram Antlers long awaited debut album, out July 10th 2026 (Title single out Tuesday 9th June 2026) and was recorded in close collaboration with Tui Award-winning, Melbourne-based producer BRETT STANTON (THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION, BEASTWARS)