Cate Le Bon returns to New Zealand for a five-date tour!
In mid-February, Cate Le Bon will tour New Zealand for a special pre-album release celebration – her fifth studio album, due out on Mexican Summer (Conan Moccasin, Ariel Pink, Weyes Blood, Dungen) in April, 2019. Cate will be playing piano, accompanied by John Thomas (Cate Le Bon/Islet) on synth and sampler, for a captivating and intimate rework of Cates diverse catalogue of material. By the time Cate arrives, she will have performed a sold-out piano tour of the UK, in gorgeous, seated, historic surrounds; she is excited to shape that performance for audiences across a wide range of venues for her New Zealand run of shows.
In 2016, Cate and her band appeared at the Tuning Fork, and then at another show at Golden Dawn, days later. It was packed, and for good reason – Cate is amazing. Her vocals are rich and warm, a delicious aural treat, enveloping you within a shell of intoxicating melody. Her multi-instrumental mastery simultaneously shreds and quells. The takeaway from Cate Le Bons shows A euphoric sonic experience – psychedelic, entrancing, quirky, poignant, dynamic and moving.
2018 saw the 2nd release of her weirdo-automatic-folk-ballad-krautrock side project, Drinks, with long-time partner in rhyme Tim Presley (White Fence) to much critical acclaim. In April of this year she travelled to Marfa, TX to work on a collaboration with Deerhunters Bradford Cox during the prestigious Marfa Myths Festival. This musical kinship and mutual admiration for one another led to Cox to ask her to produce their new album. Cate calls her music maxi-minimal deconstructionist. For fans of architecture, night flights and the sea.
For those who love her already A reason to be really excited about the middle of February.
For those uninitiated few A new-found favourite artist.
Ticket link below: http://bit.ly/CateMeow
