The eclectic party of Cecil Turbine and Jane McArthur return to the South Island NZ again this summer. The pair toured the South Island in the summer of 2018_19, playing some 25 dates in just over a month. With a warm reception from locals, the pair look forward to bringing some new music back this January, with local drummer John Adams on board for the last half of the tour.
JANE McARTHUR
After a three-year hiatus from recording her own music, singer-songwriter-guitarist Jane McArthur launched a new single ‘Old Soul Stuff’ on 21st November 2019. The soul piece showcases McArthur’s trademark smokey vocals with an uplifting take on that ‘old soul’ feeling. It’s an early-release track from a new album scheduled for recording in 2020. For the single and new album, Jane is playing with a kiwi expats Sam Healey (bass) and John Adams (drums).
Jane just completed a successful pre-purchase campaign to raise funds to record the next album, which the band will get stuck into in 2020. The new album promises a settling into the simplicity of a three-piece, with lush but grungy guitar and her signature rhythmical foundation to highlight lyrical content that sticks with you well after the song has ended.
CECIL TURBINE:
Cecil Turbine originally from the south island NZ, is Pretty-Noise, as sad and absurd as it is loud. Somewhere between Sigur Ros and James Blake, his strange rambling lyrics, odd grooves, and indulgent dynamics never stray too far from pop sensibilities.
With loops feeding into loops Cecil Turbine creates soundscapes of complex chaos, every listener hears different melodies almost collaborating with the songs to make something unique for them.
