Salad Boys Announce New Zealand Tour Dates + Album Stream

Christchurch garage-pop outfit Salad Boys are set to head over to the States later this month for an extensive run of shows to coincide with the release of their debut album Metalmania. However, before the three-piece wing their way to The Land of Opportunity, they have announced a string of shows around New Zealand to take place upon their return. Below are the details for the October tour, and you can check out a preview stream of Metalmania over here on Stereogum, ahead of its official release on 18th September via Trouble In Mind Records...

Salad Boys

Thursday 29th October, Darkroom Christchurch
Friday 30th October, Meow, Wellington
Saturday 31st October, Southbound Records Instore, Auckland
Saturday 31st October, Golden Dawn, Auckland

Tickets will be available soon HERE at UTR

Here is the romantic video for 'Dream Date' that came out last month...

PRESS RELEASE:

Christchurch Band Salad Boys Release Debut Album on Chicago Label, Trouble In Mind and NZ Tour Dates

SALAD BOYS “Metalmania"
Release date: 18/9/2015
Format: CD / LP
Label: Trouble In Mind / Southbound

Salad Boys came together at the end of 2012 with members from other illustrious Christchurch groups T54, Bang! Bang! Eche! and the Dance Asthmatics.

Recorded, the Salad Boys are deceivingly charming, presenting a careful but curious balance of well-informed pop melodies, hypnotizing rhythms and heady instrumentation. The group's self-titled mini-album released in 2013 caused something of a mini-sensation, receiving praise from the likes of Stolen Girlfriends Club, Mess and Noise, hhhhappy.com and many more.

In real life, the Salad Boys perform a wondrous assault: a charged up blitz of clanging guitars, intoxicating drones, head-down acid repetition and an abundance of dazzling pop hooks. This notoriety has scored the group a wealth of engagements up and down New Zealand including slots at the Camp a Low Hum and Chronophonium festivals, gigs with Sebadoh, The Bats, & Parquet Courts as well as a highly honorable spot performing as backing band for David Kilgour of legendary NZ group The Clean.

2015 finds the band prepping their proper full-length debut "Metalmania" out in September on Chicago label, Trouble In Mind Records via Southbound Distribution

The band have a 25 date US Tour through September/October, including a show at Third Man Records in Nashville with Ultimate Painting.

NZ Shows
Thursday October 29th Christchurch, Darkroom
Friday October 30th Wellington, Meow, Wellington
Saturday October 31st Auckland Golden Dawn
tickets from www.undertheradar.co.nz

You can also catch them playing in store at:

Southbound Records, 132 Symonds St, Auckland
Saturday October 31st 3pm

Come & get your copy of the album signed.