Best Bets Share 'The Minor Leagues' EP + Video
Ōtautahi’s Best Bets are a band that give new meaning to the term ‘power-pop’: with a sound as big as this, you can only imagine the enormity of their practice room’s electricity bill. The fuzzed-out quartet are hitting the road this December for a five town tour and, to celebrate, are releasing the three song companion EP Minor Leagues. The tour itself is a belated national whip-round in support of their debut full length On An Unhistoric Night, released way back in April locally through the ever-industrious Melted Ice Cream Records, and internationally via Meritorio Records. An EP to promote an album release tour! Uncanny marketing! Sounding like the unholy lovechild of Husker Du and Teenage Fanclub, 'The Minor Leagues' (also featured on the album) is an offering of anthemic, soon-to-be-sing-a-long belters destined to shake boots and keep audiologists in business, bundled together on the EP with ambitious new tune 'Big Time'.
The team of Olly Crawford-Ellis, James Harding, Matt Phimmavanh and Joe Sampson have also cobbled together a music video for a trimmed-down single version of ‘The Minor Leagues’ — shot / edited by Ben Dodd and Mike Boulden — which you can feast your eyes upon here...
Best Bets - On An Unhistoric Night Tour
Friday 2nd December – Framingham, Waiharakeke / Blenheim with Big Scout, The Situations*
Saturday 3rd December – Barrytown Settlers Hall, Paparoa / Barrytown with The Situations, Big Scout*
Thursday 8th December – Darkroom, Ōtautahi / Christchurch with Hög*
Friday 9th December - Yot Club, Whāingaroa / Raglan with The Situations, RATSO*
Saturday 10th December – Daddy Long Legs Titirangi in-store, Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland
Saturday 10th December – Flying Out Pitt St in-store, Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland
Saturday 10th December – The Wine Cellar, Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland with RATSO*
*Tickets available HERE via UTR
'On An Unhistoric Night' is out now digitally and on vinyl LP via Meritorio Records (US/EU/UK) and Melted Ice Cream (NZ — orders available HERE.
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