Sola Rosa 'In The Mids' Album Release Tour Announced

Andrew Spraggon is toasting the 25th anniversary of the club-grooving sonic melting pot that is his project Sola Rosa with the imminent launch of In The Mids, a brand new album spotlighting collabs with vocalists from Australia and Aotearoa. Last week he unveiled Sola Rosa's smokey and soulful latest single 'What You Need', featuring Naarm-based electronic soul and R&B artist Blush’ko's impeccable vocal tones, and today Spraggon follows through with the announcement of the In The Mids release tour, moving bodies across the motu this coming May and June. Spraggon has reenvisioned Sola Rosa's onstage presence for these events, "incorporating a newly developed visual and lighting design that reshapes how the songs are experienced."

Recipient of the Best Electronica Album award at the 2002 New Zealand Music Awards, get up to speed with Sola Rosa's storied career so far with Gareth Shute's in-depth profile for AudioCulture HERE, look forward to the full release of In The Mids on 10th April (you can preorder the vinyl LP edition now), and get amongst at the following dates...

Sola Rosa - In The Mids Tour

Friday 22nd May - Double Whammy, Auckland
Saturday 23rd May - Common Room, Hastings
Friday 29th May - Deville, Nelson
Saturday 30th May - Hide, Christchurch
Friday 5th June - The Mayfair, New Plymouth
Saturday 6th June - San Fran, Wellington*

Tickets on sale HERE via UTR
*Tickets are on sale now at solarosa.com

Experience Sola Rosa's new single 'What You Need' feating Blush'ko...

Press release:

Celebrating 25 years of making music as Sola Rosa, Andrew Spraggon, the force behind one of Aotearoa’s most enduring musical projects, returns with his eighth studio album In The Mids, due for release on Friday 10 April. To mark the upcoming release, Sola Rosa returns to the touring circuit with the In The Mids Album Release Tour, taking place throughout New Zealand in May and June.

Presenting both new material and longstanding favourites, the live show has evolved alongside the music itself, incorporating a newly developed visual and lighting design that reshapes how the songs are experienced. It’s a presentation that marks a clear shift for Sola Rosa, offering a live context unlike anything the project has explored previously.

In The Mids is a ten-track body of work featuring seven collaborations with vocalists from Australia and Aotearoa. The album marks a creative shift for Sola Rosa, reflecting a renewed joy in studio-based production and an evolving set of influences.