Watch Carnivorous Plant Society's Video For New Single 'Busy Garden'

Led by Finn Scholes, Aotearoa's Carnivorous Plant Society share a prismatic sonic sunbeam to delight and amaze during the wintery months ahead, given shape as their new single and video 'Busy Garden'. Animated by Scholes in his own inimitable style and made with support from NZ On Air, viewers are invited to explore a fertile landscape of ever-growing alien flora and fauna in the accompanying clip, complimenting the tune's imaginative psych-rock-exotica featuring dreamy vocal chanting by bassist Cass Basil (who also co-produced 'Busy Garden').

As magical on stage as they are on your screen, the unpigeonholeable Aotearoa collective have just announced a big bunch of Arts On Tour New Zealand dates all around the motu this July, to be followed by a headline gig at Tāmaki Makaurau's Whammy Bar on 29th August. 'Busy Garden' is in fact the lead single from a forthcoming new EP entitled I Am Always Listening, here's the official skinny courtesy of Carnivorous Plant Society...

"The EP releases on 26 June — write it in your calendars and perhaps ruminate on what it might be like for a few minutes each day until then.

It’s called I Am Always Listening and it’s a special one for us — partly because it includes the smash-hit Down The Misty Hill which has closed our set for nearly ten years and is a contender for the new Aotearoa national anthem."

Carnivorous Plant Society

Wednesday 1st July - Coromandel Anglican Hall, Coromandel*
Thursday 2nd July - Pohangina Hall, Pohangina
Sunday 5th July - The Mayfair Arts & Culture Centre, Kaikoura
Monday 6th July - The Laboratory, Lincoln
Wednesday 8th July - The Gaiety Theatre, Akaroa
Friday 10th July - The Lodge Theatre, Talbot Street, Geraldine
Saturday 11th July - Inkbox Theatre, Oamaru Opera House, Ōamaru
Sunday 12th July - Eastern Southland Gallery, Gore
Tuesday 14th July - Stewart Island Pavilion, Stewart Island
Wednesday 15th July - Te Anau Club, Te Anau Presented by Fiordland Performing Arts Charitable Trust
Friday 17th July - Sherwood Workshop, Queenstown
Saturday 18th July - Coronation Hall, Cromwell
Sunday 19th July - Lake Hāwea Community Centre, Lake Hāwea
Monday 20th July - Donovan’s Store, Ōkārito
Tuesday 21st July - Hokitika's Regent Theatre, Hokitika
Thursday 23rd July - The Mussel Inn, Onekaka*
Friday 24th July - The Playhouse Theatre, Māpua
Saturday 25th July - Picton Little Theatre, Picton
Sunday 26th July - Whirinaki Whare Taonga, Upper Hutt
Tuesday 28th July - 4th Wall Theatre, New Plymouth
Saturday 29th August - Whammy Bar, Auckland*

*Tickets on sale HERE via UTR
Tickets info at www.aotnz.co.nz