Ebony Lamb & Gram Antler Announce New Zealand Tour + Gram Antler Unveils Single 'Novel Lover'

Currently based north of the equator in Tokyo, Japan, Aotearoa songwriting sensations Ebony Lamb and Gram Antler are popping back home this winter for a gently paced double headline nationwide tour. Both once members of Pōneke folk flag-flyers Eb & Sparrow, they've pursued intersecting musical pathways in recent years. Featuring Antler on guitars, Ebony Lamb's 2023 self-titled debut dream-pop album (released via Nadia Reid's Slowtime Records) garnered prestigious finalist placings for both the APRA Silver Scroll Award and the Taite Music Prize.

They're now paving the way towards the launch of Gram Antler's debut solo album Novel Lover, revealing today the synth-soaked title track. Feeling like a karaoke tune beamed in from a woozy late night hotspot, the video for 'Novel Lover' is a multi-media postcard collaged from Antler's explorations in Tokyo. Out in the world on 10th July via his own boutique imprint ELGA, you can preorder the vinyl edition via Antler's Bandcamp page HERE. Catch the talented pair performing across the motu together this July and August...

Ebony Lamb and Gram Antler New Zealand Tour

Saturday 11th July - Vogelmorn Bowling Club, Wellington*
Sunday 19th July - Cannon Heath House Concert, Ahiaruhe
Saturday 25th July - Gloria of Greymouth, Greymouth*
Saturday 1st August - Lyttelton Coffee Company, Lyttelton*
Friday 7th August - Unitarian Church, Ponsonby, Auckland (in collaboration with Strange News Touring)*

*Tickets on sale HERE via UTR

Hit play on 'Come, Put A Record On' from Ebony Lamb's self-titled 2023 album...

Press release:

EBONY LAMB and GRAM ANTLER return home from Tokyo this winter for a sweet 5-date tour of New Zealand at some of their favourite venues. Performing as a duo and releasing Gram Antler's long awaited debut album 'Novel Lover' alongside Ebony's beloved catalogue of original work and road-testing new creations inspired since relocating to Japan in 2025.

Don't miss this double headline performance as they traverse their own personal musical landscapes together, sliding the screen open for the audience to share in a night of intimate songwriting, atmospheric harmonies and the strong audience rapport they are renowned for.