Melbourne band Blackchords must be positively joyous at the triple whammy of signing a recording deal, releasing an album in 2013 and playing SXSW/Canadian Music Week shows to boot.
The band spent the beginning of 2012 in the studio with Grammy award winning producer David Odlum (The Frames, Gemma Hayes, Josh Ritter, Luka Bloom), released the first single ‘Dance, Dance, Dance’ and toured this wide brown land. The hard work has obviously paid off with the news that they are set to release their 2nd studio album A Thin Line in April 2013.
Their self-titled debut "Blackchords" was released in 2009 and generated such respect from punters everywhere that the band were able to fund their second album through a fan-funded internet campaign.
“The result is A Thin Line, which whilst the album retains the dark and introspective soul of Blackchords, it also paints a broader and sometimes chemical landscape, drawing on keyboards, vintage guitars, DX and electronic programming previously unused by the band”
Their second single "Oh No" from the forthcoming album will be available digitally on the 18th January followed by single launch shows in both Sydney & Melbourne. The band have also been invited to perform at the SXSW Music Conference & Canadian Music Week.
Single Launch dates:
Friday, Feb 15th Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne
Saturday Feb 23rd The Gallery Bar, Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
