The Church Release Free 'Xmas' Song / March '15 Shows at Bowery Ballroom and Rough Trade

Two years ago, I had re-posted a post from Steve Kilbey's Facebook page where he had stated that he was quitting The Church over his frustration with the band's then label Second Motion.

Fast-forward two years and The Church have a new album Further/Deeper coming out in early February of 2015 (out already in Australia/NZ) and the band is starting their 2015 North American tour on the West Coast in late February. On this new album and upcoming tour, Marty Willson-Piper "was/is unavailable" so he has been replaced by Ian Haug from Powderfinger.

"The only place you can pre-order now is The Church merch store. When purchasing the CD or digital album you will receive an download of first taste from the album “Pride Before A Fall” within 48 hours and you will also receive a bonus track of “The Girl Is Buoyant” on 17 October. The vinyl is a double album and comes with a digital download card and contains 3 extra tracks than the CD. The release of Further/Deeper will be followed by live dates where the band will play the new album in full! Steve Kilbey has also been creating a series of paintings as memes for the albums lyrical themes, some of which will be available to purchase from the merch store. To start with there are 4 available depicting each of the band members. They are high quality prints made with museum grade paper and inks. And there are T-Shirts featuring the album cover and the 4 prints."



The Church 2015 North American Tour Dates
2/21/2015 - Vancouver, BC - Rio Theater
2/23/2015 - Seattle, WA - Triple Door
2/24/2015 - Seattle, WA - Triple Door
2/26/2015 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel/Noise Pop Festival
2/27/2015 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
2/28/2015 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
3/02/2015 - Aspen,CO - Belly Up Tavern
3/03/2015 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theater
3/05/2015 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
3/06/2015 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
3/07/2015 - Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop
3/09/2015 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
3/10/2015 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
3/12/2015 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair

3/13/2015 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (Advance tickets are $30)
3/14/2015 - Brooklyn, NY - Rough Trade (Advance tickets are $30)

3/15/2015 - Raleigh, NC - Cat’s Cradle
3/17/2015 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
3/18-21/2015 - Austin, TX - SXSW

Links:
The Church

Karl Smith (x-Sodastream) Releases First Single from New Project: Lee Memorial

DOWNLOAD: Lee Memorial - "Long Days In Bed" (MP3)

After 10 years, five albums, four EPs, and seven international tours, Melbourne's Sodastream decided to call it a day in early 2007. (Did anyone catch Sodastream's show at Piano's in 2004?)

Vocalist/guitarist Karl Smith is back with a new project Lee Memorial which features Laura MacFarlane (Ninety Nine, Sleater-Kinney), Tom Lyngcoln (Nation Blue), Matt Bailey (Paradise Motel) and Madeline Spawton.

The band's debut CD is due out this Summer and, in addition to the download above, there are four more cuts from this forthcoming release streaming on the Lee Memorial's MySpace page.

Lee Memorial is currently playing a few shows around Australia. Here are the band's upcoming tour dates:

April 23, 2009, 8:00 PM, The Toff in Town, Melbourne, Victoria
May 9, 2009, 8:00 PM, Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, Victoria
May 21, 2009, 8:00 PM, The Troubadour, Brisbane, Queensland
May 22, 2009, 8:00 PM, The Old Bar, Victoria