CRIGHTON’S RETURN
KOOKABURRA laughter, tribal drums, synths, programmed beats and banjos – they’re all featured on William Crighton’s bold new single Hope Recovery.
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A year after releasing his critically-acclaimed self-titled debut album, the eight and a half-minute epic is a radical departure from the Bellbird troubadour’s previous material.
The first half of the song is a reworked version of Talking To God, a live favourite from the past year, complete with new lyrics.
The psychedelic folk-rock song takes a u-turn six minutes in with an explosion of kookaburras and synths leading into experimental new track Hope Recovery.
“Because it’s not a record, it’s a stand-alone piece of music so it’s quite experimental in the approach,” Crighton said.
The single was recorded in December at Laguna and Crighton said he tried to incorporate the natural sounds of the rural setting like rain and the kookaburras.
“They were just recorded with an iPhone and put into the track,” he said.
“It was cool because it was as if the kookaburras were responding to the music.”
Hope Recovery will be released on March 31 before Crighton travels to Canada for six shows in Toronto and New Brunswick.
Crighton also plans to visit Crowded House drummer and producer Matt Sherrod in Nashville to begin work on his second album.
Novocastrians can catch Crighton when he plays 48 Watt Street during his Hope Recovery tour on May 27. He also hosts the Grand Junction’s monthly variety night in Maitland.
INTROVERT ON GROOVIN
NEWCASTLE alternative rock band Introvert will be sharing a stage with Violent Soho, Smith Street Band, and Against Me after earning a spot on the Groovin The Moo bill.
Introvert received an invitation for the Maitland leg of the festival roadshow on April 29 through Triple J Unearthed. Unfortunately if you don’t already have a ticket you won’t be seeing Introvert on the Maitland Showground stage as the festival sold out weeks ago.
Introvert are also building a strong following outside of Newcastle since the release of their three-track EP Old Taste last year. The lead single Everything Is Different Now with its epic chorus has garnered more than 61,000 plays on Spotify.
The prized supports are following too. Later this month the four-piece is supporting US band Balance & Composure on their Australian tour, which includes a March 29 gig at the Small Ballroom, and in April and May they hit the road with Hellions.