A mystical experience is set to make its way to Australia's East Coast.
Garage-psych pleasers, Shannon & The Clams of California, will be bringing their West Coast cool to Australia’s East Coast this January.
Flying into Sydney, Shannon & The Clams will start at Oxford Arts Factory on 13 January, heading down to Barwon Club Geelong on 17 January, Archie’s Creek 18 January, The Croxton on 19 January, heading back up to Bangalow for a show at A & I Hall on 21 January and wrapping up at The Triffid in Brisbane on 22 January.
Shannon & The Clams Australian Tour
- 13 JANUARY – OXFORD ARTS FACTORY, SYDNEY, NSW
- 17 JANUARY – BARWON CLUB, GEELONG, VIC
- 18 JANUARY – ARCHIE’S CREEK, VIC
- 19 JANUARY – THE CROXTON, MELBOURNE, VIC
- 21 JANUARY – A & I HALL, BANGALOW, NSW
- 22 JANUARY – THE TRIFFID, BRISBANE, QLD
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The tour comes in celebration of their spirited album The Moon Is In the Wrong Place, the seventh across their last 15 years. As produced by longtime collaborator Dan Auerbach, The Moon Is In the Wrong Place shifts from black and white to technicolour in a Wizard of Oz transition, capturing their entire sonic scope.
Faced with the unimaginable sudden loss of singer-bassist Shannon Shaw’s fiancé, Joe Haener, in a car accident weeks leading up to their wedding, the project is a holistic exploration of grief and celebration of life coupled with the most expansive, exciting songs and arrangements of their celebrated catalog.
Shaw’s bandmates, guitarist Cody Blanchard, keyboard player Will Sprott, and drummer Nate Mahan, rallied behind her to create their most ambitious, emotionally searing work to date. The title is drawn from a conversation in which Haener, an astrology novice, attempted to ask if Mercury was in retrograde. This ominous precognitive statement became the basis for the record.
The album is set to shine on the live stage this summer as Shannon & The Clams take over.
Presale starts for the Shannon & The Clams tour on Monday 4 November from 9AM local time, and general public goes live on Wednesday 6 November from 9AM local time. You can find out presale codes and ticketing information here.
