The 18 track opus, Road Movie Dream, spanning rock, dub, psychedelia, ska, americana and post punk is sure to keep your attention.
Rewind to January 2020, Mighty Horse are about to enter the studio to record their second LP when the big C virus shuts down the planet.
Fast forward a few years and as the world is released bleary-eyed from its prison cell Mighty Horse are faced with an existential crisis. Forced entrapment has produced another swag of songs and now they have two albums to record.
“How many times in one lifetime will you have the chance to make a double LP?” questioned a wise voice from the sidelines… “Good point that, let’s get to it!”
The band launch Road Movie Dream with gigs in their dual hometowns of Castlemaine and Melbourne.
Might Horse album launch
- Sunday 4 May, 3pm – The Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine
- Friday 9 May, 7.30pm – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne
- Free entry to both shows!
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“Is it too late to talk you out of a double?” asked the owner of one of Castlemaine’s finest music venues, worried that in the age of digitally diminished attention spans…“Nobody has the brain space for a double”, to which Castlemaine resident, and Mighty Horse singer/songwriter Tony Jackson dusted down his velvet smoking jacket and proclaimed “we are the f#%king resistance!”
True story, except for maybe the velvet smoking jacket.
Mighty Horse (Tony Jackson, Ben Roberts, Ryan Sweeney and Ian Sheward) are stoked to share this huge undertaking with the world, considering it a once-in-a-lifetime project…until next time, they say.
Road Movie Dream was recorded live as a four-piece band at Soundpark Studios in Northcote Melbourne, with overdubs and production trickery added at the band’s own studio in Castlemaine. Much like their explosive and intimate live performances the album is a diverse journey through many genres and moods, all held together by Mighty Horse’s distinctive energy and voice.
Road Movie Dream will be available everywhere from 4 May.
