British India have announced Australian tour dates for this September and October to celebrate the release of their new single I Can Make You Love Me. The band unveiled the video for the track earlier today, which features a lovelorn minotaur. Apparently the mask took five hours to graft on to the actor, and he had to sleep in it because of the early morning start on the shoot.
Frontman Declan Melia spoke about the new single to triple j last month, stating: “This next song you’re about to hear is pretty dark stuff. We go into some emotions and atmospheres that we’ve not been able to do before…[The album’s] sounding good. It’s sounding very eclectic. Avalanche, I’ve been told by listeners, is an eclectic record, but this is eclectic on an even greater level. It’s a real mixed bag. It will have our heaviest music on it but it will also have almost Bon Iver-ish folk stuff and all these different influences we’ve always listened to, but it’s going to really bubble to the surface on this record. Because I think we’re only now ready, willing or brave enough to show them off.”
The album hasn’t been christened, but the 4th release from the band is expected around November. Tickets on sale Monday, August 20th via Oztix, Moshtix and selected venues.
British India Australian Tour Dates 2012
Saturday September 15th
The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle NSW
Friday September 21st
Red Dirt Rock, Kalgoorlie WA
Saturday September 22nd
Amplifier, Perth WA
Friday October 12th
The Gov, Adelaide SA
Thursday October 18th
Ferntree Gully Hotel VIC
Friday October 19th
Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC
Saturday October 20th
Pier Hotel, Frankston VIC
Friday October 26th
The Patch, Wollongong NSW
Saturday October 27th
The Fitzroy Hotel, Windsor NSW
Friday November 2nd
Manly Fisho’s, Sydney NSW
Saturday November 3rd
The Standard, Sydney NSW
Friday November 9th
Kings Beach Tavern QLD
Saturday November 10th
The Zoo, Brisbane QLD
Friday November 16th
O’Dowd’s, Rockhampton QLD
Saturday November 17th
Andergrove Tavern, Mackay QLD
Friday November 23rd
Republic Bar, Hobart TAS
Saturday November 24th
Republic Bar, Hobart TAS
Sunday November 25th
Queenscliff Festival VIC
Thursday November 29th
Prince Of Wales, Bunbury WA
Friday November 30th
Metropolis, Fremantle WA
Saturday November 31st
Capitol, Perth WA
