Perth rap hero Drapht has announced an intimate nationwide tour alongside the surprise announcement of his upcoming sixth studio album, Arabella Street.
Drapht is opting for an unconventional release method for this record. After spending 2017 driving up and down the west coast of American in an RV writing new music, he has given us a surprise taste of his upcoming album in the form of a five-song EP.
“I decided I wanted tackle the release of this album a little differently this time around,” he says in a statement.
“I really had to attempt to take the pressure away from releasing individual songs and sole singles that didn’t quite represent the albums entirety and in the past tended to be extremely stressful. So I wanted to release the album in sections of multiple songs at a time instead; that way giving people more of a taste of things to come; that will then lead to the full body of work later in the year.”
Leading the five-song release is ‘The Come Down Was Real’, which features Indoor Fins and is your quintessential Drapht banger.
As for the tour, Drapht is taking Arabella Street on a five-day tour in August, hitting Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney before wrapping things up in Brisbane.
Peep full tour details and listen to ‘The Come Down Was Real’ below.
Drapht ‘Arabella Street’ Showcase Tour 2018
Supported by Complete, Bitter Belief & K21
Friday, 3rd August
Fat Controller, Adelaide
Tickets: Official Website
Saturday, 4th August
Jack Rabbit Slims, Perth
Tickets: Official Website
Thursday, 9th August
Howler Bar, Melbourne
Tickets: Official Website
Friday, 10th August
Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Tickets: Official Website
Saturday, 11th August
The Brightside, Brisbane
Tickets: Official Website
