Sydney roots group The Beautiful Girls have returned, backed by a new album and fresh tour dates. The band’s new crowd-funded studio album, titled Dancehall Days, will mark their first full-length release since 2010’s Spooks, and is set for release on 3rd October.
Buoyed by their new material, The Beautiful Girls will tour across Australia this October and November, performing in some intimate settings and giving back to fans who were left disappointed by the group’s hiatus.
The material on Dancehall Days spawned from the solo work of singer-songwriter Mat McHugh. “I started writing the next album with the intention of it being a Mat McHugh album but the songs started taking on a life and sound of their own,” McHugh said.
“When I stood back from them I was able to see that I was being steered into a particular direction. They all sounded like ‘The Beautiful Girls’,” McHugh continued. “It’s hard to explain it but I know it when I hear it. Spooky, dubby, digital dancehall tinged, rootsy, punky, reggae music mashed up with some mellow acoustic sea songs. In some ways it’s about reclaiming my musical identity.”
Check out The Beautiful Girls’ 2014 Australian tour dates below.
The Beautiful Girls’ Dancehall Days Australian Tour
Tickets on sale now
Wednesday, 1st October 2014
Dalrymple Hotel, Garbutt
Tix: Via Dalrymple Hotel or Ticketmaster
Thursday, 2nd October 2014
Magnums Hotel, Airlie Beach
Tix: Via Magnums Hotel or Ticketmaster
Friday, 3rd October 2014
Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
Tix: Via Tanks Arts Centre
Saturday, 4th October 2014
Caloundra Music Festival, Queensland
Tix: Via Caloundra Music Festival
Thursday, 16th October 2014
Wollongong Uni Bar, Gwynneville
Tix: Via Wollongong Uni Centre or Big Tix
Friday, 17th October 2014
Metro Theatre, Sydney
Tix: Via Ticketek
Saturday, 18th October 2014
Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle West
Tix: Via Ticketek
Thursday, 23rd October 2014
Spirit Bar, Victoria
Tix: Via Oztix
Friday, 24th October 2014
170 Russell, Melbourne
Tix: Via 170 Russell
Saturday, 25th October 2014
Barwon Heads Hotel, Victoria
Tix: Via Oztix or Barwon Heads Hotel: (03) 5254 2201
Friday, 7th November 2014
Rosemount Hotel, North Perth
Tix: Via Oztix
Saturday, 8th November
Blues At Bridgetown, Western Australia
Tix: Via Blues At Bridgetown
