Home Blog The Paper Kites Release New Single

The Paper Kites Release New Single

by Jack Peterson
The Paper Kites

The Paper Kites New Song:

Melbourne indie folksters, The Paper Kites have today released, twelvefour, the anticipated follow up album to their acclaimed debut LP, States. The quintet will be celebrating the release with an extensive national twelvefour tour hitting Adelaide at The Gov on October 15 and moving through Perth, Margaret River, Castlemaine, Melbourne, Geelong, Maroochydore, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney and Canberra, finishing up in Thirroul on November 8.

“We are super excited to release our sophomore album, Twelvefour,” enthuses lead vocalist and songwriter Sam Bentley. “We’re getting psyched to tour these songs, and share the music with you!”

The album is a concept record based around a theory that an artist’s creative peak is between the hours of midnight and 4am, and saw Bentley spend two sleepless months reversing his sleep patterns to pen thirty songs in his home studio between 12 and 4am, of which ten made the cut for album number two. “It was wild to write until you are so tired that nothing sounded too over-worked – songs didn’t feel restricted by a commonly analytical brain,” Bentley explains.

‘twelvefour’ is a dynamic, cohesive and generous offering with a fresh sonic direction for The Paper Kites, while ensuring fans are kept on-side by loading this work of art with trademark lush melodies, ethereal harmonies and a gentle, intoxicating delivery sure to please. The rich production and exceptional musicianship demonstrate a new level of maturity from the band and further complement this dreamy, atmospheric record that oozes late night feels.

This record is the sound of five people trying to make something they’re proud of. And we really are,” says Bentley.

The Paper Kites is made up of Sam Bentley, Christina Lacy, David Powys, Josh Bentley and Sam Rasmussen

The new album twelvefour is out now!

Tickets to the national twelvefour album tour are on sale now

View the video clip for Electric Indigo

Purchase twelvefour

View the twelvefour album trailer

THE PAPER KITES NATIONAL twelvefour ALBUM TOUR

THU 15 OCT | THE GOV, ADELAIDE SA (ALL AGES)

Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets

FRI 16 OCT | AMPLIFIER, PERTH WA

Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets

SAT 17 OCT | SETTLERS TAVERN, MARGARET RIVER WA

Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets

THU 22 OCT | THEATRE ROYAL, CASTLEMAINE VIC (ALL AGES)

Tickets available from www.theroyalc.com.au

FRI 23 OCT | 170 RUSSELL, MELBOURNE VIC

Tickets available from www.170russell.com | 1300 724 867

SAT 24 OCT | THE WORKERS CLUB, GEELONG VIC

Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets

THU 29 OCT | SOLBAR, MAROOCHYDORE QLD

Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets

FRI 30 OCT | THE SOUNDLOUNGE, GOLD COAST QLD

Tickets available from www.soundlounge.com.au

SAT 31 OCT | WOOLLY MAMMOTH, BRISBANE QLD

Tickets available from www.mammothmanestage.com.au | 1300 724 867

THU 05 NOV | LIZOTTES, NEWCASTLE NSW (ALL AGES)

Tickets available from www.lizottes.com.au | 02 4956 2066 | From the venue direct

FRI 06 NOV | THE METRO, SYDNEY NSW (ALL AGES)

Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au | 132 849 | All Ticketek Outlets

SAT 07 NOV | ANU BAR, CANBERRA ACT

Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au | 132 849 | All Ticketek Outlets

SUN 08 NOV | ANITA’S THEATRE, THIRROUL NSW (ALL AGES)

Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100 | All Ticketmaster Outlets

Related Articles