If Crooked Colours’ debut album, ‘Vera’, did anything, it was establishing the trio as a force to be reckoned with in the Australian electronic music space. After an epic summer run at St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival and more recently at Groovin’ The Moo, Crooked Colours are set to kick off their biggest headline shows to date.
The tour couldn’t be more timely, with their anticipated second album ‘Langata’ released this Friday 17th May. Recent singles ‘I’ll Be There’, ‘Do It Like You’, and ‘Hold On’ have all served as slices of the otherworldly electronica that the trio is renowned for. It only takes one listen of ‘Hold On’ to be drawn into its mesmerising synthesisers and infectious hook, a sound consistent with the rest of the forthcoming album. On the track, member Leon De Baughn says “I remember the idea for this tracks first came to me when I was driving home from the beach. We had just got back from touring in the US and getting back to our summer inspired this track.”
Written, recorded and produced entirely by all three members, and mixed by Tim Watts and David Wrench (Frank Ocean, The XX, Caribou, FKA Twigs), ‘Langata’ is set to raise the already high bar of expectations as to what Crooked Colours is capable of. Speaking about the album, member Philip Slabber says “Langata carries forward what we created with Vera while including what we learnt connects with fans touring around the world. We’re incredibly excited to release this record and even more excited to perform it live.”
Langata is available to pre-order now, and will be available on all major streaming sites Friday 17th May. Catch all of Crooked Colours’ national tour dates below.
CROOKED COLOURS LANGATA NATIONAL TOUR
Presented by Falcona, Select Music, Sweat It Out and triple j
FRI 17 MAY | METROPOLIS, FREMANTLE WA | 18+ | *WITH SPECIAL GUESTS NYXEN AND KAYEX
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets
SAT 18 MAY | THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE QLD | 18+ | *WITH SPECIAL GUEST KAYEX
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au
SUN 19 MAY | COOLANGATTA HOTEL, COOLANGATTA QLD | 18+ | *WITH SPECIAL GUESTS NYXEN AND KAYEX
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets
FRI 24 MAY| ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY NSW | LIC/AA | *WITH SPECIAL GUESTS NYXEN AND KAYEX
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au | 132 849 | All Ticketek Outlets
SAT 25 MAY | THE FORUM THEATRE, MELBOURNE VIC | 18+ | *WITH SPECIAL GUESTS NYXEN AND KAYEX *SOLD OUT
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au
SUN 26 MAY | THE FORUM THEATRE, MELBOURNE VIC | 18+ | *WITH SPECIAL GUESTS NYXEN AND KAYEX
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au
FRI 31 MAY | MEOW, WELLINGTON NZ | 18+ | *WITH SPECIAL GUESTS CLAYE AND JOISE MOON
Tickets available from https://www.eventbrite.com.au
SAT 1 JUNE | GALATOS, AUCKLAND NZ | 18+ | *WITH SPECIAL GUESTS CLAYE AND IMUGI
Tickets available from https://www.eventbrite.com.au
FRI 7 JUNE | UC REFECTORY, CANBERRA ACT | 18+ | *WITH SPECIAL GUESTS NYXEN AND KAYEX
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 GET TIX | All Moshtix Outlets
SAT 8 JUNE | UNI BAR, WOLLONGONG NSW | 18+ | *WITH SPECIAL GUESTS NYXEN AND KAYEX
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 GET TIX | All Moshtix Outlets
SUN 9 JUNE | CAMBRIDGE HOTEL, NEWCASTLE NSW | 18+ | *WITH SPECIAL GUESTS NYXEN AND KAYEX
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 GET TIX | All Moshtix Outlets
CROOKED COLOURS LANGATA INTERNATIONAL DATES
Friday June 14 Bonaroo Festival Manchester TE
Friday June 21 Firefly Festival Dover DE
Saturday June 22 Bonanza Campout Herber City UT
Friday June 28 Electric Forest Festival Rothbury MI
Saturday June 29 Westword Music Showcase Denver CO
Friday July 19 Capitol Hill Bloc Party Seattle WA
Saturday July 20 Northern Nights Festival CA