THE PARLOTONES EMBARK ON WORLD TOUR
BAND RELEASE SOUTH AFRICAN DATES
The Parlotones will release their fourth studio album, Journey Through the Shadows, on May 8th worldwide. The
new album was recorded in Johannesburg and Cape Town during the final
months of 2011 and includes 12 brand new tracks of their undeniable
romantic and anthemic rock sound, while offering several surprises along
the way.
The Parlotones have crafted the kind of melody-minded arena-filling songs that transcend language and culture barriers on Journey Through The Shadows.
First single “Save Your Best Bits,” with its theme of not allowing
negative things from the past to affect the good parts of your soul, and
the celebratory “I Am Alive” are about catharsis. They chase those
moments of universal human experience when everyone in the room is
uplifted by a shared emotion. “My goal is to connect with people across
the world, and I think the human condition is very similar regardless of
where you are,” Morbee says. “I think the theme of these songs is hope
and that life is worth living regardless of its ups and downs.”
That theme informs the album’s title, Journey Through The Shadows,
which, Morbee explains, is a metaphor for the human experience. “You’re
not given a guidebook or map at birth that guarantees the smoothest
path,” he says. “Ultimately, we all walk through with a candle that only
allows us to see so far in front of ourselves. You never know what’s
around the corner, so it’s an analogy for life.”
Following
a massive touring year that trekked through America, Germany, Brazil,
Argentina, Austria, Switzerland, Japan and their home country, South
Africa’s biggest rock band will get right back to the road in 2012 with a
stop at SXSW in Austin. Local fans will be able to see The Parlotones
perform in South Africa before they launch a 27-city tour of the U.S.
kicking off on May 17 at the Roxy in Los Angeles. A full itinerary is
available below. European/UK dates will be added shortly.
TOUR DATES:
31 March K-Day Paarl
3 April Oudshoorn KKNK
8 April Cape Town Kirstenbosch Gardens
15 April Durban Botanical Gardens
21/22 April Big Top Arena Carnival City
May 17 Los Angeles, CA Roxy Theatre
May 18 Scottsdale, AZ Martini Ranch
May 21 Dallas, TX Prophet Bar
May 22 Austin, TX Stubbs Jr.
May 23 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s
May 25 Orlando, FL Plaza Live
May 26 Atlanta, GA Smiths Olde Bar
May 27 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
May 29 Washington, DC DC9
May 30 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
June 1 New York, NY Highline Ballroom
June 2 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
June 3 Montreal, QC Belmont
June 5 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace
June 6 Pontiac, MI Pike Room
June 7 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
June 8 Chicago, IL Schubas
June 9 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
June 10 St. Louis, MO Old Rock House
June 11 Lawrence, KS Granada
June 12 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
June 13 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
June 15 Seattle, WA El Corazon
June 16 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
June 17 Portland, OR Doug Fir
June 19 Sacramento, CA Harlow’s
June 20 San Francisco, CA Independent
ABOUT THE PARLOTONES:
The Parlotones’ three studio albums —2005’s Radiocontrolledrobot, 2007’s A World Next Door To Yours, and 2009’s Stardust Galaxies,
have racked up numerous platinum and gold certifications and South
African Music Awards, while their three live CD/DVD packages
(culminating in 2010’s Live Design) have cemented their
reputation as a fiery force to be reckoned with onstage. Confronted with
the sight of powerfully expressive frontman Kahn Morbee leading the
band — which also includes guitarist Paul Hodgson, bassist Glen Hodgson,
and drummer Neil Pauw — to soaring emotional heights during their Fall
2011 club tour of the U.S., the Boston Herald predicted that “The Parlotones could become huge here. Killers huge, Muse huge, Coldplay huge.” Filter magazine reckoned that “their earnestness, work ethic, and charm may be their biggest weapons.”
For more information, please contact:
Raphael Domalik
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