The Slow Song Revue
Back in Wellington by Popular Demand
In late June & July, The Slow Song Revue traversed the country over New Zealands coldest months offering shelter from storms both meteorological and personal.
After performing a sold-out show at the Paekakariki Hall on this first tour, the Slow Song Revue are back in Wellington by popular demand for one night only at the Newtown Community Hall.
The big city twang of Aucklands Broken Heartbreakers and Bond Street Bridge is joined on this winters inaugural Slow Song Revue tour by Wellingtons romantic revolutionaries Rosy Tin Teacaddy.
The concept is simple: each band promises a short yet swaggering set of their bluest ballads, then they join each other in a celebration sing-along of heartbreak and hope.
Aucklands Broken Heartbreakers have been stunning the country and the big city with their big lonesome little heart songs for the past two years. The sound of tears was never so lush and rich as on last years sophomore self-titled record. Described as an eleven track gem by the Otago Daily Times, the record has received gushing and well-deserved praise from from New Zealands foremost critics, with Nick Bollinger, Graham Reid and Grant Smities all revelling in it beauty and sonic promise. A compassionate and compelling live act, the BHBs have seen the country, wowed the city, and along the way shared the stage with songwriting heavyweights The Handsome Family and Lou Barlow.
Rosy Tin Teacaddy have just released their debut album The Homeward Stretch after the delightful Blind Leading the Blind EP was devoured by critics and listeners alike. A guaranteed warm port in a storm, the caddy play for the heartstrings and pluck everyone on the way through. Genuine and gentle, The Homeward Stretch was recorded in Lee Prebbles Surgery (Ragamuffin Children, Blackseeds, Phoenix Foundation) and has immediately endeared itself to the capitals beating cultural heart
Bond Street Bridge is perhaps the sonic heart of its one member, Sam Prebble. An electrifying presence onstage with Reb Fountains Bandits and the Broken Heartbreakers, Prebble provided a welcome addition to his extra-curricular bands output with last years solo debut The Mapmakers Art. Finding its way into many critics best of 2008 lists, the album showcases Prebbles singular genius and provides a compelling introduction to one of New Zealands sweetest secrets. Live, Bond Street Bridge suggests that Prebble can indeed deliver the proverbial goods, making his performance as sonically and heart-warmingly rich as his record and marking him out as an ingenious, exciting and gifted performer.
