Lloyd Spiegel Announces New Album and East Coast Tour

Australian Blues master and acoustic guitarist extraordinaire Lloyd Spiegel is delighted to announce the release of his ninth album ‘This Time Tomorrow’, and is headed on an extensive tour to celebrate.

‘This Time Tomorrow’ was written as Lloyd travelled through Europe, Central and North America and delivers driving rhythms that return Spiegel to his gut bucket blues roots. Shady and colourful characters spread out over continents and decades, through places forgotten and familiar. ‘This Time Tomorrow‘ is a return in fine form from an artist at the top of his game, and lead track ‘Devil On My Shoulder’ sets the mood of the album right from the get go.

Says Spiegel of the new songs,
“I’ve never written at home. I find it hard to be creative in my lounge room looking at bills and checking footy scores – and find that the inspiration to write comes from those few quiet hours in a hotel room on tour, the airport transit lounge or the long bus ride. This is where I can reflect and put those experiences into lyric. I’ve travelled most of my life so really, they’re like letters home.”

It’s been a while since Spiegel’s last studio album – 2010’s Tangled Brew – but he’s been far from idle in that time. He’s toured the world relentlessly, launched his own signature model guitars and has cemented his position as a bona fide festival headliner in Australia, with his recent performance at Bluesfest in Byron Bay the cherry on top.

In Australia, Spiegel is approaching icon status among guitar lovers and his 2015 double live album ‘Double Live Set’ won a swag of Australian blues ‘chain awards’, peaking at number 7 in the APRA independent charts.

With European and North American tours under his belt, along with recent showcases at Folk Alliance in Kansas City, the ECMAs in Canada and AMW in Sydney,  Spiegel has many years on the road ahead of him.

‘This Time Tomorrow’ is available in stores July 3 through Only Blues Music – with preorder available from May 3. Please see below for East coast dates with more to be announced for later in 2017.

“Australian blues and roots icon Lloyd Spiegel, in his first Bluesfest appearance, holds his own full house in the palm of his hand, just him and his trusty Cole Clark, a full swag of songs, a full tote of stories told with humour and aplomb, the man able to make his guitar do anything at all as he tells tales both tall and true, his own superbly written material marrying with blues standards in a way few others are able to manage. The man is a mountain, he’ll surely be back.” – Rolling Stone Magazine

“Spiegel has stamped himself as one of the best songwriters in the country, regardless of genre, of history, of ANYTHING. It’s a powerhouse of brutal honestly.” – Rhythms Magazine

“a guitarist almost without peer … Spiegel deconstructs how the blues guitar is supposed to operate, makes sweet love to it, then kicks it out the back door.”
– Australian Guitar Magazine

Tour Dates

Friday 16th June

The Camelot Lounge, Marrickville, NSW
9:00pm
$30 + bf
Tickets

Saturday 17th June
The Stag and Hunter Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
8:30pm
$15 + bf presale, $20 door
Tickets

Sunday 18th June
The Sydney Blues and Roots Festival
Macquarie Hotel, Windsor, NSW
Info

Friday 23rd June
The Piping Hot Chicken Shop, Ocean Grove, VIC
8:00pm
$25
Tickets: 03 5255 1566

Friday 30th June
The Skylark Room, Upwey, VIC
$25
Tickets

Friday 7th July
Hickinbotham Winery, Dromana, VIC
$25
Tickets

Friday 14th July
Suttons House of Music, Ballarat, VIC
8:00pm
$20 + bf presale, $25 door
Tickets

Thursday 20th July
The Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD
$25 + BF presale, $30 door
Tickets

Friday 21st July
The Mullumbimby ex-Services Club, Mullumbimby, NSW
8:00pm
$25
Tickets

Saturday 22nd July
The Sound Lounge, Currumbin, QLD
8:00pm
$20 presale, $25 door
Tickets

Saturday 5th August
The Melbourne Guitar Show
Info

Friday 11th August
The Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury, VIC
Doors 7:30pm
$30 + BF presale
Tickets

Friday 12th August
The Old Church On The Hill, Bendigo, VIC
Doors 7:30pm
$25
Tickets

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