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JOHN BUTLER
New Album
‘PRISM’
OUT NOWListen here
‘PRISM Tour’
Starts TonightLimited tickets remain for some shows
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Marking a formal departure from the John Butler Trio moniker, John Butler’s tenth studio album, ‘PRISM’ (Jarrah Records/MGM) is out today, aptly led by the focus track ‘Going Solo’. You can watch the video for ‘Going Solo’ here
Today also marks the start of Butler’s ‘PRISM Tour’, with the national run (presented by Double J and Jarrah Records) encompassing intimate capital city shows and a host of regional dates.
‘PRISM’ represents a full spectrum of emotions and covers love, loss and politics, with Butler using his early busking days as impetus for the direction of the album.
“’Going Solo’ is about needing space, needing to unplug from the rat race and this crazy world that seems to be getting crazier,” Butler explains. “But it’s also about losing the “trio” moniker and going back to my just my name, back to where it all began.”
‘PRISM’ features some of the most candid and powerful work of Butler’s two-decade career as one of Australia’s most successful independent musicians. It’s contemplative and explosive, joyous and free, funk-filled, cinematic and unapologetic.
After initial attempts to make the album stalled, Butler used a ‘mental scaffolding’ to structure the way forward which inspired the ‘Four Seasons’ framework. ‘PRISM’ is Season Three of Butler’s Four Season roll-out – which includes an album of meditations (‘Running River’) and a fully instrumental album (‘Still Searching’).
While ‘PRISM’ possesses the full throttle band sound, the twelve songs were crafted entirely solo by Butler and uber producer James Ireland (POND, San Cisco). After Butler began work on his own, he ultimately shared the production responsibilities with Ireland to create the final recordings.
The Australian dates begin in Bunbury tonight and follow an extensive two-month North American summer tour.
Special guest on most shows is ARIA-nominated, award-winning singer and songwriter Emma Donovan, with fellow independent folk loving friends The Waifs also playing in Cairns and Darwin.
JOHN BUTLER
‘PRISM Tour’Presented by Double J and Jarrah Records
BUNBURY REGIONAL ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, BUNBURY, WA
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5FREO.SOCIAL, PERTH, WA – SOLD OUT
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6HER MAJESTY’S THEATRE, ADELAIDE, SA
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10
Presented in association with the Adelaide Guitar FestivalNORTHCOTE THEATRE, MELBOURNE, VIC
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11ULUMBARRA THEATRE, BENDIGO, VIC
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12CIVIC HALL, BALLARAT, VIC
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13ANITA’S THEATRE, THIRROUL, NSW
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16 METRO THEATRE, SYDNEY, NSW
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 17THE STATION, SUNSHINE COAST, QLD
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18PRINCESS THEATRE, BRISBANE, QLD – SOLD OUT
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19
Presented in association with the Brisbane FestivalTHE EMPIRE THEATRE, TOOWOOMBA, QLD
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21MONCRIEFF THEATRE, BUNDABERG, QLD**
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30DARWIN SKI CLUB, DARWIN, NT*
THURSDAY OCTOBER 2MUNRO MARTIN PARKLANDS, CAIRNS, QLD*
SATURDAY OCTOBER 4TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE, TOWNSVILLE, QLD**
SUNDAY OCTOBER 5
Presented in association with Northern Australian Festival of ArtsTickets on sale now from johnbutlertrio.com
*With The Waifs
**Emma Donovan not playing, special guests to be confirmed
‘PRISM’
Album Track Listing1. Going Solo
2. King of California
3. Gets No Better
4. So Sorry
5. This Way Back
6. Doing Just Fine
7. Hand In Mine
8. Trippin On You
9. Outta My Head
10. Let Yourself Go
11. Leave The Rest To Earth
12. Wings To FlyFollow JOHN BUTLER
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About JOHN BUTLER:
John Butler is one of Australia’s premiere alternative songwriters and storytellers with accolades spanning from #1 charting albums, platinum records and ARIA Awards across his illustrious career as one of the country’s most successful independent musicians.
His rich catalogue of iconic hits spanning over a quarter of a century include signature songs such as ‘Zebra’, ‘Better Than’, ‘Ocean’ and more. His music continues to traverse the globe having performed on the world’s most iconic stages, venues and festivals including Fuji Rock, Glastonbury, Coachella, Red Rocks Amphitheatre and more with his high energy live show and revered musicianship.
Butler’s 2018’s ‘HOME’, debuted at #1 on the ARIA Charts with the record exploring new sonic territory, expanded instrumentation and experimentation which challenged but accentuated his core roots sound.
Butler is more than a humble singer-songwriter: he is a musical revolutionary who has paved the way for troubadours to rewrite their pathway to success in the music business, free from the shackles of major labels, corporate sponsors and moral compromise.
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Why start a music environment? The truth is I love music, I love writing, and I love life. I work with musicians every day, and I feel certain that I will be until they put me in the ground. I have been managing people in businesses of some sort for over thirty five years so along the way I have developed some “wisdom” from my regular and constant “observations”.
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