DYSON STRINGER CLOHER
Self-Titled Album Out Now
+ Touring November!
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Praise for Dyson Stringer Cloher
Feature Album – 2SER
“Now, nearly three decades later, these three artists are inspiring a new generation. Supergroups don’t always work, but this is a winner.” – STACK
“A manifesto for women and gender non-conforming artists too often relegated to a supporting role.”
– The Music
“An album that celebrates the importance of music in each of their lives.”
– The Australian
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Dyson Stringer Cloher – the iconic project of three of Australia’s most accomplished and dynamic songwriters, Jen Cloher, Mia Dyson and Liz Stringer – are thrilled to release their debut self-titled album via Milk! Records / Remote Control.
Mia Dyson, Liz Stringer and Jen Cloher have spent most of their lives thousands of miles from one another – Mia in Los Angeles, Liz in Toronto and Jen in Melbourne. Their debut self-titled album was recorded at Wilco’s studio The Loft in Chicago, with Jeff Tweedy’s guitars, as you do, with Wilco’s Glenn Kotche on drums and Tom Schick the Grammy Award-winning engineer. As you do. As they do. Because Dyson Stringer Cloher are, together, a bit special.
Liz Stringer recently wrote about the experience of making the album on her blog. The post was about the album’s incredible single ‘Falling Clouds’, in which the transformative nature of rock music played by women (Falling Joys and The Clouds) is heard by a young woman, Jen, whose life changes: “…..you kicked the door wide open so I could walk onto that stage.” But it’s not women pioneers who are lauded: “….if you want to be remembered then you better have a dick.”
Liz writes about the women’s hopes that they and their peers can be seen as trailblazers too, that they can “light the way” for younger women or non-binary musicians.
“The fact that we ourselves are now visible and consistent contributors to the Australian and wider musical landscape as three women over 35,” she writes, “is a flag that we fly with extreme pride and a role that we take incredibly seriously.”
Dyson Stringer Cloher formed on a whim and released an EP in 2013 which they then took on the road, playing over 40 shows around the country. Each then pursued their individual careers to great acclaim and respect. Between them, they made a further six solo albums, won multiple awards and toured everywhere.
Their trio became what they now call “a fond memory and a series of tantalising unanswered questions.” Specifically – what would a full album sound like? If we – well – made one?
Dyson Stringer Cloher was recorded and mixed in eight days at The Loft, Chicago in April 2019. It’s affirming to hear. Music made in the moment. Many of the takes and vocals are live. ‘Can I Borrow Your Eyes’ is one to mention. It’s essentially acapella – although not quite – with these three voices singing of ways to get over, or reinvent. It’s utterly hopeful and plaintive. Who even needs guitars? It might remind a listener of the first time they heard Alison Krauss sing unburdened by instruments. In the band’s eyes it is “a lullaby, a prayer, a reminder that you don’t have to be lost if you want to be found.”
A song like ‘Believer’ is, on the other hand, pure rock energy – “even though it was recorded so far from home,” the band says, “it still has a classic Oz Rock sound to it. You can take the girl out of Melbourne.” Likewise ‘With My Hands’. On one level it’s a vehicle for Mia Dyson’s ridiculous guitar skills, on another level an absolute banger about sexuality, desire and having exactly what you want.
The gentle songs, alongside ‘Can I Borrow Your Eyes’, are as stunning. ‘Can’t Take It Back’ will floor you. Written in Portland, Oregon: the Melbourne you’re in when you’re not in Melbourne. Three-part harmonies worthy of that time Dolly Parton sang with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris. A heartbreaking lyrical motif of “…it’s easier for the one who leaves than the one who stays….it’s dangerous when you find yourself saying things that you can’t take back.”
Each of these three remarkable artists is a story on their own. Each has embarked on many journeys, faced challenges and stared down all the hopes & dreams. But together they bring something forward that only exists in the best collaborations. Something greater than the sum of their parts. They’re a kind of magic.
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DYSON STRINGER CLOHER
AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES
Friday 1 November – Music on the Hill, Red Hill
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Saturday 2 November – Vibes & Vino, Heathcote
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Sunday 3 November – The Lost Lands, Werribee
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Thursday 7 November – The Lansdowne, Sydney
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Friday 8 November – Lizotte’s, Newcastle
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Saturday 9 November – The Zoo, Brisbane
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Wednesday 13 November – Howler, Melbourne NEW SHOW
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Thursday 14 November – Howler, Melbourne SOLD OUT
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Friday 15 November – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
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Saturday 16 November – Grace Emily, Adelaide SOLD OUT
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Sunday 17 November – Grace Emily, Adelaide NEW SHOW
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Dyson Stringer Cloher
Dyson Stringer Cloher
1. Falling Clouds
2. Believer
3. With My Hands
4. Can’t Take Back
5. Running for the Feeling
6. Too Seriously
7. Young Girls
8. The Other Side
9. Be Alone
10. Can I Borrow Your Eyes
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