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GREAT GABLE
announce third studio album
SMALL FRY
out October 11

+ Share new single
‘FINE WINE’

+​+ Announces
2025 Australian Headline Tour
for March

+++ Touring UK/EU with LIME CORDIALE
throughout August and September as well as
Headline Shows and Festival Dates

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“If you’re new to Great Gable’s music, the only way I can think to describe it is a melted rainbow Paddle Pop getting slowly dripped into your mouth-ears on a hot summer’s day.” – LIVE WITHOUT ANDY

“The Australian indie rock outfit are bringing more summer-soaked anthems.” – ROLLING STONE AUSTRALIA

“Their music instantly makes me imagine lush green leaves and a warm summer haze” – TENNER MAG

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West Australian indie-rock favourites Great Gable have today announced that their third studio album Small Fry will be released on Friday 11 October via Warner Music Australia. Pre-order HERE. The sun-soaked record features the recent singles ‘Best Friend’ and ‘Think Again Motherf*cker’, as well as ‘Fine Wine’ which they’ve unveiled today following a first play on triple j. Listen HERE.

“Fine Wine is about perspective and optimism, and reflecting on different points in your life. It’s about taking a step back and appreciating change – of the people that are there, or aren’t anymore, and the effect that has on you. It’s meant to feel exciting and loose, like it could take off at any point, but still have some sort of storytelling style about it.” Guitarist Matt Preen says of the song.

The four-piece have also today announced a 2025 Australian headline tour which will see them hitting the road throughout March. Kicking off in Brisbane at The Brightside on Friday 7 March, they then head to Sunshine Coast at Solbar on Saturday 8 March, Sydney at Oxford Art Factory on Friday 14 March, Melbourne at The Corner Hotel on Saturday 15 March, before wrapping up in Perth at Rosemount Hotel on Friday 21 March. Tickets are on sale now. Full ticketing details HERE

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Small Fry is a distinctly home state affair. Their first recording stint at home in Perth since 2018, and their first time at Blackbird Studios with Dave Parkin (Spacey Jane, Jebediah), lead singer Alex Whiteman, guitarist Matt Preen, bassist Christopher Bye, and drummer Madi Hanley have produced a record that shows the rest of the world what makes their home so special. Alex says, “A lot of the album reflects on my experiences growing up down south in WA, and those memories play a big part in the music. It’s a mix of emotions, a bit of nostalgia and sentimentality. I think that authenticity is what makes the album special for me.”

It’s that authenticity that shines through when listening to Small Fry, from the opening notes of ‘Best Friend’ through to the last seconds of closing track ‘Asleep’. Following on from the 2023 EP Read The Room, Alex found himself writing the majority of Small Fry at home on his own between touring. He then took the demos he’d created to the rest of the band, as well as Dave, and the resulting album captures the spirit of those initial recordings. Alex says, “[Dave] was really good at keeping the original vibes of the demos I had, while enhancing the overall sound quality.”

Small Fry is simultaneously a salve for many tender souls, while also being wholly appropriate as the backdrop to a rowdy pub session with loved ones. It’s Great Gable’s ability to write music for every occasion that has made them such a crowd favourite, and their range is explored like never before on this album.

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The band’s schedule for 2024 has kept them booked and busy. Earlier this year, they wrapped up a massive 18-date debut headline tour of the UK & Europe, as well as a headline New Zealand tour. They are set to return to the UK & Europe in August & September, supporting Lime Cordiale. They’ve been busy testing songs from the new record throughout 2024’s live dates, with the new tracks proving to be highlights of their shows.

It’s been a steady and relentless rise for the Great Gable who began jamming together after meeting at university in Perth. Alex and Matt were childhood friends, drawn together with a mutual love of artists like Jack Johnson, Bon Iver, Noah And The Whale, and The Kooks. It didn’t take the four of them long to gain attention: early EPs like 2016’s GG, 2017’s Modern Interactions, and 2019’s Lazy Bones Tapes brilliantly collided early 2000s NYC rock and UK indie, with a fair whack of Australian summer thrown in there for good measure.

By the time their debut album Tracing Faces arrived in 2020, Great Gable had already amassed millions of streams. They went on to grace the stages of festivals like Groovin The Moo and Falls Festival, and notch up a stack of enviable support slots with the likes of The Jungle Giants, Thelma Plum, and Ocean Alley. In 2022 they released their sophomore record On The Wall In The Morning Light which was spearheaded by the hugely successful singles such as ‘Hazy’, and the exhilarating ‘Dancing Shoes’. They then followed it up with 2023’s EP Read The Room. Featuring the singles ‘So Cool’ and ‘Pumpernickel’, the bold collection of songs hinted at a live focus which was complemented by a sold out national tour run supporting Matt Corby as well as an extensive headline tour.

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GREAT GABLE
2025 Headline Australian Tour

Friday 7 March – The Brightside – Brisbane QLD
​Saturday 8 March – Solbar – Sunshine Coast QLD
​Friday 14 March – Oxford Art Factory – Sydney NSW
​Saturday 15 March – The Corner Hotel – Melbourne VIC
​Friday 21 March – Rosemount Hotel – Perth WA

​Full ticketing details HERE

GREAT GABLE
2024 UK/EU Tour

Wednesday 31 July – Roxy Sound Garden – Ulm, Germany ^
​Friday 2 August – Munich Sessions Summer Festival – Munich, Germany #
​Saturday 3 August – Salt Wave Festival – Jastarnia, Poland #
​Saturday 10 August – Bootshafen Sommer – Kiel, Germany #
​Thursday 15 August – Musik im Standkorb – Neustadt In Holstein, Germany ^
​Monday 19 August – Backstage Halle – Munich, Germany *
​Tuesday 20 August – Schlanchthof Kesselhaus – Wiesbaden, Germany *
​Friday 23 August – Tunes In The Park – Cornwall, UK #
​Saturday 24 August – BeCider Seaside 19 – Dorset, UK #
​Monday 26 August – La Belle – Edinburgh, UK *
​Tuesday 27 August – The Limelight 2 – Belfast, UK *
​Wednesday 28 August – The Academy – Dublin, Ireland *
​Friday 30 August – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham, UK *
​Saturday 31 August – The Waterfront – Norwich, UK *
​Monday 2 September – 02 Shepherds Bush Empire – London, UK *
​Wednesday 4 September – TivoliVredenburg Ronda – Utrecht, Netherlands *
​Thursday 5 September – Gloria – Cologne, Denmark *
​Saturday 7 September – Surfana Festival – Bloemendaal, Netherlands #
​Tuesday 10 September – Columbia Theatre – Berlin, Germany *
​Wednesday 11 September – Fuchs 2 – Prague, Czech Republic *
​Thursday 12 September – Wuk – Vienna, Austria *
​Saturday 14 September – Kiff – Aarau, Switzerland *
​Sunday 15 September – Leffingeleuren Festival – Leffinge, Belgium #
​Thursday 19 September – La Maroquinerie – Paris, France *
​Friday 20 September – Botanique – Brussels, Belgium *
​Saturday 21 September – Ballroom at Dreamland – Margate, UK *

^ Headline show
​* Supporting Lime Cordiale
​# Festival date
​Full ticketing details HERE

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SMALL FRY
Track Listing

1. Best Friend
​2.Think Again Motherf*cker
​3. You Shall Not Pass
​4. Fogged Up
​5. Hometown
​6. I’d Rather Be Happy Than Right
​7. Muck About
​8. She Said
​9. Fine Wine
​10. Wouldn’t Be So Mean
​11. Blue Eyes
​12. Asleep

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