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JACK DAVIES AND THE BUSH CHOOKS
announce upcoming debut album
and share evocative single
‘CLOTHES PEG’
Listen HERE
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Support for JACK DAVIES AND THE BUSH CHOOKS
“This is the most heartwrenching, stand-in-a-field-and-cry piece of music I’ve heard all year. Will always love hearing what you’ve written.” – ★★★★★ Pip Rasmussen – triple j (AUS)
“Davies’ raw Australian lilt still remains centre stage, carrying the narrative of feeling lost and directionless.” NME (AUS)
“Really loving the tender restraint, the air between the microphones, the gentle melodies and the climactic pay-off towards the end of the song – proof that subtlety goes a long way.” – ★★★★ Colby Robertson – triple j (AUS)
“Jack Davies is one of the most brilliant songwriters in the country right now.” Pilerats (AUS)
triple j Unearthed Feature Artist (2021)
WAM Award Winner ‘Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter Act’ (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
‘Inner City Lights’ added to Spotify’s ‘Summer Daze’
‘This Highway Is Stained’ added to Spotify’s ‘Chilled Afternoon’
‘Fire Eyes’ added to Apple Music’s ‘Wistful Winter’
‘Half Frozen Beer’ music video featured as rage’s ‘Wild One’
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Boorloo/Perth-based indie-folk band Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks have just announced their alt-country debut album, ‘The Nighttime, The Wind, The Crocodile’, out Thursday, February 1. Accompanying this announcement is their latest single off the record, ‘Clothes Peg’ – produced by lead vocalist Jack Davies and Broderick Madden Scott.
‘Clothes Peg’ weaves introspective lyrics with delicate threads of amber vocals against an ethereal instrumental backdrop. Gentle guitar plucking unfurls into a dreamy resonance, offering glimpses of the lead singer Jack Davies’ contemplative musings. The arrangement unveils new textures in a melodic ebb and flow, ending on a lingering cadence of self-reflection.
Jack Davies talks about the inspiration behind ‘Clothes Peg’:“‘Clothes Peg’ is about uncertainty, change and wonder. It was written about being in the depths of a confusing and difficult time in life. My desk has a window facing a tree, a clothesline and a brick wall. The wind would come through and make these things move and leaves blow around. The song is a musing on that imagery, connecting it to the feeling of being stuck and wanting to find a way to move forward. The answer is blowing in the wind, but the wind is chaotic and hard to follow. I don’t want to just let it dry me out, I want to find a way to go along with it, move at the same pace as the crazy hectic tornado that life can often amount to.”
In the live arena, the band will close the year, performing at Fremantle Arts Centre and celebrating New Year’s at Woodford Folk Festival. From this, the band will embark on a national tour to support their upcoming album, finishing with a homecoming show in Boorloo/Perth. They have previously supported WA luminaries Spacey Jane, The Waifs, Stella Donnelly and have sold out multiple headline shows nationwide.
Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks were selected as triple j Unearthed’s Feature Artist, as well as their music video for the single ‘Half Frozen Beer’ being featured as rage’s ‘Wild One’. The band has also won the WAM Award for ‘Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter Act’ for four consecutive years since 2020. Their previous releases have garnered widespread recognition on Spotify, Apple Music and triple j, along with support in the blogosphere from NME, Pilerats, The AU Review, LivewireAU, MILKY and numerous Australian community radio stations.
‘Clothes Peg’ is available worldwide now
‘The Nighttime, The Wind, The Crocodile’ will be available worldwide on Thursday, February 1
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JACK DAVIES AND THE BUSH CHOOKS
LIVE SHOW DATES
Tickets available HERE
SAT 9 DEC | FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE, WALYALUP/FREMANTLE WA
THU 28 DEC | WOODFORD FOLK FESTIVAL, QLD
FRI 29 DEC | WOODFORD FOLK FESTIVAL, QLD
SUN 31 DEC | WOODFORD FOLK FESTIVAL, QLD
WED 3 JAN | FELONS BREWING CO, MEANJIN/BRISBANE QLD
FRI 12 JAN | SIX DEGREES, KINJARLING/ALBANY WA
THU 18 JAN | THE PRINCE, GOOMBURRUP/BUNBURY WA
TUE 6 FEB | KING STREET, MULUBINBA/NEWCASTLE NSW*
WED 7 FEB | LA LA LA’S, DHARAWAL/WOLLONGONG NSW*
THU 8 FEB | THE GREAT CLUB, EORA/SYDNEY NSW
FRI 9 FEB | THE BRIGHTSIDE, MEANJIN/BRISBANE QLD
SAT 10 FEB | HOWLER, NAARM/MELBOURNE VIC
SUN 11 FEB | LION ARTS FACTORY, TARNDANYA/ADELAIDE SA
SAT 24 FEB | THE RIVER, WOODITCHUP/MARGARET RIVER WA*
FRI 1 MAR – SUN 3 MAR | NANNUP MUSIC FESTIVAL, NANNUP WA
Solo shows*
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