Aria-nominated, Melbourne rockers KINGSWOOD, today release their bold and daring, second album After Hours, Close To Dawn into the world via Dew Process. After selling out their hometown headline show, the band have just announced a second date for 170 Russell on Sunday, March 26, plus added an additional date for Brisbane on Saturday, April 8 at The Triffid.

The After Hours, Close To Dawn tour kicks off this month, March 23 and tickets are selling fast. Go to kingswoodband.com for tickets and info.

KINGSWOOD also announce that they will be heading to your favourite record stores; Red Eye Records in Sydney, Jet Black Cat in Brisbane; Record Paradise in Melbourne this week for a series of in-store signings, meet and greet their friends and fans, and perform some sneaky pop-up acoustic sessions of new music from the record.

KINGSWOOD released the first taste of this new music in October last year. ‘Creepin” – their first since the release of their 2014 top 10 ARIA debut album Microscopic Wars. The song was described by triple j as, “a smoky bait-and-switch that draws you in with moody guitar and vocalist Fergus Linacre’s soulful growl before broadsiding you with dirty, leather-scuffing riffage” and was added straight to the station’s playlist, and went on to place #48 in the triple j Hottest 100 2016.

The band’s second official single, ‘Golden‘, which again premiered on triple j’s Goodnights with Linda show, exposed a completely new side of their music in a move that both surprised and delighted critics and fans. The song saw the band trade in their trademark big riffs and vocals, and in their lay down a grooving bassline, beautiful falsetto harmonies, and a tinge of Wurlitzer that all combine into a sound that will lead you to see KINGSWOOD in a whole new light.

After Hours, Close To Dawn was named in Rolling Stone Australia’s 50 Most Anticipated Albums of 2017, as well as The Herald Sun’s Biggest New Albums in 2017, and sees KINGSWOOD move to the frontline of innovators in Australian music. It mixes compelling R’n’B grooves with soaring rock & roll, garage soul and space-age experimentation. It’s an eclectic collection of music, but it’s all connected by the defining element that is the trio’s creative DNA. No matter what shape they take, these songs are still instantly recognisable as pure KINGSWOOD.

The band has also announced local supports for their fifteen-date, triple j supported, national headline album tour. Joining KINGSWOOD on the road will be Brisbane vibe-punks WAAX, Tasmanian artist Maddy Jane, with her rollicking, indie-pop as well as Melbourne trash-punk quintet Batz.

Official music video for ‘Golden’

“Down decibels, up blue notes on hard rockers’ radical reinvention… It’s bold notice of a soulful departure from the twisted metallic edges of the Melbourne art-rockers’ 2015 debut.”
– 4 Stars, Rolling Stone

“The fact that Kingswood has made such an experimental move will surprise a lot of music lovers… you’ll be very thankful that they were brave enough to go in this direction.”
– Heavy Mag

“The trio have challenged themselves to greater heights than ever… If you’re looking for the most complete work of 2017 to date: welcome”
– Stack Magazine

KINGSWOOD
INSTORE SIGNINGS + PERFORMANCES 
FREE ALL AGES

Friday 3rd March
Red Eye Records  – Sydney, NSW
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Event

Saturday 4th March
Jet Black Cat Music – Brisbane, QLD
3:00pm – 7:00pm
Event

Sunday 5th March
Record Paradise – Melbourne, VIC
3:00pm – 7:00pm
Event

‘AFTER HOURS, CLOSE TO DAWN‘
NATIONAL TOUR
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: WAAX, MADDY JANE, AND BATZ

Thursday 23rd March
Sooki Lounge, Belgrave VIC
w/ WAAX & Batz
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2ghZMDC
SELLING FAST

Friday 24th March
170 Russell, Melbourne VIC
w/ WAAX & Batz
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2g7kh7K
SOLD OUT

Saturday 25th March
The Gov, Adelaide SA
w/ WAAX & Batz
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2g7kh7K
SELLING FAST

Sunday 26th March
170 Russell, Melbourne, VIC
w/ WAAX & Batz
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2lR18YX
NEW SHOW – ON SALE NOW

Wednesday 29th March
Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
w/ WAAX & Maddy Jane
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2h3nvX7
SELLING FAST

Thursday 30th March
Wollongong Uni, Wollongong
w/ WAAX & Maddy Jane 
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2gi17e0
SELLING FAST

Friday 31st March
The Metro, Sydney
w/ WAAX & Maddy Jane
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2hf6Te1
SELLING FAST

Saturday 1st April 
ANU Bar, Canberra
w/ WAAX & Maddy Jane
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2h0um2Y
SELLING FAST

Thursday 6th April
Miami Marketta, Gold Coast
w/ WAAX & Maddy Jane
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2hfatVt
SELLING FAST

Friday 7th April
The Triffid, Brisbane
w/ WAAX & Maddy Jane
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2h0vow6
SELLING FAST

Saturday 8th April
The Triffid, Brisbane
w/ WAAX & Maddy Jane
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2lwhQuc
NEW SHOW – ON SALE NOW

Sunday 16th April
The Torquay Hotel, Torquay
w/ Batz & Maddy Jane
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2h0pvPh
SELLING FAST

Friday 21st April
Discovery, Darwin NT
w/ Maddy Jane
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2hf6Ui6
SELLING FAST

Thursday 27th April
Settlers Tavern, Margaret River WA
w/ WAAX & Maddy Jane
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2heLy8i
SELLING FAST

Friday 28th April
Prince of Wales, Bunbury WA
w/ WAAX & Maddy Jane
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2gPQ2S5
SELLING FAST

Saturday 29th April
The Capitol, Perth WA
w/ WAAX & Maddy Jane
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2g8a5Ha
SELLING FAST

AMNPLIFY – KM