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MIDDLE KIDS
perform on
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!

+ TODAY WE’RE THE GREATEST
Aus Tour starts next week

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR FOR SEPTEMBER ANNOUNCED

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Photo Credit: Ellen Virgona

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“Today We’re The Greatest is quietly revelatory. Its a record that eloquently and and sometimes painful weaves tales of emotional complexity that crush and uplift in equal measure” – ROLLING STONE AUSTRALIA

“This is a considered and accomplished album that sees Middle Kids truly step into their light, boasting a multitude of inspirations that unites in their best work yet. 4/5” – DORK

“They have a real gift for making melancholic sound euphoric” – NPR

“Middle Kids have succeeded in distilling the essence of optimism, bottling it across 12 tracks of sun kissed vulnerability and coming to the conclusion that life could be much, much worse.” – CLASH MAGAZINE 8/10

“Sweet, triumphant love songs” – THE GUARDIAN

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Having released their acclaimed sophomore album Today We’re The Greatest to worldwide critical acclaim in March, last night Middle Kids delivered a stunning performance of their stand-out single ‘Questions’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live! The performance follows a round of spectacular appearances on US television since the album’s release including on CBS This Morning and The Late Late Show With James Corden.

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In celebration of the album’s release, Middle Kids will finally make their awaited return to the live stage as  they kick off their Australia and New Zealand tour next week! The Today We’re The Greatest Tour begins at Brisbane’s  QPAC on 13 May ( only a handful of tickets remain), moving to Melbourne Recital Centre on 21 and 22 May (where they have been able to increase their capacity with new tickets added) and finishes up with two hometown shows at City Recital Hall in Sydney on 28 and 29 May. The band  have also just announced they will head out on a headlining tour of North America in support of their new album this September/October. For more information and tickets visit middlekidsmusic.com.

On Today We’re The Greatest, Hannah Joy has pulled directly from her own experiences – and broken down boundaries she’d previously set for herself. “Historically I’ve written a lot of conceptual lyrics,” she says. “Stepping into this album, I wanted to allow myself to go and write and not feel like I had any barriers to do so. I’m interested in finding the best music I can, but if I’m not willing to put skin in the game, then I’m not actually free.”

Recorded in Los Angeles in October 2019 with producer Lars Stalfors (St. Vincent, Soccer Mommy, Cold War Kids), Middle Kids (Hannah Joy, Tim Fitz and Harry Day) relished in exploring the space between smoldering intensity and an explosive vivacity that never burns out of control.

Today We’re The Greatest is the open, uninhibited product of fearless collaboration: these breakthroughs wouldn’t have occurred had Joy not pushed herself to plumb new, personal depths in her lyrics, or if Fitz and Day hadn’t completed them with their instrumental flourishes. From the first note to the closing title track, Middle Kids are building on the strong foundation of Lost Friends while exploring the possibilities and beautiful contradictions in every note.

“It can be easier to live dualistically” says Joy, “splitting the world in two. We want to be able say it’s this or it’s that, but sometimes it’s both — and can we hold both? Can we hold the brokenness? Can we hold the beauty? That has definitely been a defining bit of this album, the fragility in that dance.” 

Don’t miss the chance to see the album come to life during their album tour this month. 

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TODAY WE’RE THE GREATEST is out now.

TODAY WE’RE THE GREATEST
Tracklist

1. Bad Neighbours
2. Cellophane (Brain)
3. R U 4 Me?
4. Questions
5. Lost in Los Angeles
6. Golden Star
7. Summer Hill
8. Some People Stay In Our Hearts Forever
9. Run With You
10. I Don’t Care
11.  Stacking Chairs
12. Today We’re The Greatest

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MIDDLE KIDS
TODAY WE’RE THE GREATEST
Album Tour
Tour Dates

Tickets on sale now HERE

Thursday 13 May – QPAC, Brisbane, AU – SELLING FAST
Friday 21 May – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, AU – SOLD OUT
Saturday 22 May – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, AU – SOLD OUT
Saturday 22 May (Matineeè) – Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, AU – JUST ADDED
Friday 28 May – City Recital Hall, Sydney, AU – SOLD OUT 
Saturday 29 May – City Recital Hall, Sydney, AU – SELLING FAST

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NEW ZEALAND
June 25 – San Fran, Wellington, NZ
June 26 – The Tuning Fork, Auckland, NZ
TICKETS HERE

NORTH AMERICA
September 18 – Space Ballroom – Hamden, CT
September 19 – Sinclair – Boston, MA
September 20 – TBD – New York, NY
September 22 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
September 23 – Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA
September 30 – A&R – Columbus, OH
October 2 – Metro – Chicago, IL
October 3 – Turf Club – Minneapolis, MN
October 7 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
October 9 – Crocodile – Seattle, WA
October 11 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA
October 13 – Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA
October 14 – Pappy & Harriet’s – Pioneertown, CA
October 18 –  Mohawk – Austin, TX
October 21 – Aisle 5 – Atlanta, GA
October 22 – Exit/In – Nashville, TN

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