MOONLOVER
releases
‘WEDDING DAY’
music video and
announces solo East Coast tour dates
+ Debut album Thou Shall Be Free out now
(Our Golden Friend / Island Records)
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“a cut of gorgeous pop steeped in psych traditions that oozes romanticism and rich musical quality.” – SOSEFINA FUAMOLI, THE AU REVIEW
“veers between psychedelia and pure pop songcraft in the best tradition of ‘60s acts” – JOHN O’BRIEN, COURIER MAIL (U ON SUNDAY)
“what a deliriously delightful trip into the surreal the album is” – PILERATS
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Melbourne psychedelic pop songsmith MOONLOVER is stoked to release the video for ‘Wedding Day’ – the latest of a string of videos taken from his acclaimed debut album Thou Shall Be Free. The ‘Wedding Day’ video was animated and produced by Moonlover – aka the solo project of Quang Dinh, formerly of Little Red – himself, and was released this morning together with the announcement of five solo shows in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Hobart kicking off later this month.
Watch the video for ‘Wedding Day’ here. Moonlover is touring throughout August and September, full details below.
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. . . . . . . . . . .‘Wedding Day’ stylistically pays homage to 50s pop with clean arpeggio guitars, close harmonies, Leonard Cohen-esque lyric and Beach Boys-esque flow that’s built to slow dance to. On the ‘Wedding Day’ video, Moonlover explains:
“After making ‘The Ooiee’ film clip and handling the animation of the ‘Queen of Sheba’ clip, I set out to make a fully animated clip for ‘Wedding Day’. I figured DIY or die. I was inspired by the work of Lotte Reiniger, who pioneered silhouette animation. I drew some stuff, cut shapes out of cards, scanned a few things and then manipulated it and animated it.” – MOONLOVER
And that he did, the visuals swimming between butterflies flying from open books, a thoughtful letter being composed, hiding from the rain and lovers kissing under wedding bells.
This is the fifth video taken from Moonlover’s debut Thou Shall Be Free, following visual accompaniments to ‘The Ooiee’, ‘Queen of Sheba’, ‘Thou Shall be Free’ and latest ‘Lazy Daisy’. Thou Shall Be Free takes the listener on a daring journey through 10 eclectic songs born from dreams, the subconscious and Dinh’s hermitic winters. It’s the kind of complete record that tells stories through the fantasy of surreal psychedelic songs across to the great reveal of romance. The entirety of the album was recorded, produced and performed by Moonlover in his personal oasis Pink Slime Studios, sharing impressive recording credits with John Lee (Lost Animal, Beaches, Emma Russack) who was on mixing duties, with mastering by Joe Carra (King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Courtney Barnett, Eddy Current Suppression Ring).
Moonlover has played a plethora of shows in recent months, including supporting Angel Olsen, Saskwatch and Cloud Control, plus festival slots at Gizzfest and Changes Festival. As with any Moonlover set, audiences are taken through a cascade of batty psychedelia, midnight moon pop and mystic water ballads led by Dinh’s characteristic whimsical charm, freeblowing harmonica and untempered croon. These solo shows will see Moonlover perform songs from his debut album, plus new and unreleased music.
MOONLOVER
SOLO TOUR
Thursday August 16 / The Dock, Sydney w/ Swansea Hit and Run / (free show)
Friday August 17 / The House Dining, Sydney / (free show)
Wednesday August 22 / Junk Bar, Brisbane w/ Tiarne and Jo Davie / (tickets through Oztix)
Saturday August 25 / Some Velvet Morning, Melbourne w/ David Western / (free show)
Sunday September 2 / Republic Bar, Hobart / (free show)MOONLOVER
Thou Shall Be Free
out now through Our Golden Friend / Island Records
Listen here
Thou Shall Be Free
track listing:
1. Thou Shall Be Free
2. The Ooiee
3. Queen of Sheba
4. Borderline
5. Mindbender
6. Lazy Daisy
7. On The Day That I Was Born
8. Mekong Delta Blues
9. Wedding Day10. Moonlover
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