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THE MONEY WAR
release sophomore album
‘MORNING PEOPLE’

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Photo – Dan Beard

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Praise for THE MONEY WAR:

ROLLING STONE AUSTRALIA – Nothing’s Gonna Change: “A warm, four-minute slice of The Money War’s eclectic indie-pop compositions, the underlying message of “Nothing’s Gonna Change” is rooted in positivity. Song You Need To Know”
‘In My Room Series’
WATCH 3 SONG PERFORMANCE HERE

THE WEST AUSTRALIAN – “There’s a dreamy feel to the album, which blends Dylan and Carmen’s perspectives on becoming parents with classic pop melodies melded with indie rock sensibility” Simon Collins

THE MUSIC – Online Studio Diary with The Money War  – READ HERE

TONE DEAF/THE BRAG – “If you’ve been paying attention to the world of Australian music over the last few years, then the chances are good you would have heard of WA duo The Money War.” Tyler Jenke

PILERATS – “That core in songwriting and lyricism really shines on Beautiful You”.  – Hayden Davies

DOUBLE J – “Gorgeous romantic and elegant song writing.” – Zan Rowe

triple j – Nothing’s Gonna Change: “Gorgeous n warm track from this duo. What can’t they do?” 4 stars. Dave Ruby Howe

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WA songwriting duo The Money War release their new album ‘Morning People’ today.

Dylan and Carmen recorded the ‘Morning People’ album in their studio in Fremantle with Dylan producing and mixing the entire record. He says, “I think by nature of the album being so personal it was the only way we could have achieved our own vision for the record.”

Probably the most notable thing about their sophomore album is that Carmen fell pregnant just as they began writing the record. Carmen says today “The whole album is basically written about our son Jack, or about the change in perspective that came with finding out we were going to be parents. The songs we write are usually written from personal experiences or things that happen to people close to us, but we used to try and keep our personal life separate and not focus on the fact that we’re a couple and that we’re married.”

Dylan says, “the album is called ‘Morning People’ in tribute to leaving the life of late nights and sleeping in behind us.

Carmen further adding, “we wrote the whole album about having a baby – the shift in perspective, the way it changes you, the fear and excitement that comes with bringing a new life into the world. But for some reason we hesitated to make it public that we were having a kid.

We debated whether it would change people’s view of us as musicians. We realised that it’s such an important piece to the story of this album and this is real life. The album wouldn’t make sense if we didn’t tell what the songs are about. I’ve had friends who didn’t realise certain songs were about having a baby, they just thought it was another love song. I really like the fact that the songs can take on other meanings and be quite universal but we wanted the story to be clear.”

In addition to Dylan and Carmen, the recording band featured Jack Hill on drums, Matt Shehan on guitar, Miranda Murray-Young on Cello. They started off recording the album to 1/2” tape but that idea got quickly abandoned as Dylan further adds “we learnt that we wanted to experiment more with the arrangements. Initially a bunch of the songs started as straight up indie rock kind of arrangements but on each song, we wanted to try something that we hadn’t done as The Money War. Although I feel the album spans a few genres sonically, the thread is in the core songwriting and the lyrical themes.”

The Money War also recently revealed the exciting news that they have signed a global publishing deal with Mirror Publishing, a JV with BMG. Mirror Publishing is a new venture for Mirror Music Group, who boasts an incredible roster that have represented artists across their label and management company such as Gang Of Youths, Charlie Collins, Middle Kids, Brad Cox, Sloan Peterson and more.

‘Morning People’ album features singles ‘Lifetime’, ‘Beautiful You’ ‘Nothing’s Gonna Change’ and new single ‘Wish You Were Here’.

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ALBUM: The Money War ‘Morning People’ is out now through Ditto Music.

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THE MONEY WAR
TOUR DATES

For tickets, please head HERE

29 November – Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle (with Sam Carmody) – free entry
11 December  – Good Nights, Mandurah
12 December  – Good Nights, Ferguson Valley
31 December  – There’s Something in the Water Festival, Fremantle

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About The Money War:

Since their formation in 2016, their success has seen them tour nationally with the likes of Meg Mac, Dope Lemon, Holy Holy and Neil Finn, who hand-selected them to open for him after hearing their music. They have toured internationally at such festivals as Southbound, FOTSUN and SXSW.

In 2019, the band’s debut album ‘Home’ was nominated for a The Australian Music Prize – the coveted national accolade that celebrates artistic merit and exceptional songwriting.

In addition to writing and recording as The Money War, Dylan also works as a producer and has written songs and worked in the studio with the likes of Meg Mac, Tia Gostelow, Tim Carroll (Holy Holy), Lucky Oceans and Riley Pearce.

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