After a record-winning hiatus Hoolahan return with their unique take on literate pop songs packed with minor-key guitar hooks and bittersweet harmonies. Re-uniting with producer Wayne Connolly, Hoolahan have delivered their long-anticipated new album ”Casuarina” and they’re launching it with a tour beginning tomorrow in Wollongong.
Lead single “Ev’ry Time You Go” is a deliberately aching pop/rock song that uses the bands signature sound and reverb-laden guitars to traverse through themes of ‘murderous times’ and ‘memories of sober nights’. It haunts like the feeling of leaving somewhere or someone behind.
Songwriters and childhood friends Tim Kevin and David Orszaczky grew up together in Canberra, swapping tapes and learning guitar via the pause/play button. Soon after moving to Sydney they formed Hoolahan with Harry Roden and Neil Bateman.
After a handful of early singles, the band’s debut King Autumn was the first album released on Sydney’s revered Ivy League label. Now hailed as a “lost classic”, upon release it earned glowing reviews and national airplay.
Following King Autumn’s release the band toured nationally, playing the Big Day Out festival and performing with the likes of You Am I, Grant McLennan and Robert Forster, Ash, The Vines and Swervedriver. Hoolahan split in 2007 but have remained close friends.
After a 10 year break the band headed into Turning Studios with multi Aria Award winning producer Wayne Connolly (Underground Lovers, Died Pretty, The Fauves, Cloud Control and You Am I), with additional tracking at producer/engineer Tim Kevin’s Tempe River Studios (Holly Throsby, Youth Group) and are now ready to emerge with the upcoming album “Casuarina”.
The cues are classically Antipodean, recalling The Go-Betweens and The Chills … yet bathed in piano, vintage synths and the layered guitar interplay that has hallmarked the band since their beginnings.
To celebrate the albums release Hoolahan will be hitting the road commencing tomorrow, bringing their legendary and unmissable live show to Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and Wollongong .
HOOLAHAN UPCOMING SHOWS
Saturday 21st October - Wombarra Bowling Club, Wollongong
Saturday 28th October – Lazybones Marrickville, Sydney
Sunday 12th November – Petersham Bowling Club, Sydney
Friday 24th November – Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane
Saturday 2nd December – Phoenix Bar, Canberra
HOOLAHAN CASUARINA TRACKLIST
1. The Morning Roll
2. Sales Retreat
3. Sick Fizz
4. On the Golden Sands
5. We Only Seem to Pass the Time
6. City Rain
7. Instant Gain
8. Ev’ry Time You Go
9. Eleven Miles
10. A Wrecker’s Light
11. Country Doctor
12. Pre-hysterics