Eskimo Joe's Kav Temperley Announces Solo Album & Tour

Eskimo Joe frontman Kav Temperley has today announced the release of his upcoming solo record, All Your Devotion, and that he'll be heading out on tour in celebration.

"It’s just going to be me with an acoustic guitar and kick drum strapped to my back," Temperley said of the tour.

"I want these shows to be raw and real so people feel like they’ve been there right next to me through the writing of this record."

The tour kicks off at The Milk Factory in Brisbane on 5 October before visiting the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Adelaide, Belgrave, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, Fremantle, Margaret River and Bunbury.

Temperley has today shared the first track off the album, Pollyanna.

"A friend once told me that our happiness is always relative, whether we live in a war zone or paradise - our happiness always swings back to the same place," Temperley said.

"I had just lost my marriage and the band had decided to take a break, all of these things that defined me were now no longer around.

"It was one of the first times in my life I felt like a stranger just rolling along, but I realised that amongst all of this I was a Pollyanna, someone despite the bad news always looks on the bright side. This was a song I was singing to myself to remember to stay light."

The album is due out 28 September, and tickets for the tour go on sale soon. Head to theGuide for more info on dates.